International Certification schemes & eco-labels Last reviewed 2026-06

GOTS — Global Organic Textile Standard

GOTS certifies organic textiles across environmental and social criteria — a recognised standard behind credible organic claims.

What it is

GOTS (the Global Organic Textile Standard) is an international standard for organic textiles, covering both environmental and social criteria across the supply chain, with independent certification.

Why it matters for compliance

For textile brands making organic or responsible-sourcing claims, GOTS provides a verifiable, third-party-certified basis — the kind of substantiation that tightening green-claims rules increasingly require. It supports environmental and social claims with documented evidence.

How to use it

  • Use GOTS certification to substantiate organic-textile claims.
  • Combine with chemical evidence (e.g. REACH, OEKO-TEX) for the full safety picture.
  • Use it behind sustainability and sourcing claims.

Good to know

An unsubstantiated “organic” or “sustainable” claim is a greenwashing risk — a standard like GOTS is one way to make the claim provable.

Visit the official GOTS site ↗

How Conphora helps

Conphora turns obligations like these into one managed workflow — it matches each product to the rules that apply, flags the gaps, and keeps your evidence ready for retailers and authorities.

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