Better Cotton
Klara Shepherd is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in development, fundraising, and partnership management, currently serving as a Sr. Development Coordinator at Better Cotton since July 2022. This role focuses on building relationships with partners and donors to enhance climate impact for smallholder farmers. Prior to Better Cotton, Klara held the position of Development Coordinator at the World Resources Institute, contributing to significant funding initiatives, and worked as a Fundraising & Grants Coordinator in an organization aimed at improving sustainability in the cotton supply chain. Klara's background also includes diverse roles in media, sustainable fashion, and event management, supported by a Master's degree in Conflict Studies & Human Rights from Utrecht University and a Bachelor's degree in International Studies from the University of Washington.
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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.