the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and the Organic Exchange (OE).
The certification process
Certification is a voluntary process whereby a business can have its products or services inspected by a certification body such as Ecocert. Certification is awarded, provided that the products or services comply with international and/or local standards. Certification is valid for a specified time period, during which the certifying body continues to monitor the clients' activities to ensure continued compliance. Ecocert auditors conduct on-site inspections and subsequently draw up audit reports, which they forward to Ecocert head office. To provide traceability to all stakeholders in the value chain, such audits involve, for example, the entire production system: from inputs through production, processing, manufacturing, packaging, labelling and storage, to distribution and import. Annual monitoring inspections are carried out, some of which are spot-checks, and samples may be taken for laboratory analysis. Certification officers study the audit reports to assess compliance with the specification's requirements. If the
Certification body for sustainable development
Ecocert specializes in the certification of organic agricultural products and has diversified its range of services to i