Bangladesh has moved up from 10th place in 2010 to 4th place in 2015. The brands are having consistent interest in sourcing organic textiles in Bangladesh and the benefits of GOTS standard are reaching out to more workers in certified facilities in the country.
The number of facilities certified by the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) kept on growing last year, from 3,663 facilities in 2014 to 3,814#
GOTS also announced that Rahul Bhajekar has succeeded Marcus Bruegel as Technical Director. Bruegel who left his position February 15, 2016, was with GOTS from the start and has contributed tremendously to its growth and stature. His role in the successful establishment of GOTS as a globally recognised label has been exemplary, the release said.
GOTS is a stringent voluntary global standard for the entire post-harvest processing (including spinning, knitting, weaving, dyeing and manufacturing) of apparel and home textiles made with organic fiber (such as organic cotton and organic wool), and includes both environmental and social criteria. (SH)
Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India