# Search [![Number of GOTS-certified facilities grow 15% globally as demand for credible sustainability standards continues to strengthen – Global Standard Annual Report 2025](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1902:global-standard-annual-report-2025-news&catid=14) [Number of GOTS-certified facilities grow 15% globally as demand for credible sustainability standards continues to strengthen – Global Standard Annual Report 2025](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1902:global-standard-annual-report-2025-news&catid=14) 23 April 2026 2025 Highlights: 17,800 GOTS-certified facilities reported worldwide, a 15.3% increase year-on-year, across 95 countries Public consultation launched… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1902:global-standard-annual-report-2025-news&catid=14) [![Global Standard gGmbH Launches Second Public Consultation for GRTS Draft 2 for the Textile Industry (1–30 April 2026)](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1901:global-standard-ggmbh-launches-second-public-consultation-for-grts-draft-2-for-the-textile-industry-1-30-april-2026&catid=14) [Global Standard gGmbH Launches Second Public Consultation for GRTS Draft 2 for the Textile Industry (1–30 April 2026)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1901:global-standard-ggmbh-launches-second-public-consultation-for-grts-draft-2-for-the-textile-industry-1-30-april-2026&catid=14) 31 March 2026 Stuttgart, Germany - [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.

") is pleased to announce the release of Draft 2 of the Global Responsible Textile [Standard](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/standard "

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") (GRTS) for its se… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1901:global-standard-ggmbh-launches-second-public-consultation-for-grts-draft-2-for-the-textile-industry-1-30-april-2026&catid=14) [![GOTS Version 8.0 released: Advanced supply chain accountability, from fibre to finished product](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1900:gots-v-8-released&catid=14) [GOTS Version 8.0 released: Advanced supply chain accountability, from fibre to finished product](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1900:gots-v-8-released&catid=14) 02 March 2026 Global [Standard](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/standard "

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") is pleased to announce the release 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.

") Version 8.0, the latest update to the world's leading processing standard for [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.

") text… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1900:gots-v-8-released&catid=14) [![Meet Global Standard at Intertextile Spring Edition 2026 in Shanghai](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1899:meet-global-standard-at-intertextile-spring-edition-2026-in-shanghai&catid=14) [Meet Global Standard at Intertextile Spring Edition 2026 in Shanghai](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1899:meet-global-standard-at-intertextile-spring-edition-2026-in-shanghai&catid=14) 27 February 2026 Meet Global Standard at Intertextile Spring Edition 2026 in Shanghai Global Standard is pleased to participate in the Intertextile Shanghai Apparel F… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1899:meet-global-standard-at-intertextile-spring-edition-2026-in-shanghai&catid=14) [![Meet Global Standard at VIATT 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1898:meet-global-standard-at-viatt-2026-in-ho-chi-minh-city&catid=14) [Meet Global Standard at VIATT 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1898:meet-global-standard-at-viatt-2026-in-ho-chi-minh-city&catid=14) 12 February 2026 Meet Global Standard at VIATT 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City Global Standard will participate in the Vietnam International Trade Fair for Apparel, Textiles… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1898:meet-global-standard-at-viatt-2026-in-ho-chi-minh-city&catid=14) [![Global Standard Launches the Global Standard Academy](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1897:global-standard-launches-the-global-standard-academy&catid=14) [Global Standard Launches the Global Standard Academy](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1897:global-standard-launches-the-global-standard-academy&catid=14) 10 September 2025 Global Standard Launches the Global Standard Academy We are pleased to announce the launch of the Global Standard Academy, a new learning hub designe… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1897:global-standard-launches-the-global-standard-academy&catid=14) [![EU Bioeconomy Strategy: Organic Textiles, Bioeconomy in Action](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1896:eu-bioeconomy-strategy-organic-textiles-bioeconomy-in-action&catid=14) [EU Bioeconomy Strategy: Organic Textiles, Bioeconomy in Action](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1896:eu-bioeconomy-strategy-organic-textiles-bioeconomy-in-action&catid=14) 10 September 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 27 November 2025 EU Bioeconomy Strategy: Organic Textiles, Bioeconomy in Action Stuttgart, Germany - The EU Commission released… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1896:eu-bioeconomy-strategy-organic-textiles-bioeconomy-in-action&catid=14) [![Update: Approval Procedure & Requirements for Certification Bodies – Version 4.0](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1895:update-approval-procedure-requirements-for-certification-bodies-version-4-0&catid=14) [Update: Approval Procedure & Requirements for Certification Bodies – Version 4.0](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1895:update-approval-procedure-requirements-for-certification-bodies-version-4-0&catid=14) 10 September 2025 Stuttgart, Germany - Update: Approval Procedure & Requirements for Certification Bodies – Version 4.0 The updated Version 4.0 has been aligned with t… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1895:update-approval-procedure-requirements-for-certification-bodies-version-4-0&catid=14) [![OECD Alignment Assessment of the Global Organic Textile Standard: A Journey Toward More Responsible Textile Supply Chains](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1894:oecd-alignment-assessment-of-the-global-organic-textile-standard-a-journey-toward-more-responsible-textile-supply-chains&catid=14) [OECD Alignment Assessment of the Global Organic Textile Standard: A Journey Toward More Responsible Textile Supply Chains](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1894:oecd-alignment-assessment-of-the-global-organic-textile-standard-a-journey-toward-more-responsible-textile-supply-chains&catid=14) 29 July 2025 For over two decades, the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has served as a global benchmark for environmentally and socially responsible textil… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1894:oecd-alignment-assessment-of-the-global-organic-textile-standard-a-journey-toward-more-responsible-textile-supply-chains&catid=14) [![Global Standard to launch new Global Responsible Textile Standard (GRTS), calls for public consultation](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1893:global-standard-to-launch-new-global-responsible-textile-standard-grts-calls-for-public-consultation&catid=14) [Global Standard to launch new Global Responsible Textile Standard (GRTS), calls for public consultation](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1893:global-standard-to-launch-new-global-responsible-textile-standard-grts-calls-for-public-consultation&catid=14) 14 July 2025 Stuttgart, Germany - Global Standard, the non-profit organisation behind the internationally recognised Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), today… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1893:global-standard-to-launch-new-global-responsible-textile-standard-grts-calls-for-public-consultation&catid=14) [![Global Standard to Launch Public Consultation for New Textile Standard on 14 July](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1892:global-standard-to-launch-public-consultation-for-new-textile-standard-on-14-july&catid=14) [Global Standard to Launch Public Consultation for New Textile Standard on 14 July](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1892:global-standard-to-launch-public-consultation-for-new-textile-standard-on-14-july&catid=14) 10 July 2025 Stuttgart, Germany - Global Standard, the non-profit organisation behind the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), will launch the public consultat… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1892:global-standard-to-launch-public-consultation-for-new-textile-standard-on-14-july&catid=14) [![The Second Round of Public Consultation for GOTS Version 8.0 is Open](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1891:the-second-round-of-public-consultation-for-gots-version-8-0-is-open&catid=14) [The Second Round of Public Consultation for GOTS Version 8.0 is Open](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1891:the-second-round-of-public-consultation-for-gots-version-8-0-is-open&catid=14) 13 July 2025 Stuttgart, Germany - The Second Round of Public Consultation for GOTS Version 8.0 is Open Global Standard gGmbH is pleased to announce the opening of… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1891:the-second-round-of-public-consultation-for-gots-version-8-0-is-open&catid=14) [![OECD Assessment of GOTS Indicates Strong Alignment with International Due Diligence Frameworks](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1890:oecd-assessment-of-gots-indicates-strong-alignment-with-international-due-diligence-frameworks&catid=14) [OECD Assessment of GOTS Indicates Strong Alignment with International Due Diligence Frameworks](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1890:oecd-assessment-of-gots-indicates-strong-alignment-with-international-due-diligence-frameworks&catid=14) 30 June 2025 Stuttgart, Germany - Global Standard, the non-profit organisation behind the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), announces today the conclusion o… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1890:oecd-assessment-of-gots-indicates-strong-alignment-with-international-due-diligence-frameworks&catid=14) [![Global Standard Statement concerning the OECD Alignment Assessment of the Global Organic Textile Standard with OECD Due Diligence Standards](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1889:global-standard-statement-concerning-the-oecd-alignment-assessment-of-the-global-organic-textile-standard-with-oecd-due-diligence-standards&catid=14) [Global Standard Statement concerning the OECD Alignment Assessment of the Global Organic Textile Standard with OECD Due Diligence Standards](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1889:global-standard-statement-concerning-the-oecd-alignment-assessment-of-the-global-organic-textile-standard-with-oecd-due-diligence-standards&catid=14) 30 June 2025 Stuttgart, Germany - Global Standard gGmbH, the non-profit organisation behind the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), is pleased to announce the… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1889:global-standard-statement-concerning-the-oecd-alignment-assessment-of-the-global-organic-textile-standard-with-oecd-due-diligence-standards&catid=14) [![Meet Global Standard at the Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics 2025](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1886:meet-global-standard-at-the-intertextile-shenzhen-apparel-fabrics-2025&catid=14) [Meet Global Standard at the Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics 2025](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1886:meet-global-standard-at-the-intertextile-shenzhen-apparel-fabrics-2025&catid=14) 19 May 2025 Global Standard will participate in the Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel [Fabrics](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/fabric "

A flexible, flat structure made by interlacing yarns, fibers, or filaments.

") - Greater Bay Area International Trade Fair for Apparel Fabrics and Acc… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1886:meet-global-standard-at-the-intertextile-shenzhen-apparel-fabrics-2025&catid=14) [![Global Standard expands scope, leverages AI innovation, and amplifies global engagement — 2024 Annual Report reveals key achievements and strategic shifts](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1885:global-standard-expands-scope-leverages-ai-innovation-and-amplifies-global-engagement-2024-annual-report-reveals-key-achievements-and-strategic-shifts&catid=14) [Global Standard expands scope, leverages AI innovation, and amplifies global engagement — 2024 Annual Report reveals key achievements and strategic shifts](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1885:global-standard-expands-scope-leverages-ai-innovation-and-amplifies-global-engagement-2024-annual-report-reveals-key-achievements-and-strategic-shifts&catid=14) 20 May 2025 2024 Highlights: GOTS Version 7.0 fully implemented GOTS Version 8.0 revision process started Global Standard [Advisory Council](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/advisory-council "

The Advisory Council is the decisive committee for relevant organisational, structural and operational issues of the Global Standard gGmbH, the operating body of the Global Organic Textile Standard. It is set up by way of organisational statutes by the founding Organisations of GOTS.

") approved first additio… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1885:global-standard-expands-scope-leverages-ai-innovation-and-amplifies-global-engagement-2024-annual-report-reveals-key-achievements-and-strategic-shifts&catid=14) [Reclaim Trust UK Roundtable](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1883:reclaim-trust-uk-roundtable&catid=14) 08 May 2025 Reclaim Trust UK Roundtable and Conference Exploring how textile standards play a key role in empowering customers Partners: GOTS, Sustainable Fashio… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1883:reclaim-trust-uk-roundtable&catid=14) [GTB - Shaping a more transparent, data-driven future together!](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1881:gtb-shaping-a-more-transparent-data-driven-future-together&catid=14) 15 April 2025 Stuttgart, Germany - The Global Trace-Base (GTB) is more than just a centralised data system — it’s a powerful tool designed to deliver unmatched tra… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1881:gtb-shaping-a-more-transparent-data-driven-future-together&catid=14) [![Global Standard’s GOTS joins the Make the Label Count coalition](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1880:global-standards-gots-joins-the-make-the-label-count-coalition&catid=14) [Global Standard’s GOTS joins the Make the Label Count coalition](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1880:global-standards-gots-joins-the-make-the-label-count-coalition&catid=14) 11 March 2025 Stuttgart, Germany – Global Standard, the nonprofit that owns and operates the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), has joined the Make the Label… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1880:global-standards-gots-joins-the-make-the-label-count-coalition&catid=14) [![Global Standard: Concern over EU Omnibus package weakening sustainability reporting](https://gots.vorschau.website/images/news/archiv/gots-gots-images-pages/gots-logo_rgb_2018_transp_72dpi.png)](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1879:global-standard-concern-over-eu-omnibus-package-weakening-sustainability-reporting&catid=14) [Global Standard: Concern over EU Omnibus package weakening sustainability reporting](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1879:global-standard-concern-over-eu-omnibus-package-weakening-sustainability-reporting&catid=14) 27 February 2025 Stuttgart, Germany – The following statement was issued today by Global Standard, the nonprofit that owns and operates the Global Organic Textile Sta… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1879:global-standard-concern-over-eu-omnibus-package-weakening-sustainability-reporting&catid=14)