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Toronto-based Fine Cotton Factory receives the Global Organic Textile Standard certification (GOTS) a stringent, voluntary international standard for the processing of organic, fiber-containing products and addresses post-harvest processing stages, such as spinning, knitting, weaving, dyeing and manufacturing.

This will allow Fine Cotton Factory to offer GOTS-certified organic-cotton mattress fabric.

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PACT | ORGANIC is all about super soft clothes and putting people first and one of the fastest-growing organic cotton basics brands in the U.S. led by Brendan Synnott. According to CEO Brendan Synnott, PACT | ORGANIC’s mission is to change the apparel industry for good by upholding the high environmental and social standards of Fair Trade USA and the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).

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Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is recognized worldwide as the leading processing standard for textiles made from organic fibers. GOTS-certified facilities are now located in 64 countries around the world. The number of facilities certified to the GOTS has growth by more than 18 percent last year, from 3,085 facilities in 2013 to 3,663 facilities in 2014.

Countries with the greatest increase in GOTS certification in 2014 are (in rank order) are: India (+338), Bangladesh (+89), Germany (+32), Turkey (+21) and China (+18).

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India, the largest producer of organic cotton (around 70 per cent of world production) and also the largest processing and export market of textiles using organic fibres with the most Global Organic Textile Standards (GOTS) certified facilities worldwide will stage the first ever international GOTS conference on 22 May. The conference aims to raise awareness about organic textiles and provide guidance and technical information about the GOTS standard.