GLOBAL ORGANIC TEXTILE STANDARD (GOTS) is a program that specializes in certifying organic and sustainable textiles, typically in the fashion and home industries. This certification system utilizes a holistic approach when assessing the organic status of a product’s textiles. GOTS meticulously investigates all steps of the item’s production process, from the harvesting of the raw […]
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ZQ NATURAL FIBER is an ethical and sustainable Merino Wool certification for growers who adhere to the strict ZQ Grower Standard. The key categories of this standard are: fiber quality, animal welfare and health, social responsibility, care for the environment, and program management. LEARN MORE: ZQ Certified NZ & AUS
GRS GRS Certification, or Global Register Systems Certification, provides an accredited certification service for brand Quality, Safety and Environmental management systems. GRS is committed to become a facilitator in making fashion brands more sustainable. GLOBAL
FAIRTRADE INTERNATIONAL prioritizes small-scale farmers and producers, who tend to be the most marginalized contributors to the global trade system. The standards include economic, environmental and social criteria that are required by traders and producers in order to obtain and retain Fairtrade certification. The economic criteria cites the Fairtrade Minimum Price, providing a safety net
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ISO4000 ISO 14000 certification of Switzerland checks a brand’s consumption of water, energy, paper and plastic, helps ensure that sustainable, environmentally-friendly standards are in place and provides benchmarks from which a brand can measure its overall impact on the planet. SWITZERLAND
OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 verifies that every component of a textile article – including buttons, zippers, and other accessories – has been tested for and is free of substances that are harmful to humans. A number of regulated and non-regulated substances are accounted for, and the limits for substances are often stricter than national and international
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BLUESIGN works with brands, manufacturers and chemical suppliers to ensure that bluesign® certified products satisfy the strictest criteria for safety and environmental impact throughout the textile supply chain. Bluesign CRITERIA are the highest standards in the industry, covering chemical consumption, carbon emission, water consumption, energy consumption and worker health and safety. LEARN MORE: bluesign
GOODWEAVE guarantees that products are made and sold under healthy working conditions and without child, forced or bonded labor. Compliance requires complete transparency in the supply chain. For further verification, companies recognized by GoodWeave must adhere to unannounced inspections and visitations at all production facilities. In fact, each GoodWeave label has a unique code that
MADE SAFE certified products are guaranteed to be nontoxic and made without the use of any harmful chemicals. MADE SAFE certifies personal care items, household products, cleaning products and furniture. Using their comprehensive “Ecosystem Approach,” a third party reviews product materials and functionality. The certification begins with a screening against MADE SAFE’s Banned / Restricted
CARBONCARE CERTIFICATION recognizes efforts in managing and reducing the emission of greenhouse gasses. Organizations are assessed by Enviro-access Consulting in their impacts on climate change. CarbonCare offers two levels of certification: Basic and Carbon-Neutral. The Basic Certification rewards organizations who carry out greenhouse gas emissions inventory in compliance with sustainable standards through an Enviro-access team
