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Better Cotton Initiative
Lea Michalczik
BCI Traceability Systems Coordinator
2016
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Chain of Custody Guidelines & Traceability System
The Better Cotton Chain of Custody
Better Cotton Chain of Custody Guidelines
- rules for how to deal with physical Better Cotton in the supply chain
Better Cotton Tracer
- online traceability platform used to track Better Cotton purchases and sales
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Chain of Custody Guidelines & Traceability System
Participants are muted
Questions / comments in the comment box on the right side of your screen
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Chain of Custody Guidelines
Better Cotton Chain of Custody Guidelines
- rules for how to deal with physical Better Cotton in the supply chain
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Chain of Custody Guidelines
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Chain of Custody Guidelines
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Chain of Custody Guidelines
Better Cotton is kept separately from
conventional cotton at the gin level
In order to create 100% Better Cotton
Bales
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Chain of Custody Guidelines
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Chain of Custody Guidelines
Mass-balance = traceability of volumes
BCCU = Better Cotton Claim Unit
» 1 BCCU represents 1 kilo of physical Better Cotton
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Chain of Custody Guidelines
Mass-balance administration
Company1 kg Better Cotton
1 kg Conventional Cotton
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Chain of Custody Guidelines
3 kg of Cotton
Credit: 2 BCCUs
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Chain of Custody Guidelines
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Chain of Custody Guidelines
Advantages of mass-balance administration
Zero wait time on bales to arrive
Flexibility in bale use
Easy traceability
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Chain of Custody Guidelines
Trader: Country scope
Trader1 kg Brazilian Better Cotton
1 kg Brazilian Conventional Cotton
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Chain of Custody Guidelines
Spinner: Site scope
Spinner1 kg Brazilian Better Cotton
1 kg Indian Conventional Cotton
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Chain of Custody Guidelines
Conventional
cotton from
- the US
- Greece
Better Cotton from
- Burkina Faso
- Brazil,
- Turkey
Yarn sold as Better Cotton yarn
with bales originating from
- Greece
- Burkina Faso
- Turkey
- the US
Yarn sold as conventional yarn
using the bales originating from
- Greece
- Burkina Faso
- The US
Better Cotton Tracer Inventory
Physical Cotton Inventory
Spinners don’t have to use the physical Better Cotton bales
BCCUs can be transferred between bales of different origins
Spinner can keep their existing blend
PURCHASE SALEINVENTORY
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Chain of Custody Guidelines
CoC guidelines: separation at gin level, further explanation
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Better Cotton Tracer
Better Cotton Tracer
- online traceability platform used to track Better Cotton purchases and sales
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Better Cotton Tracer
Tracer access is optional
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Better Cotton Tracer
Declare purchase in the
Better Cotton TracerBuy Better Cotton
• Your Better Cotton
inventory goes up
• No physical
separation needed
Sell Better Cotton Your Better Cotton
inventory goes down
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Better Cotton Tracer
Your Better Cotton Inventory
Your Better Cotton Transactions
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Better Cotton Tracer
One party enters a transaction
The other party acknowledges it
YARN SALE
Your
customer IS
on the Tracer
Your
customer IS
NOT on the
Tracer
Select their name
from the drop down
list when you register
the sale of fabric
BCCUs automatically allocated
Select ‘Manual Entry
Option’ and type the
name of your
customer
Generate Output
Declaration Form (ODF)
through the Tracer and
email to your customer
FABRIC SALE
Your
customer IS
on the Tracer
Your
customer IS
NOT on the
Tracer
Select their name
from the drop down
list when you register
the sale of fabric
BCCUs automatically allocated
You DO know who
your end user is
You DO NOT know
who your end user is
Select their name
from the drop down
list when you register
the sale of fabric
BCCUs automatically
allocated
Select ‘Manual Entry
Option’ and type the
name of your
customer
Generate Output
Declaration Form (ODF)
through the Tracer and
email to your customer
END PRODUCT SALE
You DO know
who the end
user is
You DO NOT
know who
your end user
s but selling
to an agent
Select their name
from the drop down
list when you register
the sale of fabric
BCCUs automatically allocated
Select ‘Manual Entry
Option’ and type the
name of your
customer
Generate Output
Declaration Form (ODF)
through the Tracer and
email to your customer
RETAILERSDepending on whether your supplier is a Tracer user or not, there are two ways of receiving
BCCUs in your account’s inventory.
A) Receiving BCCUs automatically by your End Product supplier.
B) Acknowledge a transaction
C) Enter the ODF number
RETAILERS
Generally – when you receive an ODF, please take a look at the ‘Instructions for Retailer’ at the bottom of the
page.
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THANK YOU!
Please contact us at any time to:
Ask any questions regarding our traceability system
Your account on Better Cotton Tracer
To get a copy of this presentation
Report troubles you identified in your BC supply chain
Lea Michalczik – BCI Traceability Systems Coordinator
Kerem Saral – BCI Supply Chain Manager
Seyma Karacay Lokmaci – Turkey Supply Chain & Membership Officer
Manish Gupta - India Supply Chain Coordinator
Muhammad Shuaib – Pakistan Supply Chain Coordinator
Leo Xiao - China Supply Chain Coordinator