GOTS to expand to other fibres
Global Standard, the non-profit organisation behind the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), has launched a public consultation period for its new voluntary sustainability standard, the Global Responsible Textile Standard (GRTS).
GRTS aims to extend the same principles to a broader range of fibres.
Since 2006, GOTS is implemented in over 15,000 certified facilities across 87 countries. Many GOTS-certified entities already process fibres that fall outside the scope of organic, said the organisation, and these companies can extend certification to those materials and products without duplicating effort.
GRTS requires all fibre inputs to be registered in the Global Fibre Registry (GFR), a traceability tool developed by Global Standard to track and verify the origins of all fibres entering the GRTS and GOTS systems.
Finalisation and publication of GRTS Version 1.0 is scheduled for Q4 2025. The draft version is available here.
