GOTS News
GOTS and OCA call on textile industry to support farmers transitioning to organic cotton
23 September 2024
Stuttgart, Germany – As the global demand for sustainable textiles continues to rise, the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) have joined forces to urge industry leaders, businesses and stakeholders to take decisive action in supporting farmers tra...
Groundbreaking AI Satellite Project by GOTS and Marple Revolutionises Organic Cotton Detection
17 September 2024
The project:
Demonstrated 97% accuracy rate in detecting cotton fields, over 80% accuracy in determining their organic status.
Aims to increase organic cotton integrity and availability.
Analysed 2.7 million square kilometres in India for organic cotton.
Uses first-of-its-kind CoCuR...
BE PART OF THE GOTS REVISION TO VERSION 8.0!
09 September 2024
GOTS REVISION TO v 8.0 & CONSTITUTION OF THE SRC
Global Standard gGmbH is commencing a new cycle of revision to the Global Organic Textile Standard—GOTS—(and Implementation Manual) in 2025. This process begins with the formation of an honorary, multi-stakeholder Standard Revision C...
Meet GOTS at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics 2024
20 August 2024
Global Standard will participate in the 2024 Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics from 27-29 August at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), China. Global Standard will have a booth and give a speech at the Sustainability Forum - Econogy Hub seminar to promote G...
Global Standard partially suspends Intertek Testing Services NA Inc. as a GOTS-approved Certification Body
31 July 2024
Based on the discovery of serious lapses at Intertek Testing Services NA Inc. (Intertek), a GOTS-approved Certification Body (CB), Global Standard gGmbH management has decided to partially suspend the work in specific areas of Intertek’s operations. Intertek was notified on 25 July 2024. ...