'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.
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") ([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.
")): Number of GOTS certified facilities increase 21% to 4,642 in 2016 +++ More than 1.4 million [workers](https://global-standards.org/resources/glossary/worker "Any individual engaged in work who is not a senior manager or owner.
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") (GOTS): Number of GOTS certified facilities increase 21% to 4.642 in 2016 +++ More than 1.4 million workers reported… [read more...](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1783:gots-press-release-usa-number-of-gots-certified-facilities-increase-21-to-4-642-in-2016-more-than-1-4-million-workers-reported-annual-report-2016-released&catid=14) [GOTS Press Release - Japan +++ Number of GOTS certified facilities increase 21% to 4,642 in 2016 +++ More than 1.4 million workers reported +++ Annual Report 2016 released](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1782:gots-press-release-japan-number-of-gots-certified-facilities-increase-21-to-4-642-in-2016-more-than-1-4-million-workers-reported-annual-report-2016-released&catid=14) 02 May 2017 Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS): Number of GOTS certified facilities increase 21% to 4.642 in 2016 +++ More than 1.4 million workers reported… [read more...](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1782:gots-press-release-japan-number-of-gots-certified-facilities-increase-21-to-4-642-in-2016-more-than-1-4-million-workers-reported-annual-report-2016-released&catid=14) [GOTS年次報告発表 ： 2016年GOTS認定件数が4,642件に 前年比21％増加、認定 工場での労働者数が140万人を超える](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1781:gots-2016-gots-4-642-21-140&catid=14) 02 May 2017 Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS): GOTS年次報告発表 ： 2016年GOTS認定件数が4,642件に 前年比21％増加、認定 工場での労働者数が140万人を超える ＜GO… [read more...](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1781:gots-2016-gots-4-642-21-140&catid=14) [GOTS Pressemitteilung - DACH +++ Anzahl der GOTS zertifizierten Betriebe steigt 2016 um 21% auf 4.642 +++ Mehr als 1,4 Millionen Arbeiter gemeldet +++ Jahresbericht 2016 veröffentlicht](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1780:gots-pressemitteilung-dach-anzahl-der-gots-zertifizierten-betriebe-steigt-2016-um-21-auf-4-642-mehr-als-1-4-millionen-arbeiter-gemeldet-jahresbericht-2016-veroeffentlicht&catid=14) 02 May 2017 Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS): Anzahl der GOTS zertifizierten Betriebe steigt 2016 um 21% auf 4.642 +++ Mehr als 1,4 Millionen Arbeiter geme… [read more...](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1780:gots-pressemitteilung-dach-anzahl-der-gots-zertifizierten-betriebe-steigt-2016-um-21-auf-4-642-mehr-als-1-4-millionen-arbeiter-gemeldet-jahresbericht-2016-veroeffentlicht&catid=14) [GOTS Press Release - USA +++ First GOTS Regional Roundtable, Pop-Up Strengthen Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) Momentum](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1779:gots-press-release-usa-first-gots-regional-roundtable-pop-up-strengthen-global-organic-textile-standard-gots-momentum&catid=14) 15 May 2017 Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS): First GOTS Regional Roundtable, Pop-Up Strengthen Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) Momentum For more in… [read more...](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1779:gots-press-release-usa-first-gots-regional-roundtable-pop-up-strengthen-global-organic-textile-standard-gots-momentum&catid=14) [Invitation to Register for GOTS Pre-Conference to OWC on Social Compliance Issues in Organic Textiles Supply Chain](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1778:invitation-to-register-for-gots-pre-conference-to-owc-on-social-compliance-issues-in-organic-textiles-supply-chain&catid=14) 26 July 2017 Dear Madam/Sir, We would like to invite you to register for our upcoming event on ‘Social Compliance Issues in Organic Textiles Supply Chain’. This o… [read more...](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1778:invitation-to-register-for-gots-pre-conference-to-owc-on-social-compliance-issues-in-organic-textiles-supply-chain&catid=14) [GOTS Press Release +++ Pre-Conference to OWC - Spots on Social Compliance](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1777:gots-press-release-pre-conference-to-owc-spots-on-social-compliance&catid=14) 21 November 2017 Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS): GOTS Pre-Conference to IFOAM Organic World Congress - Spots on Social Compliance Sumit Gupta GOTS Representat… [read more...](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1777:gots-press-release-pre-conference-to-owc-spots-on-social-compliance&catid=14) [\[GOTS News\] - December 2017](https://global-standards.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1776:gots-news-december-2017&catid=14) 21 December 2017 TOPICS December 2017 GOTS Pre-Conference to IFOAM OWC - Hot Spots on Social Compliance GOTS Regional Round Table USA 2018 [GMO](https://global-standards.org/resources/glossary/gmo "Organisms whose genetic material has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination. (Source: EUR-Lex, Access to European Union law: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/glossary/genetically-modified-organisms-gmo.html)
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