Better Cotton
Kalli Unthank is an experienced environmental professional with a diverse background in sustainability, groundwater quality assessment, and educational program coordination. Currently serving as a Program Coordinator and previously as a Program Officer at Better Cotton since June 2022, Kalli supports licensing and assurance for the Better Cotton Sustainability Standard in the US. Prior roles include Environmental Specialist at the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, focusing on groundwater quality and PFAS contamination, and Environmental Scientist at Kleinfelder, managing site assessment and remediation projects. Kalli's earlier experience includes educational roles at Sanibel Sea School and Kentucky Science Center, complemented by research and technical positions during studies at Florida International University, where Kalli earned a Master of Science in Geological and Earth Sciences, and Jacksonville University, which awarded a Bachelor of Science in Marine Sciences.
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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.