# Global Standards News [![image placeholder](https://global-standards.org/images/news/1x1-white.jpg "image placeholder")](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1671:global-organic-textile-standard-gots-joins-inkjet-india-2015-as-knowledge-partner&catid=14) ## [Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) Joins Inkjet India 2015 as ‘Knowledge Partner’](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1671:global-organic-textile-standard-gots-joins-inkjet-india-2015-as-knowledge-partner&catid=14) 02 February 2015 GOTS joined Inkjet India 2015 as a knowledge partner. Mr Sumit Gupta, Representative in India and Bangladesh for GOTS will be making a presentation on "Sustainability Perspective of Digital Textile Printing". Inkjet India 2015 – The fifth ‘Digital Textile Conference’ organized by Inkjet Forum In… [Read full article](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1671:global-organic-textile-standard-gots-joins-inkjet-india-2015-as-knowledge-partner&catid=14) [![image placeholder](https://global-standards.org/images/news/1x1-white.jpg "image placeholder")](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1670:gots-spoke-at-crb-iseal-event-on-voluntary-sustainability-standards-vss-in-new-delhi-india&catid=14) ## [GOTS Spoke at CRB-ISEAL Event on Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) in New Delhi, India](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1670:gots-spoke-at-crb-iseal-event-on-voluntary-sustainability-standards-vss-in-new-delhi-india&catid=14) 26 December 2014 Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) had partnered with ISEAL Alliance, UK to organize a day-long seminar on the topic ‘CSR Mandate & Voluntary Sustainability Standards: Contribution to Business, Economy, Society and Environment in India’. It was held on December 16, 2014 in New Delhi. Mr. S… [Read full article](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1670:gots-spoke-at-crb-iseal-event-on-voluntary-sustainability-standards-vss-in-new-delhi-india&catid=14) [![image placeholder](https://global-standards.org/images/news/1x1-white.jpg "image placeholder")](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1666:gots-joins-german-partnership-for-sustainable-textiles&catid=14) ## [GOTS joins German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1666:gots-joins-german-partnership-for-sustainable-textiles&catid=14) 15 December 2014 GOTS joins German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles A German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles was initiated by the German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Dr. Gerd Müller. Launched in October, the goal is to improve the social, ecological, and economic conditions i… [Read full article](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1666:gots-joins-german-partnership-for-sustainable-textiles&catid=14) [![image placeholder](https://global-standards.org/images/news/1x1-white.jpg "image placeholder")](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1667:soil-association-report-organic-cotton-helps-feed-the-world&catid=14) ## [Soil Association Report: Organic Cotton Helps Feed the World](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1667:soil-association-report-organic-cotton-helps-feed-the-world&catid=14) 15 December 2014 A September Soil Association briefing, “Organic cotton helps to feed the world,” explains how organic cotton helps farmers feed both their families and local communities around the world. The report, launched as part of the organization’s “Organic Textiles Week,” shows how organic cotton farmin… [Read full article](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1667:soil-association-report-organic-cotton-helps-feed-the-world&catid=14) [![image placeholder](https://global-standards.org/images/news/1x1-white.jpg "image placeholder")](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1668:textile-exchange-organic-cotton-report-shows-use-soaring&catid=14) ## [Textile Exchange Organic Cotton Report Shows Use Soaring](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1668:textile-exchange-organic-cotton-report-shows-use-soaring&catid=14) 15 December 2014 According to the July Textile Exchange 2013 “Organic Cotton Report,” the Top 10 organic cotton users in the world were: H&M, C&A, Puma, Nike, Decathlon, Tchibo, Coop Swiss, Target, Williams-Sonoma, and Inditex (Zara). In 2013, the amount of organic cotton the companies had to use to mak… [Read full article](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1668:textile-exchange-organic-cotton-report-shows-use-soaring&catid=14) [![image placeholder](https://global-standards.org/images/news/1x1-white.jpg "image placeholder")](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1665:gots-joins-ifoam&catid=14) ## [GOTS joins IFOAM](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1665:gots-joins-ifoam&catid=14) 15 December 2014 GOTS has become an affiliate member of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), given its globally-recognized standard for the processing of organic fibers and the organization’s commitment to the organic movement. IFOAM has formally recognized and endorsed GO… [Read full article](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1665:gots-joins-ifoam&catid=14) [![image placeholder](https://global-standards.org/images/news/1x1-white.jpg "image placeholder")](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1669:new-lca-from-te-organic-cotton-proven-to-cause-less-environmental-damage-than-conventional-cotton&catid=14) ## [New LCA from TE: Organic Cotton Proven to Cause Less Environmental Damage than Conventional Cotton](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1669:new-lca-from-te-organic-cotton-proven-to-cause-less-environmental-damage-than-conventional-cotton&catid=14) 15 December 2014 According to the Textile Exchange, data from its November “Life Cycle Assessment of Organic Cotton Fiber” proves that organic cotton causes less environmental damage than conventional cotton. The most significant findings when comparing organic cotton to conventional are: 46% reduced global war… [Read full article](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1669:new-lca-from-te-organic-cotton-proven-to-cause-less-environmental-damage-than-conventional-cotton&catid=14)