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The second public consultation period for the GOTS Version 7.0 revision draft began October 3, and will last for 30 calendar days, ending October 31. The revised draft has incorporated input from contributors along with members of the Standard Revision Committee (SRC), a group of experts convened b…

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is pleased to announce the inaugural GOTS roundtable at Seneca College in Toronto, Canada on October 5. Hosted by GOTS Representative in North America, Lori Wyman, this one-of-a-kind event is intended for textile industry professionals, members of the pres…

Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) seeks public input for standard revision   Press Release  For immediate release Stuttgart, 25th 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 r…

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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. …

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 t…