As organic cotton is not grown in Turkmenistan, these companies received extra marks for avoiding sourcing from this country which is well known for forced labour in the industry.
Another twelve companies have 95%+ of their cotton certified by GOTS. These are Earthmonk, Greenfibres, Howies, Komodo, Living Crafts, Lucy & Yak, MUD, Ninety Percent, Rapanui, Pact (Revelry), Outsider, and THTC. As organic cotton is not grown in Turkmenistan, these companies received extra marks for avoiding sourcing from this country which is well known for forced labour in the industry.