An Approved Certification Body or Approved Certifier is a certification body that has been duly accredited by an Accreditation Body. By signing a con tract with Global Standard gGmbH, they are permitted to implement the Global Organic Textile Standard within a designated geographical area and for specific scopes of the Standard. An updated list of Approved Certifiers and their scopes is available on the GOTS Website.
")  ## Address Marientorgraben 3-5 D-90402 Nürnberg Germany **Approved Scopes: 1, 2, 3 Accredited by: DAKKs** ## Contact #### Ulrike Kisteneich [ +49 (0)911 424 39 25 ](tel://+49%20(0)911%20424%2039%2025 "+49 (0)911 424 39 25") [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ](mailto:ulrike.kisteneich@kiwa.com "Write email to ulrike.kisteneich@kiwa.com") [ https://www.kiwa.de ](https://www.kiwa.de) ## Countries of operation AustriaBulgariaCzech RepublicDenmarkGermanyHungaryJapanLithuaniaMacedonia NorthNetherlandsPolandPortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSwedenSwitzerlandTajikistanUnited Arab EmiratesUnited States of AmericaUzbekistan ## Authentication method(s) for GOTS certificates There have been cases of invalid certificates which have been faked or manipulated. Below you’ll find one or more methods to authenticate a GOTS certificate at hand. Should you not be able to obtain confirmation of the certificate’s authenticity, please inform GOTS (qa@global-[standard](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/standard "standard glossary text
").org) and the [certification body](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/certification-body "A Certification Body, having been duly accredited by an Accreditation Body and by way of signing a contract with Global Standard gGmbH has been permitted to implement the Global Organic Textile Standard over a designated geographical area and for specific scopes of the Standard.
") about this. We’ll get back to you. **Cryptographic signing certificate** All GOTS certificates must be digitally signed using a cryptographic certificate. Your PDF viewer application should allow you to inspect the signature. There you would find the holder of the certificate which you should be able to find in the list below – one entry per certificate, each giving the cryptographic certificate’s period of validity, its holder, and the name of its issuing certificate authority. Cryptographic signing certificate can be used for authentication of GOTS Scope and Transaction Certificates. The signature shall bear the name "**Kiwa Deutschland GmbH**". The name of the certificate authority is "**D-TRUST GmbH**" [ Back to Approved Certification Bodies ](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?Itemid=1462)