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.
") INVITES YOU TO ITS BOOTH AT BIOFACH INDIA 2016, NEW DELHI, INDIA We are glad to invite you again to be a part of BIOFACH INDIA together with IND… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1689:biofach-2016-delhi&catid=14) [SDC Lecture in PSG College, Coimbatore, India](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1688:sdc-lecture-in-psg-college-coimbatore-india&catid=14) 05 January 2016 Society of Dyers and Colourists EC, India organized an Expert Lecture in PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India. GOTS Representative in India M… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1688:sdc-lecture-in-psg-college-coimbatore-india&catid=14) [GOTS Participated in Textile Exchange Sustainability Conference 2015](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1687:textile-exchange-sustainability-conference-2015&catid=14) 05 January 2016 GOTS Deputy Technical Director Mr. Sumit Gupta spoke at Integrity 101 Session at TE Conference in Mumbai, India on 6th October, 2015. His presentatio… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1687:textile-exchange-sustainability-conference-2015&catid=14) [GOTS invited to speak at ‘Smart Vision 2020’ by SASMIRA, Mumbai](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1686:gots-invited-to-speak-at-smart-vision-2020-by-sasmira-mumbai&catid=14) 05 January 2016 The Synthetic and Art Silk Mills' Research Association organized a gathering of its alumni on 14th October, 2015 in Mumbai, India. The theme of the e… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1686:gots-invited-to-speak-at-smart-vision-2020-by-sasmira-mumbai&catid=14) [GOTS at Biofach India 2015](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1685:gots-at-biofach-india-2015&catid=14) 05 January 2016 GOTS Exhibited at Biofach India together with India [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.
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.”
") in Fa… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1683:annual-workshop-esmod-berlin&catid=14) [GOTS at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics - Autumn Edition 2015](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1682:intertextile-shanghai-autumn-2015&catid=14) 26 November 2015 GOTS Representative for Greater China Felicia Shi presented at the booth in "All About Sustainability Zone" at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel [Fabrics](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/fabric "A flexible, flat structure made by interlacing yarns, fibers, or filaments.
")… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1682:intertextile-shanghai-autumn-2015&catid=14) [GOTS at Natural Products Expo East in Baltimore](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1681:gots-expo-east&catid=14) 01 October 2015 North America GOTS Representative Sandra Marquardt and GOTS Technical Committee Representative Gwendolyn Wyard (Organic Trade Association Senior Dire… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1681:gots-expo-east&catid=14) [Using Standards as a Sustainability Management Tool- GOTS at 27th AIMS AEMC, India](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1680:aims&catid=14) 02 September 2015 Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) organized its 27thAIMS Annual Management Education Convention 2015. It was held in Indore, India from… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1680:aims&catid=14) [GOTS Simple Show Clip Japanese](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1679:gots-simple-show-clip-japanese&catid=14) 25 August 2015 GOTS Simple Show ショートフィルム日本語版 Please click on the picture to watch the film or download the film (Japanese) here. 画面の上をクリックして… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1679:gots-simple-show-clip-japanese&catid=14) [GOTS to Exhibit at Heimtextil India 2015, India](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1678:gots-to-exhibit-at-heimtextil-india-2015-india&catid=14) 10 June 2015 GOTS will be exhibiting at Heimtextil India 2015, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India. We invite you all to meet GOTS Information Booth Number G36 in Ha… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1678:gots-to-exhibit-at-heimtextil-india-2015-india&catid=14) [Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) Joins ‘Heimtextil India Seminar on Sustainability in Home Textiles’ as ‘Knowledge Partner’](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1677:global-organic-textile-standard-gots-joins-heimtextil-india-seminar-on-sustainability-in-home-textiles-as-knowledge-partner&catid=14) 10 June 2015 GOTS joined ‘Seminar on Sustainability in Home Textiles’ as the official ‘Knowledge Partner’. Mr Sumit Gupta, GOTS Representative in India and Bangla… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1677:global-organic-textile-standard-gots-joins-heimtextil-india-seminar-on-sustainability-in-home-textiles-as-knowledge-partner&catid=14) [GOTS Flyer "Vergleiche - vom Feld bis zum Shop"](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1676:gots-flyer-vergleiche-vom-feld-bis-zum-shop&catid=14) 11 December 2014 Basierend auf der Infografik unserer "Cottoned On" Kampagne, die wir zusammen mit der Soil Association durchgeführt haben, gibt es nun den neuen Flye… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1676:gots-flyer-vergleiche-vom-feld-bis-zum-shop&catid=14) [GOTS Annual Press Release 2014 - 12 May 2015](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1675:gots-pr-2014&catid=14) 12 May 2015 Global Organic Textile [Standard](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/standard "standard glossary text
") (GOTS) Facilities Increase 18% in 2014 GOTS 4.0 Labelling Guide, Annual Report Released; First GOTS Conference in Mum… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1675:gots-pr-2014&catid=14) [Annual Report 2014 released](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1674:annual-report-2014-released&catid=14) 12 May 2015 All informations about development, implementation, verification and promotion of GOTS in 2014 was published in the Annual Report 2014, which you can… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1674:annual-report-2014-released&catid=14) [GOTS at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics - Spring Edition 2015](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1673:gots-at-intertextile-shanghai-apparel-fabrics-spring-edition-2015&catid=14) 25 April 2015 Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics-Spring Edition 2015 was held at Shanghai Convention Centre from 18th to 20th March. The fair reached new record… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1673:gots-at-intertextile-shanghai-apparel-fabrics-spring-edition-2015&catid=14) [Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics - Spring Edition 2015](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1672:intertextile-shanghai-spring-edition-2015&catid=14) 11 March 2015 Global Organic Textile [Standard](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/standard "standard glossary text
") (GOTS) to present in both booth and speech in "All about Sustainability Zone" at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabric… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1672:intertextile-shanghai-spring-edition-2015&catid=14) [Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) Joins Inkjet India 2015 as ‘Knowledge Partner’](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1671:global-organic-textile-standard-gots-joins-inkjet-india-2015-as-knowledge-partner&catid=14) 02 February 2015 GOTS joined Inkjet India 2015 as a knowledge partner. Mr Sumit Gupta, Representative in India and Bangladesh for GOTS will be making a presentation o… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1671:global-organic-textile-standard-gots-joins-inkjet-india-2015-as-knowledge-partner&catid=14) [GOTS Spoke at CRB-ISEAL Event on Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) in New Delhi, India](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1670:gots-spoke-at-crb-iseal-event-on-voluntary-sustainability-standards-vss-in-new-delhi-india&catid=14) 26 December 2014 Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) had partnered with ISEAL Alliance, UK to organize a day-long seminar on the topic ‘CSR Mandate & Voluntary Sust… [read more...](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1670:gots-spoke-at-crb-iseal-event-on-voluntary-sustainability-standards-vss-in-new-delhi-india&catid=14)