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Governance Overview

Monday, 23 June 2014

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ASSEMBLY

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Governance Structure

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Current Council

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Retailers & Brands: IKEA, Levi Strauss, H&M

Supplier & Manufacturers: Olam, Ecom, Orta

Producer Organisations: ABRAPA (Brazil), FAP (Pakistan),

GuoXin (China)

Civil Society: WWF, PAN-UK (Pesticide Action Network),

Solidaridad

Independents: Barry Clarke, Joost Oorthuizen

Current Council

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Retailers & Brands: IKEA, Levi Strauss, H&M

Supplier & Manufacturers: Olam, Ecom, Orta

Producer Organisations: ABRAPA (Brazil), FAP (Pakistan),

GuoXin (China)

Civil Society: WWF, PAN-UK (Pesticide Action Network),

Solidaridad

Independents: Barry Clarke, Joost Oorthuizen

The Candidates

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Retailers &

Brands

(2 seats)

IKEA*

Nike

Sainsbury’s

Supplier &

Manufacturers

(2 seats)

Bros Eastern

HuaFu Yarns

Jiangsu Yueda

Louis Dreyfus

Orta Anadolu

Plexus Cotton

Spectrum Int.

Yuyue Home

Textiles

Producer

Organisations

(1 seat)

ABRAPA

(Brazil)*

Cotton Australia

Civil Society

(1 seat)

WWF*

* Only able to stand for election in the case where Amendment 1 is approved

The Rule Book

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Council has proposed a 4 amendments and clarifications to BCI Statutes for General Assembly approval on Wednesday, 24 June

Amendments will:

» ensure BCI conforms with best practice guidelines in governance and

» facilitate increased membership within the business-to-consumer sector

Statutes Approved by the founding General Assembly – 1st July 2009

With revisions approved by the General Assembly on 10 June 2010 and

28 June 2012

Statutes Amendment 1

» Change: Specify a time limit for Council

membership: Members can serve a maximum of

10 years on the Council (this includes any inter-

election appointments)

» Reason: To ensure BCI governance conforms to

best practice

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Statutes Amendment 2

» Change: Clarify eligibility for Council election

candidates

» Reason: To align eligibility criteria with the

introduction of time limits for Council

membership

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Statutes Amendment 3

» Change: Broaden the definition of the Retailer

and Brand membership category

» Reason: To include service providers (hotels,

tour operators, etc.) and expand the scope of

membership

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Statutes Amendment 4

» Change: Affirm the Association’s financial

powers

» Reason: To facilitate BCI’s financial obligations

when setting up subsidiaries in Better Cotton

producing countries

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