The Standard
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is recognised as the leading processing standard for textiles made from organic fibres worldwide. It defines high level environmental criteria along the entire supply chain of organic textiles and requires compliance with social criteria as well.
General Description
Only textile products that contain a minimum of 70% organic fibres can become certified according to GOTS. All chemical inputs s.a. dyestuffs and auxiliaries used must meet certain environmental and toxicological criteria and also the choice of accessories is limited under ecological aspects. A functional waste water treatment plant is mandatory for any wet-processing unit involved and all processors must comply with social minimum criteria. The key criteria of GOTS, its quality assurance system and the principles of the review and revision procedure are summarized in this section.
Read more about 'General Description'GOTS-Version 2.0
The latest version of the Global Organic Textile Standard is available for download in this section.
Further the concrete procedure and timeline for the revision of Version 2.0 are introduced here.
Manual for Implementation
The Manual for Implementation is a tool developed by the Technical Committee to give interpretation advice for specific criteria of GOTS and the related quality assurance system.