GOTS Bangladesh Seminar 2019

Claudia Kersten - GOTS Managing Director

Summary of GOTS Operations 2018

•3,350 Entities •5,760 Facilities•64 countries•20,331 Chemical Inputs (8,242 colourants)•2.02 million workers covered under GOTS **•17 Approved Certification Bodies

** data not received from CU Netherlands

14.6% increase in Facilities from 2017

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2.811 2.754 2.714 3.016 3.085

3.663 3.814

4.642 5.024

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Facilities in Regions 2018 (2017)

Largest IncreaseBangladesh: 29 %N.America : 25 %

Reductions Africa : 27 %Rest of Asia: 22 %South America : 17 %

India, 1973(1658)

Europe, 1537 (1439)

Rest of Asia, 537 (692)

Bangladesh, 689 (534)

Turkey, 519 (445)

China, 301(292)

Africa, 41(56)

N.America, 134 (107)

SC America; 29 (35)

Top 20 Countries (facilities)

Country 2018 2017India 1,973 1,658 Bangladesh 689 534 Turkey 519 445 Germany 500 480 Italy 340 307 China 301 292 Pakistan 238 194 Portugal 215 180 USA 127 99 Korea 85 69 UK 72 65 Sri Lanka 54 32 Austria 46 41 Denmark 45 47 France 42 51 Netherlands 42 38 Hong Kong 41 50 Spain 38 42 Sweden 35 23 Switzerland 30 38

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Personnel covered by GOTS

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1.405.111

1.844.682 2.024.095

► 2016 figures are incomplete► 2018 figures are missing inputs from CU Netherlands

Bangladesh Facilities 2008-2018

33 55 58 71 95 100

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GOTScertified

H&M Suppliers in Bangladesh

2013 2019

own research OAR

Approved Chemical Inputs : 20,231 from 778 suppliers*13% increase in 2018 * As of 31 December 2018

5.042

5.939

6.897

8.242

7.110

9.701

11.008

11.989

479

659

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2015

2016

2017

2018

Colourants Auxiliaries Suppliers

GOTS Promotion – Matomo Website

• 262.121 (243.518) from 149 (155) countries• 1.129.743 (1.082.650) page views• 736.855 (363.171 ) page views on GOTS Database• 38.824 (36.137) Downloads

SOLUTIONS= SUCCESS

NGOs

Government

Media

Stiftung Warentest Magazine circulation 385.000/month

Test.deVisitors 67 mio/year

Retail: Aldi Süd (5.19), Kaufland (8.19)

Tchibo 07.19+08.19

Awards

Social Media

07. Feb 19 05. Sep 19

#GOTS 129.000 159.721 +23,81%

#gobalorganictexilestandard 2.030 3.457 +70,30%

#organictextiles 6.092 8.257 +35,54%

#organiccottonclothing 6.072 10.418 +71,57%

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