Fashion Cert

ORGANIC CONTENT STANDARD incentivizes farmers worldwide to increase their organic agricultural production and helps companies verify their products as organic. Products that are OCS certified must come from certified organic farms and maintain their organic integrity from farm to finish. Textile Exchange, the global non-profit that created OCS certification, also offers certification for other standards […]

LEATHER WORKING GROUP provides certification within the leather supply chain using environmental, social and governance metrics. Depending on a business’ role in the leather supply chain, they can choose from LWG’s four different certifications: Leather Manufacturer Standard, Leather Trader Standard, Commissioning Manufacturer Standard, and Subcontractor Standard. Though criteria vary by the type of standard, some

CRADLE TO CRADLE assesses a product’s safety towards humans and the environment. Simultaneously, the product must also be designed for future life cycles. Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Products Innovation Institute administers a multi-attribute eco-label, so all items must abide by rules on utilizing safe materials that can be disassembled and recycled as technical nutrients or

BETTER COTTON INITIATIVE (BCI) is the world’s largest sustainable cotton program. BCI provides training in sustainable farming practices to over 4 million cotton farmers, workers and businesses, who they collectively call the “Farmer+” community. The Better Cotton Standard System takes a holistic approach to sustainable cotton production, accounting for environmental, social and economic sustainability. Products

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

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

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

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

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