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	Global Organic Textile Standard Global · Tier 2 Trusted	Canada Organic Biologique Canada · Tier 1 Gold	AB (Agriculture Biologique) France · Tier 2 Trusted	Bioland Germany · Tier 2 Trusted
What it means	The strictest, most widely-recognised standard for organic textiles. Covers the full supply chain from organic fibre to finished garment, with environmental AND social criteria.	The federal Canadian organic standard, mandatory on any agricultural product sold across provincial borders or imported as 'organic'.	France's national organic mark, owned by the Ministry of Agriculture. Sits alongside the EU Leaf on virtually all French organic packaging.	Germany's largest organic farmers' association. Bioland-certified farms operate to a stricter private standard than the EU baseline.
Scope	Textiles	Food	Food	Food
Established	2002	2009	1985	1971
Inspection	Annual on-site, IOAS-accredited	Annual on-site by CFIA-accredited certifier	Annual on-site by French-accredited certifiers	Annual on-site by Bioland-accredited inspectors
Residue testing	Required for finished products	Risk-based, conducted by accredited certifiers	Risk-based	Required
Guarantees	≥70% certified-organic natural fibre (the 'organic' grade requires ≥95%). Restricted dyes, no chlorine bleach, no formaldehyde, no banned heavy metals. Wastewater treatment requirements. Social standards based on ILO core conventions (no child labour, no forced labour, fair wages, safe workplace). Annual on-site inspection by IOAS-accredited certifier.	≥95% organic ingredients (single-ingredient products: 100%). No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs, no irradiation. Annual third-party certification under the Canada Organic Regime.	EU baseline organic (EU 2018/848). Annual on-site inspection by accredited French certifiers (Ecocert, Bureau Veritas, Qualité-France).	Whole-farm conversion (no parallel conventional production). Lower permitted nitrogen inputs than EU baseline. Animal welfare standards stricter than EU baseline. Annual on-site inspection.
Does NOT	Doesn't cover non-textile components (zips, buttons, prints) beyond the chemical-restriction list.	Provincial sales-only operations are not legally required to carry it (though many do voluntarily).	Same standard as the EU Leaf — AB is the brand consumers recognise, not a stricter rule.	Like Naturland, membership-based — only Bioland-association farms can use the mark.

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