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GOTS seeks public input for standard revision

22. April 2022
Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) seeks public input for standard revision   Press Release  For immediate release Stuttgart, 25th April 2022                                    &nb...

EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles – an opportunity for organic textiles?

13. April 2022
The EU Commission has recently published the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles. This offers the ambitious vision that in only eight years, by 2030, textile products on the EU market will be long-lived, free of hazardous substances and produced respecting the environment and social...

GOTS Press Release +++ GOTS marks 20th anniversary with all-time high in certified facilities

23. Februar 2022
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GOTS Statement on the article in the New York Times from February 13, 2022

15. Februar 2022
Clarification: GOTS is not a farm standard and therefore does not certify cotton. Instead, GOTS is the stringent voluntary global standard for the entire post-harvest processing of apparel and home textiles made with certified organic fibre and includes both environmental and social criteria.&nbs...

OCA, GOTS and Textile Exchange expand successful GM cotton testing lab initiative

26. Januar 2022
Global Organic Textile Standard, the Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) and Textile Exchange are delighted to announce the renewal of the global ISO IWA 32:2019 proficiency test for a second year in a row, under technical support from Wageningen Food Safety Research. The initiative aims to provide...