A Certification Body, having been duly accredited by an Accreditation Body and by way of signing a contract with Global Standard gGmbH has been permitted to implement the Global Organic Textile Standard over a designated geographical area and for specific scopes of the Standard.
"), having been duly accredited by an [Accreditation Body](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/accreditation-body "An authoritative body or organisation which evaluates and confirms that a conformity assessment body, e.g., a Certification Body, is deemed capable of carrying out certain assessment tasks, e.g., certification, inspection, or testing, regarding a particular formally defined standard. This attestation relies primarily on a formal demonstration of its task-specific competence by the conformity assessment body, evaluated via professional and objective audits by the Accreditation Body, typically by way of ISO/IEC 17065 : 'Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services'.
") and by way of signing a contract with [Global Standard gGmbH](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/global-standard "The legal entity operating the Global Organic Textile Standard programme; it conducts all activities of the licensing system and is proprietor of the registered trademarks (GOTS Signs). Its founders are: International Association Natural Textile Industry, Japan Organic Cotton Association, Organic Trade Association, Soil Association.
") has been permitted to implement the Global [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.
standard glossary text
") over a designated geographical area and for specific scopes of the [Standard](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/standard "standard glossary text
"). | | [ Certified Entity](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/certified-entity) | [Processor](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/processor "An entity in the processing chain (post-harvest handling up to finishing) of GOTS Goods.
"), [manufacturer](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/manufacturer "An entity in the manufacturing chain (sewing industry or so-called CMT (cut, make, trim) industry up to labelling and final packing) of GOTS Goods.
"), [trader](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/trader "Entity trading with (=buying and selling) GOTS Goods in the supply chain between the producer of the fibre and the retail merchant of the final product regardless of whether the goods are physically received or not (e.g. an import, export or wholesale trading entity).
Agents who do not become proprietors of the goods and retailers only selling to the end consumer are not considered Traders.
A business entity or an online marketplace selling directly and exclusively to an end consumer (DTC operator).
") of [GOTS](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/gots "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.
") Goods certified by an [Approved Certifier](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/approved-certifier "An Approved Certification Body or Approved Certifier is a certification body that has been duly accredited by an Accreditation Body. By signing a con tract with Global Standard gGmbH, they are permitted to implement the Global Organic Textile Standard within a designated geographical area and for specific scopes of the Standard. An updated list of Approved Certifiers and their scopes is available on the GOTS Website.
"). | | [ Certified Weight](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/certified-weight) | The total weight (kg) of the certified material in a product excluding all non-certified items (material,fibre,[accessories](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/accessories "Items that are added to supplement GOTS Goods for required functional or for fashionable reasons. Most commonly used Accessories are listed in Section 3.3. Accessories also include trims, and in certain cases the two terms are used interchangeably depending on the specific component. The processing of those Accessories is not under the direct scope of the GOTS on-site certification system. GOTS criteria that applies to Accessories are listed in Sections 3.3 and 5.2.8.
"), packaging) of a product. | | [ Certifiers Council](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/certifiers-council) | A body or forum formed by one nominated person from each [Approved Certification Body](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/approved-certification-body "An Approved Certification Body or Approved Certifier is a certification body that has been duly accredited by an Accreditation Body. By signing a con tract with Global Standard gGmbH, they are permitted to implement the Global Organic Textile Standard within a designated geographical area and for specific scopes of the Standard. An updated list of Approved Certifiers and their scopes is available on the GOTS Website.
"), convened by a desginated officer of Global Standard gGmbH (currently the Managing Director), to dicsuss matters of mutual interest. | | [ CFP](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/cfp) | [Carbon Footprint of a Product](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/carbon-footprint-of-a-product "Sum of GHG emissions and GHG removals in a product system, expressed as CO2 equivalents and based on a life cycle assessment using the single impact category of climate change.
"). Sum of GHG emissions and GHG removals in a product system, expressed as CO2 equivalents and based on a life cycle assessment using the single impact category of climate change. | | [ Chemical Formulator](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/chemical-formulator) | A Chemical [Formulator](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/formulator "An organisation involved in manufacturing, producing or creating a mixture of chemical Substances blended together (Formulation) to be used for textile processing.
") places chemical products on the market under own trade name. Generally the recipe, [formulation](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/formulation "A Formulation is the finished chemical product sold or distributed ready for use.
") and processing know-how belong to the [Chemical Supplier](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/chemical-supplier "A Chemical Formulator places chemical products on the market under own trade name. Generally the recipe, formulation and processing know-how belong to the Chemical Supplier. These chemical products can be manufactured by either the Chemical Supplier itself, or another Chemical Formulator or a toll-manufacturer.
"). These chemical products can be manufactured by either the Chemical Supplier itself, or another [Chemical Formulator](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/chemical-formulator "A Chemical Formulator places chemical products on the market under own trade name. Generally the recipe, formulation and processing know-how belong to the Chemical Supplier. These chemical products can be manufactured by either the Chemical Supplier itself, or another Chemical Formulator or a toll-manufacturer.
") or a toll-manufacturer. | | [ Chemical Subcontractor](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/chemical-subcontractor) | Producing of chemical products on behalf of another Chemical Supplier. The recipe, process technology and know-how belong to the Chemical Supplier, not the manufacturer. | | [ Chemical Supplier](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/chemical-supplier) | A Chemical Formulator places chemical products on the market under own trade name. Generally the recipe, formulation and processing know-how belong to the Chemical Supplier. These chemical products can be manufactured by either the Chemical Supplier itself, or another Chemical Formulator or a toll-manufacturer. | | [ Chemical Trader](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/chemical-trader) | Purchasing of finished chemical products from a Chemical Supplier and distribution of these products under own [brand](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/brand "A registered or unregistered trademark or other sign other than the GOTS Signs.
The term, in context, can also refer to an organisation that controls the design, development, and purchase of final products for sale under their own name. In that context, brands may sell to wholesalers, retailers, or directly to consumers. This does not include organisations who sell a branded intermediate product for use in further processing steps.
One- or two-sided application of coating compounds or foam films to fabric by means of coating machines, rotary screen printing or by means of spray, hot melt and transfer coating methods.
") compounds or foam films to [fabric](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/fabric "A flexible, flat structure made by interlacing yarns, fibers, or filaments.
") by means of coating machines, rotary screen printing or by means of spray, hot melt and transfer coating methods. | | [ Combined products ](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/combined-products) | Consumer products that are normally not classified as textile fibre products but containing textile fibre components, such as prams with textile fabrics, bassinets, car seats or furniture with textile fabric upholstery. | | [ Contaminant](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/contaminant) | Any substance that is not intended to be present and that is thus charactertized as an impurity, including chemical residues and the presence of genetic material that does not occur naturally. | | [ Contamination](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/contamination) | The presence of a -> [Contaminant](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/contaminant "Any substance that is not intended to be present and that is thus charactertized as an impurity, including chemical residues and the presence of genetic material that does not occur naturally.
"). | | [ Conventional](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/conventional) | Agricultural practices that do not conform to a norm of organic agricultural production. |