On 6th July 2022, Dr. Binay Kumar Choudhury, Chairman, Control Union signed the collaboration agreement with Chairman, TEXPROCIL, Shri Manoj Kumar Patodia at TEXPROCIL’s registered office in Mumbai. The agreement was signed in the presence of Shri K.K. Lalpuria, Executive Director and CEO of Indo Count Industries Ltd, and Dr. Siddhartha Rajagopal, Executive Director, TEXPROCIL along with officials from both organizations.

The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL) is an autonomous body set up by the Government of India in 1954 to promote exports of Indian Cotton Textile products across the world.

With its foundation in agriculture, Control Union Certifications has focused its efforts on developing services around the sustainability of the industry's supply chains which feed into the food, feed, forestry, biomass, bioenergy, social compliance, and textiles markets. With 'boots on the ground in more than 70 countries, Control Union Certifications is uniquely placed to manage challenges in today's global marketplace.

The objective of General Certificate of Conformity (GCC) is to offer a traceability program for Indian Farm cotton. In collaboration with TEXPROCIL (Cotton Textile Export Promotion Council), the GCC provides a credible and verifiable system for to validate authentic Indian cotton and allied products through screening and record identification of actual goods movement. The program aims to benefit the entire supply chain for textiles from harvesting to exporters and brands.