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") 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=1639:invitation-to-gots-booth-at-indiatex-2013-textile-exhibition-fibre-to-fashion&catid=14) ## [Invitation to GOTS Booth at IndiaTex 2013: Textile Exhibition- Fibre to Fashion](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1639:invitation-to-gots-booth-at-indiatex-2013-textile-exhibition-fibre-to-fashion&catid=14) 15 October 2013 Please be invited to meet with GOTS representative for India Mr. Sumit Gupta at IndiaTex 2013: Textile Exhibition, Fibre to Fashion. Mr. Gupta will be available for a personal meeting and to answer your queries at Booth No. 34 in Dome E from 18-20 October, 2013. The exhibition will be held in VIA G… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1639:invitation-to-gots-booth-at-indiatex-2013-textile-exhibition-fibre-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=1637:cottoned-on-infographic&catid=14) ## [Cottoned On Infographic](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1637:cottoned-on-infographic&catid=14) 26 September 2013 Our new infographic tells you all you need to know when it comes to organic cotton. Get the infographic and help spread the word about the difference organic cotton can make to the lives of cotton workers and to our planet. [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1637:cottoned-on-infographic&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=1636:intertextile-shanghai-apparel-fabrics-21-24-october-2013&catid=14) ## [Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics 21-24 October 2013](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1636:intertextile-shanghai-apparel-fabrics-21-24-october-2013&catid=14) 16 September 2013 Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics will take place on October 21-24. The exhibition will launch a new area called “All about Sustainability” zone, and it features Exhibitor and Educational session as well as Display Collection. GOTS China Representative will be on site to answer inquiries. For… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1636:intertextile-shanghai-apparel-fabrics-21-24-october-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=1634:national-textile-summit-2013&catid=14) ## [GOTS at National Textile Summit 2013](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1634:national-textile-summit-2013&catid=14) 27 August 2013 Please be invited to meet with GOTS representative for India Mr. Sumit Gupta at National Textile Summit 2013, Indore, MP, India, 30-31 Aug, 2013. He will be making a presentation on the topic, “Importance of Compliance in Textile Exports”. [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1634:national-textile-summit-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=1632:gots-supports-uk-government-sustainable-clothing-action-plan&catid=14) ## [GOTS supports UK government Sustainable Clothing Action Plan](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1632:gots-supports-uk-government-sustainable-clothing-action-plan&catid=14) 16 August 2013 The UK has launched a Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) with a commitment to reduce the environmental ‘footprint’ of clothing throughout its life. Companies representing more than a third of UK clothing sales have signed up to the SCAP 2020 Commitment and GOTS is a supporter of this… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1632:gots-supports-uk-government-sustainable-clothing-action-plan&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=1631:gots-certified-children-s-garments-at-dm-drogeriemarkt-awarded&catid=14) ## [GOTS certified children garments at dm-drogerie markt awarded](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1631:gots-certified-children-s-garments-at-dm-drogeriemarkt-awarded&catid=14) 16 August 2013 Another award for GOTS certified products, this time for dm's brand “Alana”: The "Green Brand Germany 2013/2014”. The award was created in 2011 by the international Green Brands Organization and is supported by other independent institutions. The yearly winner is selected by a high-rankin… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1631:gots-certified-children-s-garments-at-dm-drogeriemarkt-awarded&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=1630:goettin-des-gluecks-first-to-publish-a-common-good-balance-sheet&catid=14) ## [Göttin des Glücks first to publish a Common Good Balance Sheet](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1630:goettin-des-gluecks-first-to-publish-a-common-good-balance-sheet&catid=14) 16 August 2013 Recently the GOTS certified Austrian Company Göttin des Glücks published their second Common Goods Balance Sheet. Based on their own information, they were the first global company to introduce this type of analysis in 2012. The idea of the economy for the common good depends on an alternative ec… [Read full article](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1630:goettin-des-gluecks-first-to-publish-a-common-good-balance-sheet&catid=14)