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Ltd. which is independently approved as [GOTS](https://global-standards.org/resources/glossary/gots "

The worldwide leading voluntary sustainability standard for the post-harvest textile value chain for certified organic fibres, covering environmental criteria, human rights, social criteria and business conduct.

") Cer… [read more...](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1907:cuc-list&catid=19) [Protection](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1906:protection&catid=13) 14 June 2026 Protection Protecting the integrity of our voluntary [sustainability](https://global-standards.org/resources/glossary/sustainability "

In 1987, the United Nations Brundtland Commission defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

") [standards](https://global-standards.org/resources/glossary/standard "

standard glossary text

") (VSS) means taking action against misuse. We investigate allegations of… [read more...](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1906:protection&catid=13) [![Meet Global Standards at the Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics 2026](https://global-standards.org/images/news/intertextile-shenzhen-2026.png)](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1904:meet-global-standard-at-intertextile-shenzhen&catid=14) [Meet Global Standards at the Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics 2026](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1904:meet-global-standard-at-intertextile-shenzhen&catid=14) 25 May 2026 Meet Global [Standards](https://global-standards.org/resources/glossary/standard "

standard glossary text

") at the Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel [Fabrics](https://global-standards.org/resources/glossary/fabric "

A flexible, flat structure made by interlacing yarns, fibers, or filaments.

") 2026 Global Standards will participate in the Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabric… [read more...](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1904:meet-global-standard-at-intertextile-shenzhen&catid=14) [![Global Standards will host roundtable event in Vancouver, Canada](https://global-standards.org/images/news/vancouver-roundtable-graphic.jpg)](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1903:gots-roundtable-vancouver-canada&catid=14) [Global Standards will host roundtable event in Vancouver, Canada](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1903:gots-roundtable-vancouver-canada&catid=14) 19 May 2026 Global Standards Roundtable | Vancouver, Canada Where Perspectives Meet Monday, 12 October 2026 Following the successful roundtable in Lisbon last ye… [read more...](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1903:gots-roundtable-vancouver-canada&catid=14) [![Number of GOTS-certified facilities grow 15% globally as demand for credible sustainability standards continues to strengthen – Global Standard Annual Report 2025](https://global-standards.org/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1902:global-standard-annual-report-2025-news&catid=14) [Number of GOTS-certified facilities grow 15% globally as demand for credible sustainability standards continues to strengthen – Global Standard Annual Report 2025](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1902:global-standard-annual-report-2025-news&catid=14) 23 April 2026 2025 Highlights: 17,800 GOTS-certified facilities reported worldwide, a 15.3% increase year-on-year, across 95 countries Public consultation launched… [read more...](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1902:global-standard-annual-report-2025-news&catid=14) [![Global Standard gGmbH Launches Second Public Consultation for GRTS Draft 2 for the Textile Industry (1–30 April 2026)](https://global-standards.org/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1901:global-standard-ggmbh-launches-second-public-consultation-for-grts-draft-2-for-the-textile-industry-1-30-april-2026&catid=14) [Global Standard gGmbH Launches Second Public Consultation for GRTS Draft 2 for the Textile Industry (1–30 April 2026)](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1901:global-standard-ggmbh-launches-second-public-consultation-for-grts-draft-2-for-the-textile-industry-1-30-april-2026&catid=14) 31 March 2026 Stuttgart, Germany - [Global Standard gGmbH](https://global-standards.org/resources/glossary/global-standard "

The legal entity operating the Global Organic Textile Standard programme; it conducts all activities of the licensing system and is proprietor of the registered trademarks (GOTS Signs). Its founders are: International Association Natural Textile Industry, Japan Organic Cotton Association, Organic Trade Association, Soil Association.

") is pleased to announce the release of Draft 2 of the Global Responsible Textile Standard (GRTS) for its se… [read more...](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1901:global-standard-ggmbh-launches-second-public-consultation-for-grts-draft-2-for-the-textile-industry-1-30-april-2026&catid=14) [![GOTS Version 8.0 released: Advanced supply chain accountability, from fibre to finished product](https://global-standards.org/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1900:gots-v-8-released&catid=14) [GOTS Version 8.0 released: Advanced supply chain accountability, from fibre to finished product](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1900:gots-v-8-released&catid=14) 02 March 2026 Global Standard is pleased to announce the release of GOTS Version 8.0, the latest update to the world's leading processing standard for [organic](https://global-standards.org/resources/glossary/organic "

'Organic' is a regulated term used to distinguish systems of managed production and products derived therefrom that adhere to principles of health, ecology, fairness and care, and which are certified compliant to an organic standard's regulations by an Approved Certification Body.
GOTS defines organic textiles as being made with fibres from organic agriculture systems that are certified to one of the IFOAM Family of Standards, and that are processed in socially and ecologically responsible ways, in alignment with organic principles.

") text… [read more...](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1900:gots-v-8-released&catid=14) [![Meet Global Standard at Intertextile Spring Edition 2026 in Shanghai](https://global-standards.org/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1899:meet-global-standard-at-intertextile-spring-edition-2026-in-shanghai&catid=14) [Meet Global Standard at Intertextile Spring Edition 2026 in Shanghai](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1899:meet-global-standard-at-intertextile-spring-edition-2026-in-shanghai&catid=14) 27 February 2026 Meet Global Standard at Intertextile Spring Edition 2026 in Shanghai Global Standard is pleased to participate in the Intertextile Shanghai Apparel F… [read more...](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1899:meet-global-standard-at-intertextile-spring-edition-2026-in-shanghai&catid=14) [![Meet Global Standard at VIATT 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City](https://global-standards.org/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1898:meet-global-standard-at-viatt-2026-in-ho-chi-minh-city&catid=14) [Meet Global Standard at VIATT 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1898:meet-global-standard-at-viatt-2026-in-ho-chi-minh-city&catid=14) 12 February 2026 Meet Global Standard at VIATT 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City Global Standard will participate in the Vietnam International Trade Fair for Apparel, Textiles… [read more...](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1898:meet-global-standard-at-viatt-2026-in-ho-chi-minh-city&catid=14)