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Organic Standards / GOTS 7.0

14 March 2023

 3 minutes
New due diligence criteria ensures that Certified Entities address their actual and potential negative impacts on human rights and the environment.

GOTS Announces Version 7.0; Tightens Control on Environmental and Social Criteria

After a year-long revision process, the Global Organic Textile Standard has released a brand new GOTS Version 7.0. The new version will be fully effective as of 1 March 2024.

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Due Diligence / Sourcing Standards

28 September 2022

 2 minutes
YESS utilises the OECD risk-based due diligence approach to identify and eliminate cotton produced with forced labour from apparel supply chains. Sponsored by global brands and industry stakeholders, YESS is coordinating its activities with sustainable cotton initiatives and other complementary programmes to promote harmonisation of a due diligence system for the entire industry.

Responsible Sourcing Network Releases New Standards for Fabric Mills, Update for Spinning Mills

The Responsible Sourcing Network has released new standards for fabric mills and updated the existing ones for spinning mills in a bid to assist fabric and spinning mills in due diligence efforts to reduce and ultimately eliminate forced labour involved in cotton production.

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  • Staff Writer
Young India Fashion Survey 2025
Textile Recycling Expo
ITF Intertex Portugal 2025
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Footwear Markets / New Trade Disorder / IV Feature
The average effective tariff rate on both footwear and apparel is over five times higher than on all other US imports.

‘Cruel’ April Heaps Tariffs, A Pause; Global Footwear Industry Feels Clobbered

  • Richa Bansal

10 April 2025
Dirty Cotton / Brazil Scandal Commentary
It took UK nonprofit Earthsight’s investigators a year to analyse satellite images, court rulings, shipment records and going undercover at global trade shows to trace nearly a million tonnes of tainted cotton from some of the most notorious estates in Brazil to clothing manufacturers in Asia.

Better Cotton Remains in Denial a Year after Brazil Scandal Investigation by Earthsight

  • Subir Ghosh

7 April 2025