We have to be Honest

Albor does not yet hold its own GOTS certification as a brand and trader. We therefore do not use the GOTS logo as an Albor product badge or describe Albor's finished garments as GOTS-certified. This is a distinction concerning Albor's formal certification status — not the standards we required when developing our first collection.

From the beginning, we selected documented organic-cotton fabrics and a manufacturing partner operating within a valid GOTS-certified system. For our next collection, we are preparing to begin Albor's own certification process as a brand and trader with Control Union in Spain.

Certification, explained clearly

Three terms worth understanding

Certification terminology can be confusing. These are the distinctions behind Albor's current position.

What is GOTS?

The Global Organic Textile Standard—GOTS—is a textile processing standard for organic fibres. It includes requirements concerning certified fibre content, textile processing, chemical inputs, environmental management, traceability and social criteria. Compliance is verified through annual on-site audits by approved independent certification bodies.

What is a GOTS Scope Certificate?

A Scope Certificate identifies the company, facility, activities and product categories covered by its certification during a defined period. Our manufacturing partner holds a valid Scope Certificate covering relevant manufacturing and trading activities.

A Scope Certificate does not mean that every product made at a certified facility is automatically GOTS-certified. It confirms the certified system and activities within which eligible products can be processed.

What is a Transaction Certificate?

A Transaction Certificate relates to identified certified goods transferred between named certified operators. It records information such as the seller and buyer, the certified material, fibre composition, fabric type, quantity, and shipment or transaction details. Our Transaction Certificates document the principal fabrics supplied to our manufacturing partner for the first Albor collection.

Organic is the start of the story, not the whole of it.

This is why we also looked at the systems used beyond the farm: the certification of the fabrics, the documented fabric transactions and the certified scope of our manufacturing partner. GOTS certification is what takes us further than "organic cotton" as a label — it prohibits the most harmful substances in dyeing and finishing and sets strict, independently checked limits on everything else used in processing. That's a stronger claim than "chemical-free," because it's enforced and verifiable rather than just a word on a label. In practice, that means fewer chemical residues in the fabric that ends up against your child's skin — not just a cleaner supply chain on paper.

Rolls of finished organic cotton fabric at the mill

Our clothing partner

Our manufacturing partner holds a valid GOTS Scope Certificate covering relevant textile and garment-production activities. Our organic-cotton jersey, French terry and matching rib are supported by GOTS Transaction Certificates documenting their transfer to that partner.

View our certification evidence

The documents, not just the claim.

We believe transparency should be backed by evidence you can examine for yourself, not just a claim you have to take our word for.

  • GOTS scope certificate of our supplier first page
    Manufacturing partner

    GOTS Scope Certificate

    Confirms our manufacturing partner holds a valid GOTS 7.0 Scope Certificate for relevant textile and children's garment production.

  • GOTS transaction certificate of our company for jersey fabric
    Albor - GOTS-CUC TR-17-TC-1142319

    Transaction Certificate for single jersey

    Dyed single jersey, 100% organic cotton, transferred to our manufacturing partner.

  • GOTS transaction certificate of our company for french terry fabric
    Albor - GOTS-CUC TR-17-TC-1170050

    Transaction Certificate for french terry

    French terry (100% organic cotton) and matching rib (95% organic cotton, 5% elastane) supplied to our manufacturing partner.

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Context, not just a badge.
We make clothes that move with them.

A certification badge without context can create more questions than answers. We publish our certificates so families can see what has been verified, which materials are included and which companies are named in the documented transactions.

We also explain what the documents do not establish. Certification is an important verification tool, but it is not a substitute for examining the wider product, business model and impacts of a company.

Questions from families

What parents actually ask.

Where are the garments produced?

We work with a selected manufacturing partner operating within a valid GOTS-certified system. Its identity, location and certified scope can be reviewed in the original certification documents available on this page.

Why does Albor not display the GOTS logo?

The logo is subject to specific certification, approval and labelling rules. Because Albor does not yet hold its own certification as a brand and trader, we do not use the logo to market the brand or its finished products. Brand-level certification is a real investment for a young company, and it's next on our list. Until then, the fastest way to judge us isn't a badge — it's the collection itself.

Does organic cotton mean that no chemicals were used?

Organic cotton farming already removes the heaviest chemical exposure in a garment's life — no synthetic pesticides, fertilizers or defoliants at the growing stage. What happens next, spinning, dyeing and finishing, is where an unregulated "organic cotton" label alone stops being a guarantee. That's why we work inside a GOTS-certified system: it monitors and restricts inputs across the whole chain, not just the field.

We'll keep documenting as we go.

We want families to understand not only what Albor creates, but how and why we create it. We will continue to document our choices, communicate their limits and improve one concrete step at a time.

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