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DirectoryEnergy & EnvironmentSustainability SectorChâtelaineBetter Cotton Initiative
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About the company

The company's core activity is the promotion and implementation of sustainable cotton production. It develops and implements standards, programs and certifications to improve environmental compatibility and social responsibility in the cotton industry. It supports farmers in switching to sustainable cultivation methods, offers training and certifications, and works with supply chain partners to promote sustainability throughout the entire value chain.

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Better Cotton Initiative

Cotton Sustainability Standard (BCI Standard)
Farm-level standard with Principles and Criteria, assurance programme, claims framework and monitoring for more sustainable cotton production and credible claims.
Farmer Capacity Strengthening
Training and field support for farmers and farm workers, delivered through programme partners and train-the-trainer approaches to implement BCI principles in practice.
BCI Cotton Traceability
Digital traceability for Physical BCI Cotton back to country of origin, with an online platform, chain-of-custody models and supply-chain monitoring.
Mass Balance Sourcing
Sourcing BCI Cotton through the mass balance model to support demand, supply chain participation and field programmes without physical product-level traceability.
BCI Cotton Label
Product label for certified retailer and brand members showing the BCI Cotton share, backed by verified chain of custody and claims rules.
Better Cotton Initiative Membership
Membership models for civil society, producers, suppliers/manufacturers and retailer/brand/buyer organisations, including member monitoring, fee structure and portal access.
BCI Platform
Online system for managing BCI Cotton sourcing, supplier lists, transactions and members; supports Mass Balance, Physical BCI Cotton and data management.
Trust & reputation

ranQ Trust Score of Better Cotton Initiative: 3.7 out of 5.0

Trust Score3.7/ 5.0

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Data basis 100% · As of October 2026

Better Cotton Initiative scores 52.7 out of 100 points in the Reputation area of the ranQ Trust Score. This area carries 42% of the weighting.
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  • Review quality: The average rating across all connected sources, smoothed against the industry mean. So 5.0 stars from three reviews do not outrank 4.7 from three hundred.68.224%
  • Review volume: The number of reviews across all sources. The scale is logarithmic: the first reviews count the most, and the maximum is reached at 50 reviews.17.610%
  • Review recency: The age of the most recent review. Two-year-old reviews deliberately sit in the middle, because that is normal for Swiss SMEs. Only after three years without a new voice does the value drop markedly.50.08%
Better Cotton Initiative scores 67.1 out of 100 points in the Substance area of the ranQ Trust Score. This area carries 28% of the weighting.
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  • Establishment: Years since founding or brand launch, logarithmic. The maximum is reached at 15 years.50.012%
  • Company size: The headcount band, researched by ranQ or stated by the company. It is scored in steps rather than by head count, because the data only provides bands.90.07%
Better Cotton Initiative scores 86.7 out of 100 points in the Identity area of the ranQ Trust Score. This area carries 22% of the weighting.
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  • Verification: Official register entry (commercial register with UID or professional-body record, 55 points), confirmed domain (20 points) and confirmed ranQ profile (up to 25 points, depending on completeness).86.722%
Better Cotton Initiative scores 50.0 out of 100 points in the Visibility area of the ranQ Trust Score. This area carries 8% of the weighting.
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  • Website authority: Ahrefs' Domain Rating measures, on a scale of 0 to 100, how strongly a website is linked from other websites. For Swiss SMEs the range up to 40 is typical; the maximum is reached at 35.100.04%
  • Media authority: Quality and number of editorial mentions, weighted by the importance of the source, plus the recency of the latest high-quality mention.0.04%
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Better Cotton Initiative reaches a ranQ Trust Score of 3.7 out of 5.0 — rated «Solid». The rating draws, among other things, on 5.0 out of 5 stars from 1 customer reviews. As of October 2026.

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April 1, 2010Media
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Location

Chemin de Balexert 7
1219 Châtelaine
Opening hours
Mon
08:00 - 18:00
Tue
08:00 - 18:00
Wed
08:00 - 18:00
Thu
08:00 - 18:00
Fri
08:00 - 18:00
Sat
Closed
Sun
Closed

At a glance

Legal form
Association
UID
CHE-317.159.900
Founded
2023 · 3 years
Last commercial register change
May 26, 2026
Employees
51 to 100
Legal form: Graded by liability and disclosure. The weight is kept small: a sole proprietorship is not a dubious company, it is just liable differently.
73.0
6%
  • Branch offices: Branch offices linked in the commercial register. Having none is normal and costs no points.70.03%
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