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IOAS withdraws GOTS accreditation from Onecert

03 January 2022
On 22 December 2021, the IOAS Accreditation Body informed GOTS that OneCert lost its accreditation to GOTS with immediate effect. OneCert has requested IOAS arbitration on this issue. Regardless of any such process, the decision to withdraw accreditation to GOTS Scope remains in effect. This mea...

Delisting of 5 Indian Certification Bodies by the European Commission has no impact on GOTS supply chain

17 December 2021
Communication to certified entities dealing with the purchase of certified raw fibres from India Impact of the delisting of 5 Indian Certification Bodies by the European Commission for Category A (Unprocessed plant products) on the GOTS supply chain As you are aware, as a processing standard, G...

GOTS statement on ECCHR's white paper

07 December 2021
GOTS takes decisive and swift actions against proven non-compliances or fraud. There are more than 12,000 GOTS certified facilities worldwide. As is standard procedure at GOTS, any allegations against a GOTS certified company are taken very seriously and investigated thoroughly. This is also the ...

GOTS Press Release +++ GOTS appoints Protection Officer North America

19 November 2021
GOTS appoints Protection Officer North America Press Release For immediate releaseStuttgart, 19th November 2021                                                 &nbs...

New staff joins the GOTS family

29 July 2021
GOTS is excited to introduce five newly appointed staff members, who are experts in their respective fields. Ranging from the first representative on in Africa to the spheres of the digital world: Meet the new GOTS-Family members and read more about their positions and essential tasks for the ass...

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