GOTS Revision

Principles of the Revision Process - Stakeholder Input

GOTS is backed up by stakeholder-based decision bodies/technical committees, which ensure that the views of relevant stakeholders are considered. The GOTS-approved certification bodies are also actively involved in the GOTS revision process through representation on the Standards Revision Committee, as are other industry stakeholders.

Revised Process for Standard Revisions

The revision process followed the Standard Setting Procedure (SSP) which provides for the constitution of an (ad hoc) Standard Revision Committee (SRC) for each revision. The SRC consists of experts from different stakeholder groups, works on the basis of respective terms of reference and decides on the revised standard. The selection of members is based on the “GOTS Stakeholder Identification Document”.

The GOTS Standards Revision Committee 2025 has now been constituted and announced.

Public Consultation and Comments on GOTS Revision Drafts

The Global Organic Textile Standard shall undergo revision to version 8.0 commencing 2025.  The timeline for the process is as follows

Reference documents :

• Standard Setting Procedure v 1.0
• Terms of Reference for GOTS Standard Revision Committee v 1.0
• GOTS Stakeholder Identification v 1.0

For more information, contact Rahul Bhajekar (bhajekar@global-standard.org). 

Public Consultations on the revision drafts of GOTS version 8.0 are live as of 2nd January 2025 and closed on 7th March 2025. 

The revision drafts are available here for review :

1. GOTS v 8.0 Draft 1.0
2. Manual for the Implementation of GOTS v 8.0 Draft 1.0
3. Changelog GOTS v 8.0 Draft 1.0 from v 7.0
4. Changelog Manual for the Implementation of GOTS v 8.0 Draft 1.0 from v 7.2

Your inputs may please be provided only using this link :  https://forms.office.com/e/3Y3bv80jVu. 

The Standard Revision Committee (SRC) for the revision to GOTS version 8.0 has been constituted after applications were solicited from interested stakeholders. 

The SRC members are listed below: (some names have been withheld on request)

Narayanasamy Arunachalam

Vice President Armstrong Spinning Mills (P) LTD

Andreas Bayer

Deputy Managing Director, Verband TEGEWA e. V.

Elizabeth Bennett

Joseph M. Ha Associate Professor of International Affairs and Director of Political Economy, Lewis & Clark College (Portland, OR, US); Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights, Harvard Kennedy School (Cambridge, MA, US)

Rahul Bhajekar

Coordinator, GOTS SRC

Sergio Chichiarelli

Sustainability Technician, Individual Basis

Dr. Binay Kumar Choudhury

Chairman

Hanna Cody

Project Manager, International Labor Standards / Sustainability Project Specialist, The Walt Disney Company / Panasonic North America

Sarah Compson

Director Standards, Soil Association

Ado Ali Danbatta

Professor, Kano State Polytechnic, Kano-Nigeria

Dr. Pierfrancesco Fois

Executive Director ETAD

Michi Fried

Sustainability Manager, Everlane

Mattias Ganem

R&D and Sustainability Project Manager, SOLO Group

Waseem Ahmad Irshad

D. Manager Compliance, Nizamsons Pvt. Ltd

Kimberly Jones

Manager Vendor Onboarding, Carters Inc

Oswaldo Cardenas Krenz

Engineering Manager, FILASUR S.A.

Markus Krüger

International Association Natural Textile Industry, Coordinator of IVN Standard Committee

Sandra Marquardt

President On the Mark Consulting

Hong Mei (梅红)

Senior Director of Integrity, Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP)

Yoshinobu Noguchi

Japan Organic Cotton Association, Executive Director. J-Stream Co.Ltd., CEO

Marta Roche

Sustainability and Technical Affairs Manager, Edana

Amitabh Singh

Director, Amiha Agro Pvt Ltd

Elizabeth Tigan

Oregon Tilth

Muazzez Ersoy Üstünel

Head of Product Safety, Rudolf Duraner

Veronika Vilhelmová

Compliance Manager, MALFINI,a.s.