Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is recognised as the world's leading processing standard for textiles made from organic fibres. It defines high-level environmental criteria along the entire organic textiles supply chain and requires compliance with social criteria as well. Read more at http://www.global-standard.org/. GOTS' total Chemistry score in the MSI is -23 points before normalization. GOTS reduces the impact of chemical use in fiber and finished material production through the following ways: Fiber Production Worker Occupational Health & Safety (-3 points) Chemical Use Efficiency (-3 points), Chemical Emissions Reduction (-3 points) Preferred Chemistry (3 points) Finished Material Production Worker Occupational Health & Safety (-3 points) Chemical Emissions Reduction (-2 points) Consumer Safety (-3 points) Preferred Chemistry (-3).