#31 Franziska Dormann, Global Organic Textile Standard Representative (Organisation)

This week we’re meeting with Franziska Dormann, she works as a representative of Global Organic Textile Standard for Germany, Austria and Switzerland areas.  Known as the worldwide leading standard for organic fibers, GOTS, as you may call it, has become a reference tool for the fashion and textile industries regarding sustainability. It is a certification ensuring that natural fibers are organic and also produced in fair conditions.What makes it interesting is that in a time where transparency seems inevitable, certification is used as a common global language for both consumers and supply chain players.  In this episode, you will know everything about GOTS from how to become certified, how it is relevant in the market and the requirements linked to it.Franziska is claiming for a holistic approach of current stakes in fashion where sustainability begins from the very first step of the product. CONTENT TO FIND YOUR WAY IN THE EPISODE 1:00 : Franziska presents herself2:00 : Her background4:00 : The origin of GOTS6:50 : What fibers do they get certified8:00 : What is a bio sourced material9:20 : To what extent it is certifying the social aspects of the business11:00 : What is the gap between the standards of living and the wages in the countries producing fashion ?11:55 : How can you get certified 13:30 : What does it ensure to all players in the value chain 17:15 : How does she explain the success of the organisation19:20 : Is GOTS certification only for products 21:35 : What makes GOTS certification stronger 22:55 : How many brands are certified 24:35 : Does she think it is a long term shift in the fashion industry 26:20 : How can the fashion industry go even further when it comes to sustainable revolution 27:35 : What must young designers tell to their suppliers to make them GOTS certified30:50 : What does Franziska want to close the door to in our industry31:25 : What does she look out to get inspired32:25 : What is the last piece of clothes she bought32:50 : Who she would like to listen to in this podcast KEY LEARNINGS « It is nice if you work with organic cotton but if you just go for a company or a sweatshop where kids are producing your tee-shirts, then it is not worth to talk about organic cotton. » « Now you can see that different partners and stakeholders of the industry are really interested in getting certified and getting the supply chain transparent on ecological as well as on a social criteria level. » « Sustainable fashion is something which is not a trend anymore and we are going to a new era. I really hope for that because there is no other way to cope with what is happening in the world. » « The success of GOTS is related to the fact that there is a mind shift : the industry is very interested in getting the supply chain transparent. »  TO LEARN MORE ABOUT GOTS :https://www.global-standard.org  TO SUPPORT SMART CREATION THE PODCAST Don’t forget to share and talk about the podcast to your friends and colleagues, it’s easy and it helps the podcast a lot, and please rate it 5 stars and leave us a comment on Apple Podcast. To know more about Smart Creation and Première Vision https://www.premierevision.com/fr/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.