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Better Cotton to Expand Due Diligence After Brazil Deforestation Investigation

Fashion’s biggest sustainable cotton certifier said it found no evidence of non-compliance at farms covered by its standard, but acknowledged weaknesses in its monitoring approach.
A combine harvests cotton in a field in Central-West Brazil.
Better Cotton has published summary results of a third-party audit investigating alleged links between farms covered by its standard and deforestation. (Evaristo SA/AFP via Getty Images)

Fashion’s biggest sustainable cotton certification scheme is planning to expand its due diligence requirements following

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