# Global Standards News [![image placeholder](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/1x1-white.jpg "image placeholder")](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1665:gots-joins-ifoam&catid=14) ## [GOTS joins IFOAM](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1665:gots-joins-ifoam&catid=14) 15 December 2014 GOTS has become an affiliate member of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), given its globally-recognized standard for the processing of organic fibers and the organization’s commitment to the organic movement. IFOAM has formally recognized and endorsed GO… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1665:gots-joins-ifoam&catid=14) [![image placeholder](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/1x1-white.jpg "image placeholder")](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1669:new-lca-from-te-organic-cotton-proven-to-cause-less-environmental-damage-than-conventional-cotton&catid=14) ## [New LCA from TE: Organic Cotton Proven to Cause Less Environmental Damage than Conventional Cotton](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1669:new-lca-from-te-organic-cotton-proven-to-cause-less-environmental-damage-than-conventional-cotton&catid=14) 15 December 2014 According to the Textile Exchange, data from its November “Life Cycle Assessment of Organic Cotton Fiber” proves that organic cotton causes less environmental damage than conventional cotton. The most significant findings when comparing organic cotton to conventional are: 46% reduced globa… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1669:new-lca-from-te-organic-cotton-proven-to-cause-less-environmental-damage-than-conventional-cotton&catid=14) [![image placeholder](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/1x1-white.jpg "image placeholder")](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1664:gots-fact-sheets&catid=14) ## [GOTS Fact Sheets](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1664:gots-fact-sheets&catid=14) 11 December 2014 "Why GOTS" Fact Sheets GOTS has created "Why GOTS” fact sheets outlining how companies benefit with GOTS certification, how official bodies, organisations and institutions support GOTS, and how consumers benefit from GOTS. The "Why GOTS" fact sheet for consumers will include a QR Code which direct… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1664:gots-fact-sheets&catid=14) [![image placeholder](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/1x1-white.jpg "image placeholder")](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1663:gots-flyer-compare-from-field-to-fashion&catid=14) ## [GOTS Flyer "COMPARE - from field to fashion"](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1663:gots-flyer-compare-from-field-to-fashion&catid=14) 11 December 2014 Following up on the very successful joint Soil Association/GOTS "Cottoned On" campaign GOTS has now released a new consumer flyer based on the Cottoned On Infographic. The flyer includes a QR Code directly linking to the new Simple Show Video and highlights the benefits of certified organic textile… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1663:gots-flyer-compare-from-field-to-fashion&catid=14) [![image placeholder](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/1x1-white.jpg "image placeholder")](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1676:gots-flyer-vergleiche-vom-feld-bis-zum-shop&catid=14) ## [GOTS Flyer "Vergleiche - vom Feld bis zum Shop"](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1676:gots-flyer-vergleiche-vom-feld-bis-zum-shop&catid=14) 11 December 2014 Basierend auf der Infografik unserer "Cottoned On" Kampagne, die wir zusammen mit der Soil Association durchgeführt haben, gibt es nun den neuen Flyer "Vergleiche - Vom Feld bis zum Shop". Er enthält auch einen QR-Code Link zum neuen Simple… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1676:gots-flyer-vergleiche-vom-feld-bis-zum-shop&catid=14) [![image placeholder](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/1x1-white.jpg "image placeholder")](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1661:textiles-excempt-from-indian-export-procedure&catid=14) ## [Textiles remain exempt from procedure for the export of Certified Organic Products from India](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1661:textiles-excempt-from-indian-export-procedure&catid=14) 11 December 2014 On 05th May 2015, the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, has issued a new Public Notice (No. 10 /2015-2020) informing that "the procedure for export of all the certified organic products, included in the NPOP document, as notified vide Public Notice… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1661:textiles-excempt-from-indian-export-procedure&catid=14) [![image placeholder](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/1x1-white.jpg "image placeholder")](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1662:felicia-shi-appointed-as-gots-representative-in-china-2&catid=14) ## [Felicia Shi appointed as GOTS representative in China](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1662:felicia-shi-appointed-as-gots-representative-in-china-2&catid=14) 11 December 2014 GOTS is pleased to announce Felicia Shi (时怡) as the regional representative in China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan. Previously Felicia worked for non-profit organizations both in London and Beijing. Before joining GOTS, she worked as an independent consultant on various projects for the… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1662:felicia-shi-appointed-as-gots-representative-in-china-2&catid=14)