1. Weststrasse 51 • 8570 Weinfelden • Switzerland
Fon • Fax •
KS, halte heute im Auftrag des IMO den Vortrag zum Thema
Global Standard – Auswirkungen des GOTS auf den Naturtextilhandel
Als Freelancer beim IMO tätig. Dort kümmere ich mich um alle eingehenden Anfragen und begleite die Firmen bis zur Inspektion bei allen Fragen und Formalitäten – d.h. von der Anfrage bis zur Inspektionsplanung.
Daneben bin ich selbständig mit meiner Firma it fits-Organic Development Support. In vielen unterschiedlichen Projekten bringe ich mein Know-How über Bio-Textilien ein, ein Schwerpunkt bildet das Thema Standards und Label.
Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition Saood Qaseem, Country Coordinator (Pakistan) ICTC 2011, Lahore, March 29, 2011

2. Global Network: IMO Offices and Representatives
Certification of:
Organic agriculture and organic food products (EC 834/2007, USDA-NOP, JAS)
Forest products (FSC, PEFC), Aqua-culture, Organic textiles (GOTS, OE),
Natural leather and feathers (IVN), Organic and natural cosmetics,
Knowhow in footprints (carbon, water), traceability....

3. Introduction Global Environmental Concerns
Environmental Concerns w.r.t to Cotton Farming
Environmental Concerns in the Textile Sector

4. Fibres from Organic Agriculture
Avoid synthetic pesticides
( stop “pesticide dependency”)
Avoid artificial fertilizers (use manure…)
Avoid genetic engineering
Better water management
Enhancement/ protection of soil-fertility

5. Laws and Regulations for Organic Farming
EEC 834/2007
National Program for Organic Production – (India-2001)
National Organic Program (US-2002)
Not for fibres:
Japanese Agriculture Standards (Japan-2002)

6. Organic Cotton Value Chain Map

7. Top OC Producers in the World (2010)
India 80.85%
Syria 8.27%
Turkey 4.8%
China 1.78%
USA 1.16%
(These five countries represent above 95% of the world’s organic cotton production)
others include Tanzania, Uganda, Peru, Egypt, Mali, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Israel, Benin, Paraguay, Greece, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Senegal, Nicaragua, South Africa, Brazil and Zambia.
Total 241,697 metric tonnes

8. Global OC Fiber Production 2005-2010
241,697
37,799

9. Opportunity for OC in Pakistan

10. Eco Textile Labels / Standards

12. 2754 certified facilities in 54 countries (2010)

13. Organic Cotton Market (Retail Sales)

14. Top OC Consumers in the World (Retailers)

17. Certificates
Company certificate

18. Transaction Certificate:
For each lot/delivery,
mentioning exact weight,
units, packaging etc.
Mentiones buyer and
shipping destination
Available for any product
from a certified company
Means that product has
been traceable so far.

20. Further information http://www.imo.ch http://www.organicexchange.org/
Textile companies may contact:
Chemical companies seeking GOTS-approval
for their products may contact:
Sollten wir diese Fragen nicht hier und jetzt klären können, dann finden sie diese und weitere Informationen über GOTS auf….