# Certified Entity

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- [A](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/A)
- [B](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/B)
- [C](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/C)
- [D](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/D)
- [E](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/E)
- [F](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/F)
- [G](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/G)
- [H](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/H)
- [I](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/I)
- [J](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/J)
- [K](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/K)
- [L](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/L)
- [M](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/M)
- [N](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/N)
- [O](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/O)
- [P](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/P)
- [Q](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/Q)
- [R](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/R)
- [S](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/S)
- [T](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/T)
- [U](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/U)
- [V](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/V)
- [W](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/W)
- [X](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/X)
- [Y](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/Y)
- [Z](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/Z)

 | Term | Definition |
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| [ Certified Entity](https://gots.vorschau.website/javascript:void(0)) | [Processor](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/processor "<p>An entity in the processing chain (post-harvest handling up to finishing) of GOTS Goods.</p>"), [manufacturer](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/manufacturer "<p>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.</p>"), [trader](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/trader "<p>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). <br>Agents who do not become proprietors of the goods and retailers only selling to the end consumer are not considered Traders.</p>") or [retailer](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/retailer "<p>A business entity or an online marketplace selling directly and exclusively to an end consumer (DTC operator).</p>") of [GOTS](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/gots "<p>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.</p>") Goods certified by an [Approved Certifier](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/approved-certifier "<p>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.</p>"). |