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Better Cotton Appoints Nick Weatherill CEO

The former executive director of the International Cocoa Initiative will take over from Alan McClay, who has led the sustainable cotton initiative for the last decade.
A headshot of Better Cotton CEO Nick Weatherill.
Nick Weatherill is taking over as CEO of Better Cotton. (Better Cotton)
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Fashion’s biggest sustainable cotton initiative, Better Cotton, has appointed former International Cocoa Initiative executive director Nick Weatherill as its new CEO. Weatherill takes over from Alan McClay, who has led the nonprofit organisation for the past decade.

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Sarah Kent
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Sarah Kent is Chief Sustainability Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in London and drives BoF's coverage of critical environmental and labour issues.

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