GOTS News
GOTS supports UK government Sustainable Clothing Action Plan
16. August 2013
The UK has launched a Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) with a commitment to reduce the environmental ‘footprint’ of clothing throughout its life. Companies representing more than a third of UK clothing sales have signed up to the SCAP 2020 Commitment and GOTS is a supporter of th...
GOTS certified children garments at dm-drogerie markt awarded
16. August 2013
Another award for GOTS certified products, this time for dm's brand “Alana”: The "Green Brand Germany 2013/2014”. The award was created in 2011 by the international Green Brands Organization and is supported by other independent institutions. The yearly winner is selected by a high-rank...
Göttin des Glücks first to publish a Common Good Balance Sheet
16. August 2013
Recently the GOTS certified Austrian Company Göttin des Glücks published their second Common Goods Balance Sheet. Based on their own information, they were the first global company to introduce this type of analysis in 2012. The idea of the economy for the common good depends on an alternative ...
Outdoor-Award for GOTS certified products
16. August 2013
The running shirt of the first GOTS certified athletic wear of the German company Engel was awarded the "Outdoor industry Award Best New Products" at Outdoor Friedrichshafen 11 July in the Sustainable Products category. This GOTS certified functional sports underwear - made from superfine non-m...
IVN rejects H&M’s call for new ecolabel for textiles
16. August 2013
In Germany more and more calls for an overall sustainability textile standard can be heard. Whereas the International Association of Natural Textile Industry (IVN), one of the four founding members of the GOTS international working group, considers this unnecessary. "The Fashion Industry ...