Global Cotton Sustainability conference moves to March ’21

Presented the latest predicament about coronavirus (COVID-19) and its world wide influence on health and travel, the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) leadership group has agreed to postpone the 2020 World Cotton Sustainability meeting. It will now acquire area from March 2-four, 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal, with closing arrangements at this time under assessment.

“The distribute of coronavirus will have an ongoing influence all about the entire world, and impact the full BCI community, together with members, personnel, partners and other stakeholders. The predicament now needs a major step-up in the BCI administration response. We will need to facial area an unprecedented disaster with unprecedented alternatives. It is inspiring to see how quickly, and with a deep perception of engagement, our stakeholders, partners and group members have stepped up to the plate and embraced new strategies of functioning and living in order to continue offering on their commitments. With this degree of engagement, we feel self-assured about the sustainable cotton community’s capacity to satisfy the worries of this interval of disaster and uncertainty, and arise more robust,” claimed Alan McClay, CEO, BCI.

The meeting will provide the exact programme to handle troubles across the full cotton supply chain, providing inspiring speakers from farm to fashion, and networking with leaders from across the cotton sustainability sector. 

The BCI common assembly and BCI council elections will be performed almost on June nine, 2020, as scheduled.    

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