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BCI aims for Better Cotton traceability system by 2022
2020-12-22 11:33:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)�sustainability programme is moving forward with plans to launch a new Chain of Custody (CoC) solution that will offer�full traceability of its cotton by 2022.
BCI trained 2.3m cotton farmers last season
2020-11-25 12:56:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) says more than 2.3m cotton farmers received training on more sustainable farming practices in the 2018-19 cotton season, with participants achieving a reduction in water and pesticide use while increasing yields and profits.
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BCI launches digital sustainability series for 2021
2020-11-13 13:33:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The�Better Cotton Initiative�(BCI) has outlined plans for a new�digital event featuring sessions and speakers originally curated for the in-person 2021 Global Cotton Sustainability Conference.
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BCI, Brookfield buy 175,000 communication towers from Reliance in India
2020-09-02 10:53:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) British Columbia Investment (BCI), alongside Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, have acquired a 100 percent stake in a telecom tower company in India from Reliance Industrial Investments, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries. The total equity commitment for the transaction is USD 3.4 billion. The investment comprises a portfolio of around 135,000 communication towers which forms Reliance Jio Infocomm's telecommunication network.
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BCI establishes task force on forced labour and decent work
2020-04-01 12:58:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has established an expert task force to review�selected elements of�its Better Cotton Standard System in relation to forced labour and decent work.�