GOTS News
IVN rejects H&M’s call for new ecolabel for textiles
16. August 2013
In Germany more and more calls for an overall sustainability textile standard can be heard. Whereas the International Association of Natural Textile Industry (IVN), one of the four founding members of the GOTS international working group, considers this unnecessary. "The Fashion Industry ...
Memorandum of Understanding with CNTAC - German Company Dibella sponsors gifts for the conference
16. August 2013
In July 2013, GOTS and China National Textile and Apparel Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding as an official milestone to mark collaboration between two organizations. CNTAC is composed of enterprises, companies, buyers, retailers and other interested parties within the ent...
EU organic regulation – European Commission review concludes that organic textiles will remain out of scope
16. August 2013
The EU Commission (DG Agriculture) is in the final stages of a comprehensive review of the EU organic regulation looking at four key issues: ∗ Simplifying the legal framework, whilst ensuring standards are not watered down; ∗ Co-existence of GM crops with org...
GOTS Revision Process Update
16. August 2013
The 1st Stakeholder Input Period (16 May-30 July) in the formal revision process to develop GOTS Version 4.0 was very productive. 200 individual contributions plus some comments on these contributions have been received by 14 organisations representing all relevant aspects of GOTS including org...
7th. Asian Textile Conference
14. August 2013
GOTS representative in India Mr. Sumit Gupta spoke at 7th Asian Textile Conference, Coimbatore, India, 14th August, 2013 in Panel Discussion on ‘International Trade’. His topic was ‘Importance of Ecology and Compliance in International Trade’. His presentation was appreciated by the organisers ...