GOTS News

Stuttgart, Germany – Global Standard today announced it is lifting the suspension placed on Intertek Testing Services NA Inc., a GOTS-approved Certification Body (CB), following recent communication received from their Accreditation Body (AB), ANAB (ANSI National Accreditation Board). ANA…

Stuttgart, Germany – As the global demand for sustainable textiles continues to rise, the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) have joined forces to urge industry leaders, businesses and stakeholders to take decisive action in supporting farmers trans…

The project: Demonstrated 97% accuracy rate in detecting cotton fields, over 80% accuracy in determining their organic status. Aims to increase organic cotton integrity and availability. Analysed 2.7 million square kilometres in India for organic cotton. Uses first-of-its-kind CoCuRA…

GOTS REVISION TO v 8.0 & CONSTITUTION OF THE SRC Global Standard gGmbH is commencing a new cycle of revision to the Global Organic Textile Standard—GOTS—(and Implementation Manual) in 2025.  This process begins with the formation of an honorary, multi-stakeholder Standard Revision Com…

Global Standard will participate in the 2024 Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics from 27-29 August at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), China. Global Standard will have a booth and give a speech at the Sustainability Forum - Econogy Hub seminar to promote GOT…