In the world of textiles, there are a number of Textile Certification Programs offered by independent organisations looking to improve the trust that consumers have with the products they would like to purchase. Oeko-Tex and the Global Organic Textiles Standard (GOTS) are only 2 examples of such organisations that I would like to discuss today in more detail. But first I'll dive a bit into who these organisations are.
What is the Global Organic Textiles Standard (GOTS)
Key Difference #1 - GOTS
Oeko-Tex is not Organic
The primary goal of Oeko-Tex is to guarantee the safety of the final product, if you see an Oeko-Tex Standard 100 label on its own, it tells you that this product is of a high product safety standard and wont contain known to be harmful or even some suspected to be harmful chemicals. But it does not tell you anything about how the raw materials were made.