# 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=1653:dalian-design-festival-in-china&catid=14) ## [Dalian Design Festival in China](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1653:dalian-design-festival-in-china&catid=14) 25 July 2014 The Dalian Design Festival is hosted by the Dalian Municipal and co-organized by China Industrial Design Association and Dragon Design Foundation. Since 2008, the annual event has been an important event in the design industry aiming to improve industrial development, to promote product design upgr… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1653:dalian-design-festival-in-china&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=1652:gots-at-world-green-design-forum-yang-zhou-summit&catid=14) ## [GOTS at World Green Design Forum Yang Zhou Summit](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1652:gots-at-world-green-design-forum-yang-zhou-summit&catid=14) 25 July 2014 The two-day World Green Forum Yangzhou Summit has dropped the curtain on June 12th, 2014. More than 700 guests including world-class designers, international dignitaries and innovative entrepreneurs from 27 countries and regions worldwide gathered together to discuss “green economy”. Li zhaoxing, f… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1652:gots-at-world-green-design-forum-yang-zhou-summit&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=1651:gots-supports-biofach-india-for-third-year-in-a-row&catid=14) ## [GOTS Supports Biofach India for Third Year in a Row](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1651:gots-supports-biofach-india-for-third-year-in-a-row&catid=14) 17 June 2014 For the third year in a row, GOTS will be a supporter of the annual exhibition Biofach India together with India Organic 2014, which is going to be held on November 6-8 at the ADLUX International Convention Centre in Ernakulam, Kerala, India. GOTS remains pledged to increase awareness about… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1651:gots-supports-biofach-india-for-third-year-in-a-row&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=1650:gots-at-plitzs-new-york-fashion-week-in-china&catid=14) ## [GOTS at Plitzs New York Fashion Week in China](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1650:gots-at-plitzs-new-york-fashion-week-in-china&catid=14) 26 May 2014 GOTS at Plitzs New York Fashion Week in China - Invited by Zuhal Kuvan-Mills,designer and creator of GREEN EMBASSY, a fully certified Australian designer brand, GOTS China Representative Shirley Han will be attending Plitzs New York Fashion Week in Beijing from June 17th… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1650:gots-at-plitzs-new-york-fashion-week-in-china&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=1648:gots-at-interstoff-asia-essential-spring-2014&catid=14) ## [GOTS at Interstoff Asia Essential Spring 2014](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1648:gots-at-interstoff-asia-essential-spring-2014&catid=14) 11 March 2014 Interstoff Asia Essential – Spring 2014, one of the leading fabric trade fairs in Asia, will return to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from19 to 21 March 2014 in halls 1D & E. GOTS China representative Mrs. Shirley Han will be on site (booth number K27) to meet visitors and answeri… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1648:gots-at-interstoff-asia-essential-spring-2014&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=1808:press-release-gots-4-0-more-certifications-in-europe-2013&catid=14) ## [Press Release +++ GOTS 4.0 - more certifications in Europe 2013](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1808:press-release-gots-4-0-more-certifications-in-europe-2013&catid=14) 03 March 2014 Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) - Neue Version 4.0 verabschiedet: Neue Bewertung verbesserter Regenerat- und Synthetik-Fasern Starker Anstieg von Zertifzierungen in Europa 2013 Die Pressemitteilung, sowie Ergänzungen aus verschiedenen Regionen und Übersetzungen finden Sie hier. &nbs… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1808:press-release-gots-4-0-more-certifications-in-europe-2013&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=1646:landmarkbremen20104&catid=14) ## [LANDMARK Conference: "Moving Towards Socially-responsible Public Procurement", March 27, 2014 in Bremen](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1646:landmarkbremen20104&catid=14) 20 February 2014 What challenges do procurers face when purchasing socially responsible products? How can social procurement be successfully implemented in public authorities? Are there any forward-looking models and proofs for the verification of supply chains? And: What are the risks and opportunities associate… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1646:landmarkbremen20104&catid=14)