GOTS
THE STANDARD
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is recognised as the world's
leading processing standard for textiles made from organic fibres. It defines
high-level environmental criteria along the entire organic textiles supply
chain and requires compliance with social criteria as well.
GENERAL
DESCRIPTION
Only textile products that contain a minimum of 70% organic fibres can become
GOTS certified. All chemical inputs such as dyestuffs and auxiliaries used must
meet certain environmental and toxicological criteria. The choice of
accessories is limited in accordance with ecological aspects as well. A
functional waste water treatment plant is mandatory for any wet-processing unit
involved and all processors must comply with minimum social criteria. The key
criteria of GOTS, its quality assurance system and the principles of the review
and revision procedure are summarised in this section.