IDM Trade & Trace B.V. offers specialized, hands-on support for companies aiming to obtain or maintain three of the textile industry’s most important sustainability certifications: GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard), Textile Exchange standards (GRS, RCS, OCS, RWS, etc.), and Better Cotton (BCI).

Our 360° Support Includes

• • Pre-Assessment & Gap Analysis: We review your production processes, supply-chain records, and chemical inventories to identify gaps against each standard’s requirements—whether that’s GOTS 5.1.1 for input approval or Better Cotton Chain of Custody v1.1 documentation.

  
  

  • Compliance System Design: Creation of tailor-made Standard Operating Procedures, digital record templates, and staff responsibilities that align with GOTS and Textile Exchange criteria as well as BCI’s mass-balance system.

  
  

  • Training & Capacity Building: Interactive workshops for management, quality, and production teams to ensure understanding of complex criteria such as organic fibre transaction certificates or TE CCS requirements.

  
  

  • Audit Preparation & Liaison: We organize internal mock audits, help compile evidence for the Certification Body, and accompany you on the day of inspection—whether with Control Union, ICEA, or Soil Association.

  
  

  • Ongoing Maintenance: Post-certification monitoring, including annual updates, transaction certificate tracking, and supplier-verification checklists.

Example in Action
IDM recently guided a multisite knitting and dyeing operation in Türkiye through simultaneous GOTS v7 and Textile Exchange RCS certification, while also enabling their upstream ginner to register for Better Cotton licensing. The factory passed all audits in the first attempt, shortening their usual preparation period by more than 30 %.

With IDM’s deep field experience and up-to-date knowledge of each standard, your organization gains a single, trusted partner to navigate the full lifecycle—from application to successful certification and continuous compliance.