Who and why
About GTS
Our mission
„Our mission is to drive efficient, resilient, sustainable and transparent end2end Value Chains in the Textile & Fashion industry by simplifying and automating the exchange of data between all stakeholders – from fiber to recycling.“
Three pillars of GTS
Global IT Esperanto
- For one-time simple mapping & translation of data into predefined codes
- The main mapping challenge is eliminated (clarification of the meaning of individual data words, without which future- and AI-oriented mapping does not work)
- No more 1:n mapping with each of your partners – just one translation per product class
Initiative & think tank
- Development and maintenance of the GTS standard with input from qualified experts from the member companies – for a continuous improvement process
- Early insights into key Legal-, Market- and IT-developments, including the opportunity to shaping them
- Opportunity to adapt existing in-house processes and the affected systems at an early stage
- Exchange with other members & learning from practice for practise and for the upcoming legislation
Platform functions
Selected platform functionalities in addition to other platforms
- Provision of BOM-, e-commerce and sustainability data for web shops and/or product descriptions
- Transmission of demand data between brand & supplier
- Management of all types of certificates and product data sheets
Together for a circular economy
The GTS-Initiative
We are an industry-driven initiative representing the interests of both large and small players in the textile industry. All members and partners have the opportunity to actively contribute to shaping the GTS standard – participation is not mandatory, though. By bringing in their market know how and specific needs, stakeholders can influence the evolution of the standard. GTS also aims to connect key industry players, fostering synergies to accelerate progress in the important field of data and the transformation to a circular economy – especially with regard to the Digital Product Passport (DPP).
Summit „Digital Product Passport: IT solutions for the textile industry“, 28/06/2024 organised by GTS and VDMA (Photo: VDMA)
Founder and CEO
Andreas R. Schneider
Experience:
- Long-standing executive in procurement
- Independent business consultant in the fashion industry since 1996
- Until December 2020: Managing Partner, GCS Consulting GmbH, Munich
Responsibilities at GTS:
- Since 2020: Founder and CEO of Global Textile Scheme GmbH
- Management and continuous development of the GTS industry standard
- Point of contact for members on topics and projects
- Team building and expansion of the network
Industry Activities:
- Member of key steering committees: GS1 (Germany), The Consumer Goods Forum
- Contributor to industry standards: eBIZ, EPCIS, RFID
- Participation in the Sustainability Roadmap of DIN
- Co-Sector Lead for Textiles in the CIRPASS project of the EU
- Expansion of the GTS standard in the CISUTAC project of the EU to establish a new standard for the exchange of circular economy-relevant product data
- Industry expert at JRC textile expert workgroup, defining future ESPR performance criteria as basis for future data points in the Digital Product Passport and the upcoming Delegated Acts
- Member of WG 1 (advisory work group) and WG 4 (interoperability work group) at JTC 24 at CEN/CENELEC
- Leading the Expert Work Group 3 (textile experts) at CIRPASS 2 Cirpass2
For high-quality, durable and affordable products
“There are frequent rumors that we ‚textilers‘ collect huge amounts of data every day and that our products are created almost incidentally. This statement hits the nail on the head, even if it is very simplified. My vision is to fully automate the growing stream of data so that we can concentrate fully on developing high-quality, durable and affordable products. That is why we have been committed to GTS since it was founded.“
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Contact
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Your contact person
Andreas Schneider, CEO
Book an initial consultation with us now and find out how GTS can help your business move forward.
In 30 – 60 minutes, we will present our service packages and your benefits in detail and answer your questions. If we do not yet have the right solution for your business model, we will be happy to provide you with a customized offer.