News & Events

NEWS - 10-04-2019 Control Union, a founding member of Textile Exchange, has been a strong promoter of the third-party assessment system, namely that policy making, certification and accreditation are organized by different parties.  It was for this reason that in 2011 Control Union gifted to Textile Exchange the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) and Recycled Content Standard (RCS) which now serve over 1,875 sites.

NEWS - 08-02-2019 Control Union UK is pleased to announce the start of its collaboration with Organic Farmers & Growers, OF&G.

NEWS - 21-12-2018 Control Union is happy to announce a newly formed partnership with Green Destinations.

NEWS - 18-12-2018

Control Union UK is running a series of training sessions on the textile sustainability programs.

The trainings will delve into the requirements of certification programs, and into the available systems to manage certifications and the related documents.

The sessions will focus on organic, recycled and animal welfare standards including Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), and Textile Exchange standards: Global Recycled Standard (GRS), Organic Content Standard (OCS), Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) & Responsible Down Standard (RDS).

NEWS - 27-11-2018 “Mastering the Organic Way” Public Awareness Session on Organic Agriculture
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability, in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC), is jointly implementing an European Union (EU) funded project titled “EU – Sri Lanka Trade-Related Assistance for Increasing SMEs Trade Competitiveness in Regional and EU Markets.” The designated national counterpart for the project is the Department of Commerce under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) of the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL).
As a part of the EU – Sri Lanka Trade-Related Assistance for Increasing SMEs Trade Competitiveness in Regional and EU Markets”, UNIDO and Control Union are organizing a Public Awareness Session on Organic Agriculture.

NEWS - 19-11-2018 Control Union Dnjestr, in the Republic of Moldova, received the local accreditation according ISO 17065 for Moldavian organics (OC-prec005) and as a consequence a recognition by the Moldavian Ministry of Agriculture.

NEWS - 16-11-2018 GMP+ International organises a seminar on November 21, 2018.

NEWS - 16-11-2018 Our BRC Conversion Trainings in Edinburgh and Leeds have been a great success!

NEWS - 15-11-2018 Control Union is adding QR codes to several of its Transaction Certificates (TCs) to improve the security of TCs and reduce paper. The addition of QR codes means both PDF and digital versions will be valid, meaning there is no longer a requirement for a personal signature to accompany a TC.