Better Cotton
Iain Stoddart is a seasoned professional with diverse experience across multiple industries. Currently serving as a Senior Standards and Assurance Officer at Better Cotton since April 2022, Iain previously held roles such as Standards and Assurance Officer and Product Advisor at Photonic Universe, where responsibilities included client support, technical troubleshooting, and account management. Earlier experience includes serving as a Field Ecologist/Surveyor at Aspect Ecology, conducting field surveys and translocation work, and working in the culinary field at Number 32 Broadway, where promotion to Commis Chef was achieved within six months. Iain's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Geography from the University of Hull.
Better Cotton
Better Cotton is the world’s largest cotton sustainability programme. Our mission: to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment. In challenging times, we are meeting the challenge head on. Through our network of field-level partners we have trained over 2.9 million farmers - from the smallest to the largest - in 26 countries on more sustainable farming practices. A quarter of the world’s cotton is now grown under the Better Cotton Standard. We have united the industry’s stakeholders behind our efforts, from ginners and spinners to brand owners, civil society organisations and governments. By 2030 our aim is to have trained 5 million farmers and doubled global production of Better Cotton. Everyone who cares about cotton and its sustainable future can now be part of something better.