{"id":105,"date":"2024-12-06T18:03:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T17:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottonbenin.com\/?page_id=105"},"modified":"2025-09-03T13:19:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:19:40","slug":"certifications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cottonbenin.com\/en\/certifications\/","title":{"rendered":"CERTIFICATIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"105\" class=\"elementor elementor-105\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b46e15f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4b46e15f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/cottonbenin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bci.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1011\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cottonbenin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bci.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cottonbenin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bci-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cottonbenin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bci-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cottonbenin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bci-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e17ab10\" data-id=\"3e17ab10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b86e50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46b86e50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8f7b3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e8f7b3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) is an international label promoting sustainability in cotton production, addressing environmental, social, and economic concerns. It is awarded to cotton producers who adhere to strict criteria regarding responsible natural resource management, decent working conditions, and respect for workers\u2019 rights.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6576cf0 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6576cf0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75efd71\" data-id=\"75efd71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65246ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65246ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cotton Made in Africa (CmiA)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1b3bde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1b3bde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Issued by the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF)<\/strong>)<\/p><p class=\" translation-block\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/cottonmadeinafrica.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cotton Made in Africa (CmiA) <\/a>certification is a globally recognized standard for sustainably produced African cotton. It links smallholder African farmers with cotton traders and fashion brands throughout the global textile value chain.<\/p><p>Benin produces CmiA-certified cotton in four of its ginning facilities, totaling nearly 70,000 tonnes of fiber.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c542ca8\" data-id=\"c542ca8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef214fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef214fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cottonmadeinafrica.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/cottonbenin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CmiA.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1016\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cottonbenin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CmiA.png 609w, https:\/\/cottonbenin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CmiA-245x300.png 245w, https:\/\/cottonbenin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CmiA-10x12.png 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6992c6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6992c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ee1da5a\" data-id=\"7ee1da5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-44ec3353 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"44ec3353\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-73b664\" data-id=\"73b664\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1512a8b2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1512a8b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join us and discover the advantages of Beninese cotton for the textile industry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a5f5195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a5f5195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550639ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"550639ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">By choosing Beninese cotton, our partners benefit from the quality, sustainability, transparency and support they need to succeed in the textile industry. Join us and discover the advantages of working with Beninese cotton.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d7f36d elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_button\" data-id=\"33d7f36d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-button  icon-position-after jeg_module___69e76ea4d1230\" ><a href=\"\/en\/contactez-nous\/\" class=\"jkit-button-wrapper\">Join us<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accueil CERTIFICATIONS Nos certifications Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) L&rsquo;agr\u00e9ment Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) est un label international qui vise \u00e0 promouvoir la durabilit\u00e9 dans la production de coton, en prenant en compte les enjeux environnementaux, sociaux et \u00e9conomiques. Il est accord\u00e9 aux producteurs de coton qui respectent des crit\u00e8res stricts en mati\u00e8re de gestion responsable des ressources naturelles, de conditions de travail d\u00e9centes et de respect des droits des travailleurs. Cotton Made in Africa (CmiA) Certificat d\u00e9livr\u00e9 par Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) CmiA est un standard internationalement reconnu pour le coton durablement produit en Afrique, reliant les petits producteurs africains aux entreprises de commerce et aux marques de mode dans toute la cha\u00eene de valeur textile mondiale. Le B\u00e9nin produit du coton CmiA dans quatre de ses usines, repr\u00e9sentant pr\u00e8s de 70 000 tonnes de fibre. Rejoignez-nous et d\u00e9couvrez les avantages du coton b\u00e9ninois pour l&rsquo;industrie du textile En choisissant le coton b\u00e9ninois, nos partenaires b\u00e9n\u00e9ficient de la qualit\u00e9, de la durabilit\u00e9, de la transparence et du soutien n\u00e9cessaires pour r\u00e9ussir dans l&rsquo;industrie du textile. Rejoignez-nous et d\u00e9couvrez les avantages de travailler avec le coton b\u00e9ninois. 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