The worldwide leading voluntary sustainability standard for the post-harvest textile value chain for certified organic fibres, covering environmental criteria, human rights, social criteria and business conduct.
") representative in India Mr. Sumit Gupta spoke at 7th Asian Textile Conference, Coimbatore, India, 14th August, 2013 in Panel Discussion on ‘International Trade’. His topic was ‘Importance of Ecology and Compliance in International Trade’. His presentation was appreciated by the organisers and participants. The Chairman of the Session also expressed his solidarity with the concept of [organic](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/organic "'Organic' is a regulated term used to distinguish systems of managed production and products derived therefrom that adhere to principles of health, ecology, fairness and care, and which are certified compliant to an organic standard's regulations by an Approved Certification Body.
GOTS defines organic textiles as being made with fibres from organic agriculture systems that are certified to one of the IFOAM Family of Standards, and that are processed in socially and ecologically responsible ways, in alignment with organic principles.