Eighteen GOTS Approved Certification Bodies certified 19 per cent more facilities in 2021 than the previous year. In all 12,338 facilities in 79 countries were certified.

The countries that reported the largest increase in GOTS certified facilities in 2021 included Turkey (+61 per cent to 1.799), Italy (+53 per cent to 894), Germany (+19 per cent to 817), Portugal (+35 per cent to 608), France (+22 per cent to 122), Denmark (+14 per cent to 115), Switzerland (+15 per cent to 61), Belgium (+55 per cent to 59), Sweden (+34 per cent to 51) and Vietnam (+264 per cent to 51).

As per the annual GOTS Survey, of the 1.114 respondents , 63 per cent indicated a permanent shift in their sustainability strategy with a focus on the environment and health of their workers and staff.

Growing interest from industry, the public, and the media drove website visits by an percent. Media exposure grew by 64 percent and GOTS social media followers across several platforms jumped by 57percent. Rahul Bhajekar, Managing Director, GOTS says, GOTS began revision of its version 7.0 involving all stakeholders including associations, organizations, companies, and individuals to further advance the progressive, innovative, stringent yet practical standard of GOTS.