A consolidated version of Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 has been published in November 2023. The consolidated version includes Regulation EU 2023/2229, issued in October 2023. The complete text of this new Regulation can be found here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02021R1165-20231115

GSCS of Bangladesh has transferred its accreditation under the GOTS, Textile Exchange, and ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation programs as of December 31, 2023. Any operations, certification bodies and authorities that relied on this accreditation are asked to take note.

On January 3, 2024, IOAS withdrew CCPB’s Textile Exchange accreditation for Bangladesh and India. CCPB’s accreditation under other schemes and their accreditation for other countries under Textile Exchange remain unaffected. Any operations, certification bodies and authorities that were relying on this accreditation are asked to take note.

On December 19, 2023, IOAS suspended AfriCert Ltd.’s ISO/IEC 17065 (EU Equivalence) accreditation and terminated application for Regulation (EU) 2018/848.  AfriCert Ltd. has been invited to take corrective action to enable the suspensions to be lifted. While the suspensions are in effect, they are not permitted to accept new applications,

On December 12th, 2023 the IOAS Accreditation Committee voted to lift the suspension of GSCI Services Pvt. Ltd for the accreditation of ISO/IEC 17065 and Textile Exchange (CCS, GRS, RCS and OCS). Please see GSCI Services Pvt. Ltd’s accreditation page on the IOAS website for details of their accreditation in

IOAS is inviting applications for a Marketing and Communications Manager. The Marcomms Manager reports to the Business Director and is responsible for all aspects of marketing and communication at IOAS in line with our vision, mission, organizational goals and objectives. This is a remote, mid-level role. Only those in CET/BST/CAT

The latest Materials Market Report 2023 – which includes materials produced for the fashion, textile, and apparel industry as well as for other industries is now available : Global fiber production per person has increased from 8.3 kilograms in 1975 to 14.6 kilograms per person in 2022. Polyester production volumes

ETrackit, the Textile Exchange electronic traceability system, is now commercially available for the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) and Recycled Content Standard (RCS), Its goal is to increase efficiency throughout the supply chain while also providing brands with the verified data they need to make confident product claims. The system works

With a final push for the year to keep our Assessors at the top of their game, we are conducting the last of this year’s training sessions during December to ensure our competence is maintained: IOAS textile training – GOTS scope 4 IOAS Training – GOTS scope 1-2-3 IOAS Technical