Textiles standards & trade group
The Textiles Standards & Trade Group has been established from the Textile Standards Committee to provide a more direct link to and forum for organic textile businesses. It will meet two to three times per year. We aim to have a wide spread of appropriate expertise on the group including consumer, public and trade interest representatives. The Textiles Standards & Trade Group remit is to develop and keep under review our textiles standards and to deal with issues from GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standards), licensees, Soil Association members, the public or our certification department.
Issues that have arisen in meetings
- Personal care standards
- Organic cotton campaign - 'Have you cottoned on yet?'
- Social standards
Current group members and their expertise
- Rhiannon Rowley, Committee Chair: licensee - Abaca
- William Lana: licensee - Greeenfibres
- Liesl Truscott: Textile Exchange
- Abi Rushton: Ethical Expert
- Sue Blacker: licensee - Natural Fibre Company
- Roy Kettlewell: Woolmark
- James Minney: licensee - Peopletree
- Matt Hopson: licensee - Cornish Organic Wool
- Andrew Filarowski: Society of Dyers and Colourists
- Kate Fletcher: eco textile consultant
- Chris King: licensee - Garthenor
- Sarah Ratty: ethical textile designer
- Phil Patterson, RITE Group
- Rachel Russell: lay representative
- Mariusz Stochaj: Continental Clothing
- Neil Chadwick: licensee - Seasalt
- Susie Hewson: licensee - Natracare
- Simon Ferrigno: organic and sustainable cotton consultant