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Events - Join IMO Textile Experts

IMO Textile Experts are present at several events. For more detailed information please visit the section "Events" of this website. You are welcome to take appointment beforehand at textile@imo.ch.

News from the IMO Textile Department

GOTS Version 4.0 published: Transition period for users of GOTS to fully comply with the new Version of GOTS will be one year. More information at the GOTS website: www.global-standard.org
IMO interview about textile certification published in Bangladesh Textile Today magazine
IMO launches web-based GOTS Positive List System. Visit the new website...
IMO certifies traceability of organic cotton (OE 100 Standard & OE Blended Standard). More information...
Global Organic Textile Standard: IMO unique approved certifier. More information...

Textile Inspection and Certification by IMO

Since 1992, IMO has been acting as a reliable, international inspection and certification organization for textiles. Our certificates stand for the greatest ecological quality.

The International Association Natural Textile Industry (IVN) has entrusted IMO and the testing lab eco-Umweltinstitut exclusively with quality assurance. Furthermore, IMO is entitled to perform ecological quality assurance on basis of the standards of the Organic Trade Association (OTA), Demeter International, on behalf of the Soil Association and others.

IMO was significantly involved in developing the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and was officially approved as the first certification body at all to offer certification according to this world-wide accepted standard for ecological textiles.

Our many years of experience in ecological and social quality assurance in textile production are also available for your company's special criteria.

Services Offered by IMO

IMO offers inspections and certification for the following activities within the textile chain:

the production of natural fibers such as cotton, flax, wool, silk, etc. in accordance with organic standards like the European Regulation (EC) N° 834/2007 and (EC) N° 889/2008, NOP or private organic standards like Naturland, Demeter, IFOAM, etc.
all primary processing stages within the whole textile chain such as spinning, knitting/weaving, dying, finishing and manufacturing of ready-to-wear garments in accordance with the processing guidelines of the International Association Natural Textile Industry (IVN), global organic standards and other defined criteria of textile associations and specific companies.
producers, mail-order companies, and retailers, who label textiles themselves and bring them to market, such as IVN's brand 'Naturtextil'.

Available organic textile label schemes:

Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
OCS: Organic Content Standard of Organic Exchange
"IVN certified" and "IVN certified best" according to the textile guidelines of the International Association Natural Textile Industry (IVN)
Textile standard of the Soil Assoication (SA), England: IMO is entitled to perform inspections as basis for a Soil association certification on basis of a 'product acceptance agreement'.
Textile Programm of Demeter International: Demeter Germany and Switzerland have entitled IMO as inspection body as basis for a Demeter certification and labelling.

Available natural leather label scheme

IVN Natural Leather Standard

Other Services

Certification of textiles for recycled fibre material
Fairtrade and Social Accountability: Audits according to the Fair For Life Social & FairTrade Programme and according to natural textile standards may be combined with cost-effective benefits
Independent monitoring and expertise in all fields related to natural textile production. Take advantage of our potential and excellent reputation.

How to become certified