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[GOTS Newsflash] 1st International GOTS Conference

04 March 2015
    Register Today For The 1st International GOTS Conference:  Strong Partnerships for Success Friday, May 22, 2015 Mumbai, India! The GOTS conference provides the ideal opportunity to find out about organic textile processing in India, regionally, and globally. It will al…
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Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) Joins Inkjet India 2015 as ‘Knowledge Partner’

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…
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GOTS Spoke at CRB-ISEAL Event on Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) in New Delhi, India

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. Sumit…
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GOTS joins German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles

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 conditi…
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Soil Association Report: Organic Cotton Helps Feed the World

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 cot…
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Textile Exchange Organic Cotton Report Shows Use Soaring

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 make i…
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GOTS joins IFOAM

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…