Benefits of organic certification for fashion and textiles businesses

Soil Association Certification is the UK’s leading organic certification body. With over 50 years’ experience in organic certification, we’re the trusted organic experts, with dedicated technical, inspection and certification teams and a wealth of practical knowledge and expertise to support your business.

By certifying with Soil Association Certification your business will be able to take advantage of a range of exclusive benefits, with additional marketing and supply chain support, helping you to add value to your products.

As a non-profit organisation, we are here to accelerate a just transition to a fairer and more sustainable world across all of the industries we work in.

Here are some of the exclusive benefits of certifying with us: 

• support on inspections, export and import requirements, and Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) labelling  

• highest consumer recognition for organic in the UK market with the Soil Association organic symbol (in addition to the GOTS symbol) 

• access to our network of the UK’s leading organic brands across food, drink, beauty, wellness and textiles, with unique opportunities for learning and collaboration

• free access to our annual industry-leading Organic Trade Conference, worth £500, as well as other exclusive events

• free access to our industry-leading Organic Market Report and other up-to-date industry data

• support with new routes to market, including eligibility for Amazon’s Climate Pledge Friendly badge, shown to increase sales on Amazon

• access to our exclusive client portal to help manage your certification

• Forest Stewardship Council^® (FSC^®) certification for your non-organic fibres

• the opportunity to work with our industry-leading ambassadors