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during the critical in-conversion phase</em></p></div> <div class="uk-margin-top"><a class="el-link uk-button uk-button-primary uk-button-small" href="/news/groundbreaking-ai-satellite-project-by-gots-and-marple-revolutionises-organic-cotton-detection-2"><span uk-icon="icon: myicons-white--gots_icons_arrow;" class="uk-text-lead uk-icon"></span> Read more</a></div> </div></div> </div> </div> <div><a class="el-slidenav uk-position-center-left" href="#" uk-slidenav-previous uk-slideshow-item="previous"></a><a class="el-slidenav uk-position-center-right" href="#" uk-slidenav-next uk-slideshow-item="next"></a></div> <div class="uk-position-bottom-center uk-position-medium uk-visible@s"> <ul class="el-nav uk-slideshow-nav uk-dotnav uk-flex-center" uk-margin> <li uk-slideshow-item="0"> <a href="#">Release of first revision draft of GOTS 8.0 for public consultation</a> </li> <li uk-slideshow-item="1"> <a href="#">GOTS Due Diligence Handbook 1.1</a> </li> <li uk-slideshow-item="2"> <a href="#">Manual for the Implementation of GOTS Version 7.2 </a> </li> <li uk-slideshow-item="3"> <a href="#">Support Farmers Transitioning to Organic Cotton: GOTS and OCA Call to Action</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="uk-section-primary uk-preserve-color uk-section"> <div class="uk-container uk-container-xlarge"> <div id="homeblock" class="uk-grid tm-grid-expand uk-grid-column-small uk-margin" uk-grid> <div class="uk-grid-item-match uk-width-1-2@s uk-width-1-4@m"> <div class="uk-tile-default uk-tile uk-padding-remove"> <div class="gotsicon uk-text-center"> <span uk-icon="icon: ionicons-sharp--people-sharp; width: 60; height: 60;"></span> </div> <h4 class="uk-text-center"> Quick links for Consumers </h4><div class="uk-panel homeblock-text uk-margin"><p><a href="/the-standard"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span>聽The Standard</a><br /><a href="/find-suppliers-shops-and-inputs/shop-finder"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span> Shop Finder</a><br /><a href="/find-suppliers-shops-and-inputs/certified-suppliers/database/search"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span> Certified Suppliers Database<br /></a><a href="/resource-library/clips"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span> Clips聽</a><br /><a href="/the-standard/gots-key-features?view=article&id=12"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span>聽Key Features</a><br /><a href="/the-standard/protection"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span>聽Protection</a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="uk-grid-item-match uk-width-1-2@s uk-width-1-4@m"> <div class="uk-tile-default uk-tile uk-padding-remove"> <div class="gotsicon uk-text-center"> <span uk-icon="icon: g-certification; width: 60; height: 60;"></span> </div> <h4 class="uk-text-center"> Quick links for Companies </h4><div class="uk-panel homeblock-text uk-margin"><p><a href="/the-standard/protection"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span>聽</a><a href="/certification-and-labelling/audits?view=article&id=393">Virtual Audits: COVID-19</a><a href="/find-suppliers-shops-and-inputs/certified-suppliers/database/search"><br /><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span> </a><a href="/find-suppliers-shops-and-inputs/certified-suppliers/database/search">Certified Suppliers Database</a><a href="/find-suppliers-shops-and-inputs/certified-suppliers/database/search"><br /></a><a href="/certification-and-labelling/who-needs-to-be-certified"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span>聽Who needs to be certified</a><br /><a href="/component/jamegafilter/?view=default&id=2&jalayout=acb&itemperrow=6&itempercol=1&default_result_view=list&show_more=0&fullpage=1&sticky=1&scrolltop=0&autopage=1&direction=vertical&Itemid=1607"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span>聽Find Approved Certification Bodies<br /></a><a href="/component/jamegafilter/?view=default&id=2&jalayout=acb&itemperrow=6&itempercol=1&default_result_view=list&show_more=0&fullpage=1&sticky=1&scrolltop=0&autopage=1&direction=vertical&Itemid=1607"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span></a> <a href="/certification-and-labelling/certification/gots-approved-consultants">Find Approved Consultants</a><br /><a title="are you allowed to label flyer" href="/images/resource-library/documents/GOTS-flyers/GOTS_Are_You_Allowed_to_Label_Flyer.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span>聽Permitted Use of GOTS label</a><br /><a href="/downloads"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span>聽Downloads</a><br /><a href="/the-standard/protection"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span>聽Protection</a><br /><br /></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="uk-grid-item-match uk-width-1-2@s uk-width-1-4@m"> <div class="uk-tile-default uk-tile uk-padding-remove"> <div class="gotsicon uk-text-center"> <span uk-icon="icon: fontawesome-solid--pen-square; width: 60; height: 60;"></span> </div> <h4 class="uk-text-center"> Quick links for Press </h4><div class="uk-panel homeblock-text uk-margin"><p><a href="/media-centre?view=article&id=482"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span> Press</a><br /><a href="/the-standard/gots-key-features?view=article&id=12"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span> Key Features</a><br /><a href="/about-us"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span>聽About Us</a><br /><a href="/downloads"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span>聽Downloads</a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="uk-grid-item-match uk-width-1-2@s uk-width-1-4@m"> <div class="uk-tile-default uk-tile uk-padding-remove"> <div class="gotsicon uk-text-center"> <a class="uk-icon-link" href="https://global-standard.org/the-standard/protection/complaint-procedure"><span uk-icon="icon: fontawesome-solid--comment-dots; width: 60; height: 60;"></span></a> </div> <h4 class="uk-text-center"> <a class="el-link uk-link-reset" href="https://global-standard.org/the-standard/protection/complaint-procedure"><strong>GOTS COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE</strong></a> </h4><div class="uk-panel homeblock-text uk-margin uk-margin-remove-top"><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/the-standard/protection/complaint-procedure"><strong><big>GOTS Complaint Form</big></strong></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Any individual or organisation is able to register a complaint about perceived violations of<br>GOTS requirements.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">This procedure is based on the core criteria of legitimacy, accessibility, predictability, equitability and transparency, and is<br> dialogue-based. </p></div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> <div class="uk-section-default uk-section"> <div class="uk-container"> <div class="uk-grid tm-grid-expand uk-child-width-1-1 uk-grid-margin"> <div class="uk-width-1-1@m"> <div class="uk-panel uk-margin-remove-first-child uk-margin uk-width-2xlarge uk-margin-auto uk-text-center"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/templates/yootheme/cache/d9/logo-d94dd9af.webp 150w" sizes="(min-width: 150px) 150px"> <img src="/templates/yootheme/cache/9d/logo-9d0c06ea.png" width="150" height="150" alt loading="lazy" class="el-image"> </picture> <div class="el-content uk-panel uk-text-lead uk-margin-top"><p>The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) was developed by leading standard setters to define world-wide recognised requirements for organic textiles. From the harvesting of the raw materials, environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing to labelling, textiles certified to GOTS provide a credible assurance to the consumer.</p></div> <div class="uk-margin-top"><a href="/about-us" class="el-link"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span> Find out more about us and what we do.</a></div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> <div class="green-top uk-section-muted uk-preserve-color uk-section"> <div class="uk-container"> <div class="uk-grid tm-grid-expand uk-child-width-1-1 uk-grid-margin"> <div class="uk-width-1-1@m"> <h2 class="uk-h1 uk-text-center"> Find Suppliers and Products </h2><div class="uk-panel uk-margin uk-text-center"><p>Use our free databases to find Find Suppliers and Products.</p></div> </div></div><div id="homeforms" class="uk-grid tm-grid-expand uk-grid-column-small uk-margin" uk-grid> <div class="uk-grid-item-match uk-width-1-2@m"> <div class="uk-tile-default uk-tile"> <div class="uk-panel uk-margin-remove-first-child gotsicon uk-margin uk-text-center"> <span class="el-image" uk-icon="icon: zondicons--factory; width: 80; height: 80;"></span> <h3 class="el-title uk-text-emphasis uk-margin-top uk-margin-remove-bottom"> CERTIFIED SUPPLIERS DATABASE </h3> </div><div class="uk-panel uk-margin-large uk-margin-remove-bottom"><p>This database contains the GOTS certified entities, their location, field of operation and product groups.聽<br /><a href="/find-suppliers-shops-and-inputs/certified-suppliers/database/search#howto"><span uk-icon="arrow-right"></span> Find out how to use it</a></p></div> <div class="uk-panel"> <div class="com_gots"> <script type="text/javascript">(function( $, undefined ) { $(function() { var messageBox= new $.xFormsMessageBox($('#gots-dialog-message')); messageBox.Init(); var formSearch= new $.xFormsBaseForm($('#xFormForm-0')); formSearch.primKey='id'; formSearch.urlSetDataJson= "index.php?option=com_gots&task=xforms_set_item&context=search"; formSearch.AddField('xFormForm-0-free_text','free_text','','text','',0,50,''); formSearch.AddField('xFormForm-0-product_categories','product_categories','','text','',0,50,''); formSearch.AddField('xFormForm-0-field_of_operation','field_of_operation','','text','',0,50,''); formSearch.AddField('xFormForm-0-country','country','','text','',0,50,''); formSearch.AddField('xFormForm-0-countryregion','countryregion','','text','',0,50,''); formSearch.bSaveOnReturn= true; formSearch.bSelectOnFocus= true; formSearch.modal= true; formSearch.messageBox= messageBox; formSearch.Init(); $("#xFormForm-0-submit").click(function() { formSearch.Save(); } ); }); $( document ).ready(function() { console.log('ready'); function get_regions_for_country(element) { if($(element).val() != ''){ // Zweites Select anzeigen $('#element-xFormFormField-4').show(); if ($(window).width() > 640) { $('div.content-grid-home div.box-4').css('min-height', '270px'); $('div.content-grid-home div.box-5').css('min-height', '270px'); } }else { // Zweites Select anzeigen $('#element-xFormFormField-4').hide(); if ($(window).width() > 640) { $('div.content-grid-home div.box-4').css('min-height', '230px'); $('div.content-grid-home div.box-5').css('min-height', '230px'); } } if($(element).val() == 'United States (US)'){ // Label f眉r das Select 盲ndern $('#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax-cbinput').attr('placeholder', 'States of United States (US)'); // Entfernen der aktuellen Options $('#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax').children('option').remove(); // Hinzuf眉gen der Optionen f眉r United xFormForm-0-countryregion (US) $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Alabama">Alabama</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Alaska">Alaska</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Arizona">Arizona</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Arkansas">Arkansas</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="California">California</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Colorado">Colorado</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Connecticut">Connecticut</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Delaware">Delaware</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Dist. 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$("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Haryana">Haryana</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Himachal Pradesh">Himachal Pradesh</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Jammu & Kashmir">Jammu & Kashmir</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Jharkhand">Jharkhand</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Karnataka">Karnataka</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Kerala">Kerala</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Manipur">Manipur</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Meghalaya">Meghalaya</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Mizoram">Mizoram</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Nagaland">Nagaland</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Odisha">Odisha</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Punjab">Punjab</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Sikkim">Sikkim</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Telangana">Telangana</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Tripura">Tripura</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="West Bengal">West Bengal</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Union Territory Andaman and Nicobar Islands">Union Territory Andaman and Nicobar Islands</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Union Territory Chandigarh">Union Territory Chandigarh</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli">Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli</option>'); 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$("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Dhaka">Dhaka</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Khulna">Khulna</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Mymensingh">Mymensingh</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Rajshahi">Rajshahi</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Rangpur">Rangpur</option>'); $("#element-xFormFormField-4 #xFormForm-0-countryregion-ajax").append('<option value="Sylhet">Sylhet</option>'); if ($(window).width() > 640) { $('div.content-grid-home div.box-4').css('min-height', '270px'); $('div.content-grid-home div.box-5').css('min-height', '270px'); } }else { // Zweites Select ausblenden $('#element-xFormFormField-4').hide(); if ($(window).width() > 640) { $('div.content-grid-home div.box-4').css('min-height', '230px'); 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