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GOTS now recognised by Germany’s sustainable textile label Green Button

In September 2019, the Green Button was introduced in Germany, as the world's first government sustainable textile label designed to help improve textile production and label products that comply with social and environmental standards. “The Green Button is only awarded to products that come from responsible companies and have been produced with...

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Sustainable fashion: the most important eco certifications and what they mean

Given the high number of certifications and initiatives out there, it is not easy to keep track of them to make more conscious purchasing decisions. FashionUnited has compiled an up-to-date list of the most important eco certificates and what exactly they mean. In times of abundance, there is an increasing lack of simple truths. Take the...

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Global Organic Textile Standard appoints two more executives

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) recently has had a change in executive leaders. The company currently has had two dual managers step up: Claudia Kersten and Rahul Bhajekar. The two have stepped up as Herbert Ladwig is leaving his role as managing director of GOTS. The nonprofit, established in 2002, currently will continue under...