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 & Bangladesh Mr. Sumit Gupta was invited to the event as a speaker. He spoke about “Use of [Standards](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/standard "standard glossary text
") as a [Sustainability](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/sustainability "In 1987, the United Nations Brundtland Commission defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
") Management Tool”, with the example of GOTS. In his presentation, he spoke about basic features of GOTS, The business case for sustainability (competitive advantages through sustainability); and Overlap of sustainability related competitive strategies and [standards](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/standard "standard glossary text
"). His presentation was followed by interactive session where audience asked many interesting questions about [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.