GOTS CERTIFICATE:
GOTS was founded by four well-reputed organizations: Organic Trade Association (OTA, USA), Internationaler Verband der Naturtextilwirtschaft (IVN, Germany), The Soil Association (UK), and Japan Organic Cotton Association (JOCA, Japan). Two of these (IVN and JOCA) are textile industry organizations, while the other two (OTA and Soil Association) are organic organizations rooted in organic agriculture and food. Together, they hold extensive experience in promoting ‘organic’, and all had developed individual processing standards for organic textiles. GOTS came about from the desire to harmonize these standards so that they were internationally recognized. The GOTS organization draws on the advice of, and input from, other relevant international stakeholder organizations and experts for regular standard updates.
WHO NEEDS TO BE CERTIFIED:
The GOTS logo can only be applied to the final product if all stages comply with the GOTS criteria. Therefore, all processors, manufacturers, and traders of textiles need to be certified.
More information in the Are you Allowed to Label GOTS Goods or Mention GOTS in your Advertising Flyer.
See the individual stages of the textile supply chain to find out more about the different steps, the elements of inspections and contacts for GOTS Approved Certification Bodies, a list of countries where they have currently clients in as well as the accredited scopes.
