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ABNT | COMPANY | The ABNT Ecolabel is a lifecycle based ecolabel that is a voluntary method of environmental performance certification and labelling for products and services in Brazil. |
Alliance For Water Stewardship (AWS) | COMPANY | The AWS standard is aimed to be applicable to a broad range of water users that may affect the availability and quality of water. In fact members of any sector (agriculture, industry, municipalities, airports etc.) can apply for certification. The main focus points of the standard are sustainable water abstraction, good water status, High Conservation Value areas and water governance. |
Alliance for responsible Denim (ARD) | MEMBERSHIP | The Alliance for Responsible Denim (ARD) is an initiative from Made-By, Circle Economy and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. |
Amfori BSCI | MEMBERSHIP | amfori BSCI aims to improve social performance in global supply chains. Since 2003, amfori BSCI has enabled companies to trade with purpose by doing this. BSCI implements the principle international labour standards protecting workers’ rights such as International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions and declarations, the United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and guidelines for multinational enterprises of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). |
Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) | MEMBERSHIP | The Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) was founded in 2007 as an Asian labour-led social alliance across garment producing countries (such as India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Bangladesh) and consumer regions (USA and Europe) for addressing poverty level wages, gender discrimination, and freedom of association in global garment production networks. |
B Corporation | COMPANY | Certified B Corporations™ (B Corps™) are for-profit companies that use the power of business to build a more inclusive and sustainable economy. They meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. It is one of the only certifications that is not for a product or service, but for the whole business behind the product or service. The standards are created and revised by the Standards Advisory Council (SAC), a group of independent experts in business and academia. |
BASF e3 cotton | COMPANY | BASF differentiates a certain type of cotton: BASF e3 cotton, a high-quality cotton supply from the U.S.. This cotton is made with certified FiberMax® and authentic, storied Stoneville® cotton seed that can be traced through the whole supply chain. That way, the end customers know exactly what their clothes are made of, how they are made, and where the cotton comes from. The consumers are sure that their cotton is socially equitable, economically viable and environmentally responsible. |
Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) | MEMBERSHIP | The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) is a not-for-profit organisation that exists to make global cotton production better for the people who produce it, better for the environment it grows in and better for the sector’s future. Through BCI and its Partners, farmers receive training on how to use water efficiently, care for the health of the soil and natural habitats, reduce use of the most harmful chemicals and apply decent work principles. BCI Farmers implementing this system are licensed to sell Better Cotton. |
Biore | COMPANY | The BioRe® certification stands for the world’s highest standards for organic cotton and fair trading. |
Blue Angel | PRODUCT | The Blue Angel is a label initiated by the German government and awarded by an independent Jury to products that are environmentally friendlier than others serving the same use. It is to assist consumers in their purchase decisions. The ecolabel was founded in 1978 and has proven itself over the past 40 years as a reliable guide for a more sustainable consumption. |
Bluesign System Partner | MEMBERSHIP | A bluesign® system partner ensures that increasingly less hazardous material is released into the environment. They strive to use only smart chemicals and act responsibly. Each year, they save volumes of water that could fill multiple mountain lakes. Thousands of households can be supplied with the energy they save. The carbon footprint is reduced daily. They are responsibly acting parties of the textile value chain committed to applying the bluesign® system. Their aim is: |
Bluesign® APPROVED | PRODUCT | A bluesign® system partner ensures that increasingly less hazardous material is released into the environment. They strive to use only smart chemicals and act responsibly. Each year, they save volumes of water that could fill multiple mountain lakes. Thousands of households can be supplied with the energy they save. The carbon footprint is reduced daily. They are responsibly acting parties of the textile value chain committed to applying the bluesign® system. Their aim is: |
Bluesign® PRODUCT | PRODUCT | A bluesign® system partner ensures that increasingly less hazardous material is released into the environment. They strive to use only smart chemicals and act responsibly. Each year, they save volumes of water that could fill multiple mountain lakes. Thousands of households can be supplied with the energy they save. The carbon footprint is reduced daily. They are responsibly acting parties of the textile value chain committed to applying the bluesign® system. Their aim is: |
Brazilian Leather Certification of Sustainability (CSCB) | COMPANY | It is the first program that fixes the Brazilian leather sector’s commitment with good sustainable practices. CSCB takes the triple bottom line into consideration and has four principles: |
Carbon Footprint Standard | COMPANY | The Carbon Footprint Standard is an internationally recognised standard for demonstrating low carbon credentials. It is a unified and independent method to manage carbon and energy that recognises all stages of carbon management - from assessment, to carbon reductions and carbon neutrality. It is applicable to organisations, businesses, products, projects, services and events. |
Carbon Neutral Certification | COMPANY | The Carbon Neutral Certificate is awarded to organisations and sites that meet the strict criteria for carbon neutrality. The Carbon Neutral Product Certificate is awarded to specific products or services. The label can be used on the product to communicate its sustainability credentials. A carbon neutral footprint is one where the sum of the greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) produced is offset by natural carbon sinks and/or carbon credits. The carbon neutral label can be used on the product to communicate its sustainability credentials. |
Carbon Neutralized | COMPANY | Control Union cerifies carbon neutralized businesses based on the PAS 2060:10, the world’s most acknowledged Carbon neutral standard. It is not only required for offsetting, but also for internal reduction. |
Carbon Reduction Label | COMPANY | The Carbon Reduction Label is a public commitment that the carbon footprint of a product or service has been measured and certified, and the owner of the product or service has committed to reduce that footprint over the following two years. The footprint that has been calculated will have been rigorously measured and be comparable based on the PAS2050 standard and Footprint Expert™. This will have a been full life cycle assessment including production, use and disposal. The certification must be undertaken again after two years and prove that real reductions have been made. |
CarbonFree® Certified | PRODUCT | The CarbonFree® Product Certification label by CarbonFund that is awarded to companies that are compensating for their carbon footprint. It is aimed at increasing awareness of product emissions. The label was created in response to the growing market for eco-friendly products and consumer demand for transparent, credible and readily accessible information at the point of purchase. By determining a product’s carbon footprint, reducing that footprint where possible, and offsetting the remaining carbon emissions associated with the product, Carbonfund.org has created a meaningful, credible and environmentally beneficial way for businesses to provide carbon-neutral products to their customers. |
Carbonfund.org | MEMBERSHIP | The Carbonfund.org Foundation is a 501 not-for-profit organization based in East Aurora, New York, that provides carbon offsetting and greenhouse gas reduction options to individuals, businesses, and organizations. Carbonfund.org Foundation purchases and retires certified carbon offsets on behalf of its donors. |
Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW | COMPANY | The label ensures that |
Certified Carbon Neutral - Product | PRODUCT | The Carbon Neutral Certificate is awarded to organisations and sites that meet the strict criteria for carbon neutrality. The Carbon Neutral Product Certificate is awarded to specific products or services. The label can be used on the product to communicate its sustainability credentials. A carbon neutral footprint is one where the sum of the greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) produced is offset by natural carbon sinks and/or carbon credits. The carbon neutral label can be used on the product to communicate its sustainability credentials. |
Certified Grassfed by AGW | COMPANY | The label guarantees food products come from animals fed a 100 percent grass and forage diet, raised outdoors on pasture or range and managed according to the highest welfare and environmental standards on an independent farm. It is an optional addition to the [Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW](https://www.notion.so/Certified-Animal-Welfare-Approved-by-AGW-2f297d8cb820487bbf5cc92ab45deb5c). In order for animals to be approved as Certified Grassfed by AGW they must also be approved under the AWA species specific standards. |
Certified Non-GMO by AGW | COMPANY | The Label is designed to differentiate non-GMO products from their GMO counterparts. It is available to farmers, ranchers and food producers and guarantees that: |
China Environmental Labelling | COMPANY | China Environmental Label was initiated by SEPA in 1993. It provides environmental standards for construction materials, textiles, vehicles, cosmetics, electronics, packaging, and more. China Environmental Labelling represents that the product not only is quality qualified but also meets the specific requirements of environmental protection during producing, using and disposal. This has the environmental advantage of low toxicity, less harm to the planet and saving resources comparing with other similar products. |
Circularity | BADGE | This product has been designed to be circular in order to ensure longevity and recycling at end-of-life. |
Cleaner Cotton | COMPANY | The Sustainable Cotton Project works with California cotton growers to reduce the harmful impacts of pesticide use from cotton production on the air, water and soil in the region and to market the cotton they grow in the project as Cleaner Cotton™. Cleaner Cotton farmers receive a modest premium, paid directly to the farmer to help support these practices. The Cleaner Cotton fibers are tracked from field to spinner, using the USDA Permanent Bale Identification barcode and data. GMO is permitted but sold separately from non-GMO. Disallows the use of the 11 most toxic chemicals* used in cotton in California – unless pests threaten to cause economic loss, or other lower- risk options are exhausted. IPM and biological alternatives encouraged. Up to 50% reduction in chemical inputs over conventional. |
Climate Action Reserve | MEMBERSHIP | The Climate Action Reserve is a premier carbon offset registry for the North American carbon market. The Reserve establishes high quality standards for carbon offset projects, oversees independent third-party verification bodies, issues carbon credits generated from such projects and tracks the transaction of credits over time in a transparent, publicly-accessible system. |
Climate Friendly | BADGE | Actions have been taken to reduce the carbon footprint of this product. This includes direct measures in the supply chain as well as offsetting initiatives. |
Climate Friendly | MEMBERSHIP | Climate Friendly is a company that manages carbon credits through supporting rural, regional and remote Australians (such as farmers and foresters) and regenerating landscape through carbon farming. Climate Friendly manages around one fifth of all projects registered under the national Carbon Farming Initiative, and our projects currently span an area the size of Italy. Every audited project we’ve undertaken has successfully passed independent review. |
Climate Neutral Certified | COMPANY | Climate Neutral is a nonprofit organization working to decrease global carbon emissions. Their certification helps consumers to choose brands with net zero carbon emissions. They also help the brands to get there with their tool set. |
ClimatePartner Certified | COMPANY | ClimatePartner is a solution provider in climate protection for companies: from carbon footprints and climate action strategies all the way to climate neutral products with the support of international carbon offset projects. They offer projects in different regions and with different technologies and standards; in each case, the additional social effects of the projects are particularly important to them. In doing so, they are guided by the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. |
Climatop | COMPANY | The Climatop label certifies products and services that generate significantly less greenhouse gas than comparable products. Climatop is a registered certification mark from myclimate, which was founded in 2008 by the Ökozentrum and myclimate. It designates especially climate-friendly products and services from all sectors of the economy both in B2C and B2B markets. The label is awarded to products and services that release significantly less greenhouse gas. |
Compostability Mark 'The Seedling' by European Bioplastics | COMPANY | European bioplastics has initiated The Seedling - a label for compostability. The Seedling-label is an established and accepted identifier in Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom, and beyond. The logo and the certificate number printed on the product assists in the decision on purchasing and disposing a product (packaging). The certification process is offered by Belgian certifier TÜV Austria Belgium and German certifier DIN CERTCO. When successfully certified, the product will fully biodegrade in an industrial composting plant under controlled conditions such as temperature, moisture and time frame – leaving nothing behind but water, biomass and CO2. |
Conten Claim Standard | SCOPE | The Content Claim Standard (CCS) is the foundation of all Textile Exchange standards. It is a chain of custody standard that provides companies with a tool to verify that one or more specific input materials are in a final product. |
Content Claim Standard (CCS) | COMPANY | The CCS (Content Claim Standard) is a tool that verifies the presence and amount of a given material in a final product. It tracks the flow of a material from the source to the final product and is certified by an accredited third party. It allows for transparent, consistent, comprehensive and independent evaluation and verification of material content claims on products. This includes companies in ginning, spinning, weaving and knitting, dyeing and printing and stitching. Each organisation along the supply chain is checked by an independent third party. Any type of input material may be claimed. The CCS is the foundation for all of Textile Exchange’s chain of custody standards. |
Content Claim Standard (CCS) - Transaction | TRANSACTION | The CCS (Content Claim Standard) is a tool that verifies the presence and amount of a given material in a final product. It tracks the flow of a material from the source to the final product and is certified by an accredited third party. It allows for transparent, consistent, comprehensive and independent evaluation and verification of material content claims on products. This includes companies in ginning, spinning, weaving and knitting, dyeing and printing and stitching. Each organisation along the supply chain is checked by an independent third party. Any type of input material may be claimed. The CCS is the foundation for all of Textile Exchange’s chain of custody standards. |
Control Union (CU) Fair Choice | COMPANY | The Control Union social and fair trade standard - CU Fair Choice - is based on the development of human, social, environmental and economic principles.To become certified, companies must demonstrate compliance with the criteria listed in the standard. |
Control Union (CU) Fair Choice - Option 2 incl. FairTrade | TRANSACTION | The Control Union social and fair trade standard - CU Fair Choice - is based on the development of human, social, environmental and economic principles.To become certified, companies must demonstrate compliance with the criteria listed in the standard. |
Corporate Environmental Footprint (CEF) | COMPANY | The Corporate Environmental Footprint (CEF) certification is a standard for determining and controlling your corporate sustainability and governance. |
Cotton Leads | MEMBERSHIP | Cotton LEADS is a program born out of partnership between the Australian and U.S. cotton industries. The goal: engage and connect businesses across the global supply chain with the leading efforts in sustainable cotton sourcing and production. |
Cotton Made in Africa (CmiA) | SCOPE | The Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) and the Cotton made in Africa-Organic (CmiA-Organic) standard were designed to improve the living conditions of African smallholders and promote environmentally friendly cotton production. In order to maintain this value proposition, standards with social, environmental, and economic criteria were developed. The criteria of CmiA standards reflect the actual sustainability requirements for growing and processing cotton in the participating African partner countries from the field to the gin. |
Cotton Made in Africa Mass Balance (CmiA MB) | TRANSACTION | The Cotton made in Africa standard can be implemented with two systems – CmiA Hard Identity Preserved System (HIP) or CmiA Mass Balance System (MB). Most of the CmiA retail partners are producing according to the latter one. |
Cradle to Cradle Certified (C2C certified) | PRODUCT | Cradle to Cradle Certified™ is a globally recognized measure of safer, more sustainable products made for the circular economy. |
Downpass | COMPANY | Downpass is a standard and label that guarantees high quality and the certainty that down and feathers used as filling material are ethically sourced and come from tightly controlled and traceable supply chains. In addition, the quality of all products is monitored by independent testing institutes. |
ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX | PRODUCT | ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® is an independent certification system for chemicals, colourants and auxiliaries used in the textile and leather industry. During a multistep process, we analyse whether each individual ingredient in the chemical product meets the statutory requirements and that it is not harmful to human health. Both brands and manufacturers value the ECO PASSPORT as credible proof of sustainable textile and leather production. |
EMAS | COMPANY | The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is a voluntary environmental management instrument. It enables organizations to assess, manage and continuously improve their environmental performance. |
EPV | COMPANY | The Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (EPV) label was put in place to reward French firms for the excellence of their traditional and industrial skills. |
EU ecolabel | PRODUCT | The EU Ecolabel is a voluntary scheme designed to encourage businesses to market products and services that are kinder to the environment and for European consumers - including public and private purchasers - to easily identify them. The EU Ecolabel promotes the circular economy by encouraging producers to generate less waste and CO2 during the manufacturing process. The EU Ecolabel criteria also encourages companies to develop products that are durable, easy to repair and recycle. |
EU organic | COMPANY | The logo organic EU gives a coherent visual identity to EU produced organic products sold in the EU. Whenever the logo is used on a product, it always has to be accompanied by the code number of the control body and the place where the agricultural raw materials of which the product is composed have been farmed. |
Eco Mark | COMPANY | The Eco Mark is awarded to products with relatively less environmental impact compared to similar products, during their entire life cycle, from extracting and collecting the product materials, to the manufacturing, distribution, use and consumption, disposal, and recycling. After screening eco-friendly products submitted for approval by manufacturers, the JEA certifies and publicizes products qualifying for the Eco Mark. |
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Environmental Engagement | BADGE | This is a placeholder for any kind of enviromental engagement. |
Environmental Impact Measurement (EIM) | MEMBERSHIP | EIM, Environmental Impact Measurement, is a unique and powerful platform developed to monitor environmental impact of garment finishing processes in an efficient and economically viable way. It is a self-accreditation tool aimed to improve environmental performance of jeans finishing at the manufacturing stage. |
Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) | MEMBERSHIP | The Ethical Trading Initiative is an independent body which monitors member NGOs and companies’ supply chains in accordance with an ethical code. The organisation was founded on 9 June 1998, with the intention of changing the lives of workers in companies’ supply chains. |
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European Vegetarian Union V-label | PRODUCT | The V-Label is an internationally recognised, registered symbol for labelling vegan and vegetarian products and services. |
European Water Stewardship (EWS) | COMPANY | The EWS (European Water Stewardship) certification scheme provides bronze, silver and gold awards as powerful communication tools for a job well done. |
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FSC ® - Forest Stewardship Council ® | SCOPE | Forest Management Certification is a mark for responsible forestry and gives assurance for timber products originating from a forest are managed in a responsible and sustainable way |
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Fair Labor Association (FLA) | MEMBERSHIP | The Fair Labor Association brings together three key constituencies - universities, civil society organizations (CSOs) and companies - to find sustainable solutions to systemic labor issues. Since 1999, FLA has helped improve workers’ lives by: |
Fair Payment | BADGE | Workers are paid above the local living wage in order to meet the basics needs of living for themselves and their families. |
Fair TSA | COMPANY | The FairTSA Fair Trade Basic Standard covers agricultural products and processing as well as cosmetics. The Fair Trade Basic standard complies with the requirements of the International Standardization Organization (ISO). The standard attempts to combine firm |
Fair Trade Certified | SCOPE | The Fair Trade Foundation is established in 1992 by CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam, Traidcraft, Global Justice Now, and the National Federation of Women’s Institutes. |
Fair Trade Materials | BADGE | The raw materials used in this product were traded fairly and producers have been compensated accordingly. |
Fair Trade USA | MEMBERSHIP | When you see a product with the Fair Trade Certified™ seal, you can be sure it was made according to rigorous social, environmental, and economic standards. Fair Trade USA works closely on the ground with producers and certify transactions between companies and their suppliers to ensure that the people making Fair Trade Certified goods work in safe conditions, protect the environment, build sustainable livelihoods, and earn additional money to empower and uplift their communities. |
Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) | MEMBERSHIP | Fair Wear helps member brands create practical plans and pinpoint next steps to improve working conditions. Their member brands need to show improvement every year, and are constantly pushed and supported for creating positive change. |
Fair Working Conditions | BADGE | Good management practices are implemented to ensure and continously improve the working conditions of factory workers and employees. |
FairClimateFund | MEMBERSHIP | FairClimateFund works with partners to finance and implement climate projects. These climate projects reduce the CO2-emissions and deforestation, and improve the living conditions for people in developing countries. The FairClimateFund projects generate Gold Standard/Fairtrade Carbon Credits, that are sold for a fair price to customers who want to compensate their CO2-emissions. |
FairWertung | COMPANY | Non-profit used clothing collectors who collect according to the FairWertung code of conduct may use the FairWertung sign. If the sign FairWertung is shown on a collection slip or used clothing container, the collection is carried out according to the code of conduct for non-profit clothing collections by FairWertung. For consumers, the sign of FairWertung is a guide if they want to donate their sorted textiles responsibly and for a good cause. |
Fairtrade Cotton | TRANSACTION | Fairtrade works with farmers who’ve formed small producer organizations, as well as contract production organizations in the process of forming independent cooperatives to produce Fairtrade Certified Cotton. Fairtrade works with farmers to stop or reduce the usage of agrochemicals and supports them to adapt to changing climate patterns. Requirements in the Fairtrade Standards also protect farmers’ health and safety, and ban genetically modified cotton seeds. A large percentage of Fairtrade cotton is also organic certified, and Fairtrade encourages and empowers cotton farmers to protect the natural environment as an integral part of their farm management. |
Fairtrade Gold | COMPANY | Fairtrade certification aims at banning all forms of conflict minerals from the gold supply chain, so that the gold trade does not fuel instability and conflict in mining areas. At the same time, Fairtrade supports ASM cooperatives to acquire legal status for their operations and enables miners to act collectively against any form of discrimination. Fairtrade works with ASMs to reduce the amount of chemicals needed in gold extraction, to raise awareness for health and safety risks, and to ensure that proper safety equipment and policies are in place. |
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Fairtrade Silver | COMPANY | Fairtrade certification aims at banning all forms of conflict minerals from the gold supply chain, so that the gold trade does not fuel instability and conflict in mining areas. At the same time, Fairtrade supports ASM cooperatives to acquire legal status for their operations and enables miners to act collectively against any form of discrimination. Fairtrade works with ASMs to reduce the amount of chemicals needed in gold extraction, to raise awareness for health and safety risks, and to ensure that proper safety equipment and policies are in place. |
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Fairtrade Textile Standard | SCOPE | The Fairtrade Standards are designed to tackle poverty and empower producers in the poorest countries in the world. The standards apply to both producers and traders. There are specific standards for: small-scale producer organizations, hired labor, and contract production. There’s also the trader standard, climate standard, textile standard, and gold standard.The Fairtrade Standards include a range of economic, environmental and social criteria that must be met by producers and traders in order to acquire or retain Fairtrade certification. They are set in in accordance with the ISEAL Code of Good Practice on Standard Setting.All Faitrade standards include the Fairtrade Minimum Price, along with a fixed Fairtrade Premium, which allows farmers and workers to invest in improving the quality of their businesses and communities. The Fairtrade standard also emphasizes economic, environmental and social criteria that must be met by producers and traders in order to acquire or retain Fairtrade certification. There are also requirements for democratic self-organization, participatory decision-making, transparency, and non-discrimination. Forced labour and child labour are prohibited under the Fairtrade Standards. |
Field to Market | MEMBERSHIP | Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture is working to meet the challenge of producing enough food, fiber and fuel for a rapidly growing population while conserving natural resources and improving the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It aims to do this by bringing together a diverse group of grower organizations; agribusinesses; food, beverage, apparel, restaurant and retail companies; conservation groups; universities; and public sector partners to define, measure and advance the sustainability of food, fiber and fuel production in the United States. By uniting the agricultural supply chain and key stakeholders around a common measurement framework, Field to Market seeks to drive continuous improvement in the sustainability of commodity crop production. |
France Terre Textile | PRODUCT | The France Terre Textile label shows that a minimum of 75% of an item is French and was produced with a certain environmental standard. |
GOTS Transaction | TRANSACTION | GOTS is the leading textile processing standard for organic fibres. When The Soil Association certify to the GOTS standard, the association check every step of the supply chain, from harvesting through production, processing, manufacturing and labelling. The Soil Association also considers the environmental management and social responsibility of producers. GOTS is the gold standard for sustainable processing of textiles made from organically grown fibres (such as cotton or wool). |
GRASP | MEMBERSHIP | GLOBALG.A.P. is the internationally recognized standard for farm production. The GLOBALG.A.P Risk Assessment on Social Practice (GRASP) is mainly based on document checks and is to assess social risks in primary production. GRASP supports producers to address important social issues and build awareness at farm level. |
GREENGUARD | COMPANY | GREENGUARD Certification is part of UL Environment, a business unit of UL (Underwriters Laboratories). GREENGUARD Certification helps manufacturers create and helps buyers identify interior products and materials that have low chemical emissions, improving the quality of the air in which the products are used. All GREENGUARD Certified products are listed in the UL SPOT Sustainable Product Database. |
GUT | COMPANY | The goal of GUT is to improve environmental friendliness and user-friendliness throughout the entire life cycle of a textile floor covering, from production to installation, from use to recycling. Carpets certified by GUT are tested on their environmental impact, user friendliness and safety aspects. To qualify for the GUT certification, the carpet must be made without the use of certain chemicals and substances. Furthermore, GUT looks at all parts of the supply chain, beginning with production, transport and use and ending with the end-of-lifecycle phase. GUT has different symbols of certification for the specific uses of the carpets. |
Global GreenTag Certificate | COMPANY | Global GreenTag is one of the world’s most robust, trusted and widely recognised ecolabels. The Global GreenTag certificate assures that every product is tested and certified under one of the two leading certification programs that use world’s best scientific methods. Conformity with Global GreenTag Certified’s standard is also verified by an independent organization (third party) following ISO / IEC Guide 65 Product Certification. That’s why it is used by thousands of buyers, hundreds of companies and numerous green building councils, certification bodies and governments around the world. |
Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) | SCOPE | GOTS is the leading textile processing standard for organic fibres. When The Soil Association certify to the GOTS standard, the association check every step of the supply chain, from harvesting through production, processing, manufacturing and labelling. The Soil Association also considers the environmental management and social responsibility of producers. GOTS is the gold standard for sustainable processing of textiles made from organically grown fibres (such as cotton or wool). |
Global Recycle Standard - Transaction | TRANSACTION | The Global Recycled Standard (GRS) is intended to meet the need of companies looking to verify the recycled content of their products (both finished and intermediate) and to verify responsible social, environmental and chemical practices in their production. The GRS is an international, voluntary, full product standard that sets requirements for third-party certification of recycled content, chain of custody, social and environmental practices and chemical restrictions. The standard applies to the full supply chain and addresses traceability, environmental principles, social requirements, and labeling. This includes companies in ginning, spinning, weaving and knitting, dyeing and printing and stitching n more than 50 countries. |
Global Recycled Standard (GRS) | SCOPE | The Global Recycled Standard (GRS) is intended to meet the need of companies looking to verify the recycled content of their products (both finished and intermediate) and to verify responsible social, environmental and chemical practices in their production. The GRS is an international, voluntary, full product standard that sets requirements for third-party certification of recycled content, chain of custody, social and environmental practices and chemical restrictions. The standard applies to the full supply chain and addresses traceability, environmental principles, social requirements, and labeling. This includes companies in ginning, spinning, weaving and knitting, dyeing and printing and stitching n more than 50 countries. |
Global Security Verification (GSV) | COMPANY | The Global Security Verification (GSV) Standard is a program developed by Intertek to help international merchants as well as distributors establish and improve their global security-verification process. The aim is to provide safety assurance, risk control, efficiency, and cost savings for all participants. |
Global Traceable Down Standard (Global TDS) | COMPANY | NSF Sustainability is the only international certifier to provide full auditing and certification services globally from farm to finished goods. The NSF Global Traceable Down Standard (Global TDS) ensures that down in apparel, household, and commercial products comes from a responsible source that respects animal welfare and can be fully and transparently traced. Full traceability of down means customers can be assured no other non-certified down has been mixed in during the process. Certification is provided not only at the product level but as a whole to the full supply chain feeding into a particular line of product. |
Good Environmental Choice 'Bra Miljöval' | COMPANY | Bra Miljöval (Good Environmental Choice) is a Swedish ecolabel with strict criteria for environmental protection of power plant operations. Buying Guarantees of Origin with this ecolabel guarantees that the renewable production takes the environment, flora and fauna around the power plant into account. |
Good Shopping Guide Ethical Award | COMPANY | The Ethical Company Organisation is a self-sustaining Limited Company based in the UK, Europe. The Ethical Company or Ethical Award logos cover the whole spectrum of ethical concerns and grants approval at a corporate rather than product level. These logos certify the company rather than the product. |
GoodWeave | COMPANY | GoodWeave is working to end child labor in the carpet industry and to offer educational opportunities to children in South Asia. Through its monitoring and inspections program, GoodWeave is helping to combat the problem of exploitative child labor and to transform the handmade rug industry by certifying child-labor-free rugs and providing education and opportunities to rescue at-risk children. |
Green America™ Seal of Approval | COMPANY | The Green America™ is a directory listing nearly 3,000 businesses that have made firm commitments to sustainable, socially just principles, including the support of sweatshop-free labor, organic farms, fair trade, and cruelty-free products. Companies who join as members may display the Seal of Approval. |
Green Shape | COMPANY | Green Shape is VAUDE’s label for products that feature special ecological manufacturing. The criteria for this label are that only products made of at least 90% organic cotton or recycled materials, colored using the VAUDE ecolour dyeing process or made to conform to the textile standard bluesign® earn the Green Shape quality label. |
Green Tick | COMPANY | Green Tick Certification is a sustainability certification programme invented by Green Tick Certification Limited (GTC) in 2004. It is an independent sustainability certification of products, services, and corporations based on a life-cycle audit of performance against the Green Tick Sustainability Standards. |
Green-e | COMPANY | Green-e® is a global leader in clean energy and carbon offset certification. It certifies companies and products made with renewable energy purchases and climate commitments. |
GreenCircle | COMPANY | GreenCircle Certified, LLC provides third-party certification of sustainable aspects of products and manufacturing operations. |
GreenPla | COMPANY | GreenPla is a standard made to establish biodegradable plastics technology and to foster its extensive commercial use. The label is managed by the non-profit Japan BioPlastics Association (JBPA). Only biodegradable plastics that meet the rigorous criteria such as contents of heavy metals and safe intermediate reaction products may be classified as GreenPla. |
Greenscreen Certified | COMPANY | GreenScreen Certified™ is an independent, non-profit certification standard that promotes the use of safer chemicals in products and manufacturing. Products are certified to Bronze, Silver or Gold. Bronze certification prohibits the use of any chemical of high concern listed on globally recognized chemical hazard lists as defined by the GreenScreen List Translator. Silver and Gold certification levels prohibit chemicals of high concern as defined by the GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals benchmarking criteria. |
Grüner Knopf | PRODUCT | The Grüne Knopf was introduced by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development in cooperation with the German Society for International Cooperation to prevent disasters such as Rana Plaza in 2013. |
Health and Textile Association (Associazione Tessile e Salute) | COMPANY | General Info |
Hong Kong Eco-label | COMPANY | The Hong Kong Eco-Label is a product certification that validates if the environmental performance of the product conforms to the relevant technical standard about environmental protection. |
Hong Kong Green Label (HKGLS) | COMPANY | The Hong Kong Green Label is awarded to products that are qualified regarding their environment attributes and/or performance. It is an independent and voluntary scheme for the certification of environmentally preferable products launched in 2000 by the Green Council. |
ICEC - Certification of leather sector finished products traceability | COMPANY | This certification is aimed to leather sector finished products which are adressed to the end users market. It permits to grant the correct management of the traceability in every part of the production process (including those possibly committed to third parties). The reference standard is TS PM 414. |
ICEC - Qualification of leather sector test laboratories | COMPANY | This certification was created to qualify the laboratories operating in leather sector. The scheme involves the management of every aspect according to the principles of quality, above all referring to laboratory activities, i.e.: staff training, environmental conditions, management of instruments and writing of test reports. These aspects are periodically verified, in order to guarantee the best reliability to the tests performed. The qualification requirements are fully inspired by the ISO 17025 standard, which is the reference for laboratories accreditation. So ICEC certification can be seen as a preparatory (but not substitute) activity to this goal. |
ICEC Certification | SCOPE | The ICEC certification is issued to tanneries that are certified in the environmental, ethical-social, economic and product areas. It is applicable to |
ICEC TS 420 - Chemicals management system according to ZDHC | COMPANY | Institute of Quality Certification for the Leather Sector (ICEC) obtained ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) acknowledgement for ICEC TS 420 technical specification (for chemicals management) as a level 1-2-3 indicator for companies needing to register their products in the ZDHC Gateway. The audit for all levels include independent tests performed by ICEC with qualified laboratories, while level 3 audit includes also a verification of the production in the company. |
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IMO Certified | COMPANY | The Institute for Marketecology (IMO) is an international agency for inspection, certification and quality assurance of eco-friendly products. For more than 20 years, IMO has been active in the field of organic certification but it is also active in the sectors of natural textiles, sustainable forestry, and social accountability monitoring. |
ISCC Certified | COMPANY | The International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) provides sustainability solutions for fully traceable and deforestation free supply chains. They do this by: |
ISO 14001 | COMPANY | ISO 14001 is developed by the International Organisation for Standardisation and sets out the criteria for an environmental management system and companies can be certified for doing this. ISO 14001 maps out a framework that a company or organization can follow to set up an effective environmental management system. It is designed to be used by any type of organization, regardless of its activity or sector, and can provide assurance to company management and employees as well as external stakeholders that environmental impact is being measured and improved. |
ISO 27001 | COMPANY | This standard might not be directly connected to sustainability in the conventional understanding, i.e. stopping climate change and environmental pollution, creating fair working conditions and a transparent supply chain. But sustainability also means being accountable and taking responsibility. This includes securing the company's own IT and data protection in accordance with international guidelines. This task mostly falls into the department of governance and compliance. |
ISO 45001:2018 | COMPANY | ISO 45001:2018 specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, and gives guidance for its use, to enable organizations to provide safe and healthy workplaces by preventing work-related injury and ill health, as well as by proactively improving its OH&S performance. |
ISO 50001 Energy Management System Certificate | COMPANY | The ISO 50001 Energy Management System certification provides a framework for establishing energy management best practice to help organisations to improve their energy efficiency plus make a return on investment by implementing ISO 50001. The standard enables organisations to establish the systems and processes necessary to improve energy performance, including energy efficiency, use, and consumption. |
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ISO 9001: 2015 | COMPANY | The ISO 9001 standard is known as a generic management system standard, which means it can be applied to any organisation. It states requirements such as customer quality and satisfaction enhancement, applicable regulations and achieving continual improvements in its performance. ISO9001:2015 are accredited certification programmes as per ISO 17021-1:2015. |
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Korean Ecolabel | COMPANY | The Korean Ecolabel is a state-certified eco-label that provides environmental information to consumers. The Korean Ecolabel is awarded to products that are causing relatively less pollution or are using less resources in the production and consumption processes among products for the same purpose. |
Lab Proof Low Water Usage | BADGE | This allows you to upload lab proofs for low water usage. |
Label STEP | COMPANY | The fair trade label STEP is awarded to handmade carpet dealers who commit to fair trade standards, including ensuring fair conditions of production, paying fair prices to ensure fair wages, fighting abusive child labour, promoting ecologically viable production methods, and authorizing independent verification. |
Leather Standard By Oeko-Tex | PRODUCT | LEATHER STANDARD by OEKO-TEX® is a standardised worldwide testing and certification system for leather and leather items from all stages of production. This includes semi-finished products (wet-blue, wet-white, crust) up to finished products. You can certify finished leather, leather fibre materials, ready-made articles, accessories, leather gloves, leather bags, leather covers and more in accordance with the leather standard. |
Leather Working Group (LWG) | MEMBERSHIP | The Leather Working Group (LWG) is an online resource for all stakeholders in the leather industry including brands, manufacturers, suppliers, NGOs and end users. |
Leather from Italy (EN 16484) | COMPANY | Certification is applicable to Tanneries. |
Living Wage Benchmark | PAYMENT | Submit the living wage benchmark of the company. |
Low Water Usage | BADGE | The processes used in the manufacturing are proven to be water saving in comparison to conventional production. |
MAS Certified Green | COMPANY | MAS Certified Green is a registered trademark to delineate low VOC emitting products in the marketplace. Purchasers and specifiers of those products are ensured that they can earn credits in sustainability programs like USGBC-LEED, California Department of Public Health, and the Collaborative for High Performance Schools program. Only products that pass stringent MAS testing criteria can display the MAS Certified Green logo. |
Made in Green by Oeko-Tex | PRODUCT | MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX® is a traceable product label for all kinds of textiles (e.g. garments, home textiles) and leather products (e.g. garments, finished and semi-finished leathers) including non-textile/-leather components (e.g. accessories). |
Made in Italy | COMPANY | Certification applicable to Leather manufacturing companies. It was created to attest the Italian origin of the production of finished articles, in this case accessories, components and objects pertinent with leather sector (i.e. bags, leather goods, footwear, apparel, heels, soles, trimmings, different accessories, etc..). |
Masters Of Linen | PRODUCT | MASTERS OF LINEN® is a registered mark and sign of excellence for linen 100% Made in Europe, from field to yarn to fabric from the CELC. Companies using this certification are every year by an external inspection body. CELC Membership is pre-requisite. The Club Masters of Linen gathers and promotes the certified European textile companies: spinners, weavers and knitters who have opted for 100% European traceability and want to offer their clients a differentiation tool with a high value-added identity. |
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Migros ECO | COMPANY | Migros ECO is a label for textiles that guarantees that no substance likely to cause allergies or irritation, or to be harmful to the environment has been used throughout the manufacturing chain. It also attests to environmental preservation and workforce health and safety. |
NATURLEDER IVN zertifiziert | SCOPE | The IVN has been working on a standard for natural leather since 2001. NATURLEDER is the only standard for natural leather in Europe. The quality label NATURLEDER IVN ZERTIFIZIERT certifies the labeled products a very high level of ecology and quality. |
NATURLEDER IVN zertifiziert - Transaction | TRANSACTION | The IVN has been working on a standard for natural leather since 2001. NATURLEDER is the only standard for natural leather in Europe. The quality label NATURLEDER IVN ZERTIFIZIERT certifies the labeled products a very high level of ecology and quality. |
NATURTEXTIL IVN zertifiziert BEST | SCOPE | Naturtextil BEST is a holistic standard that values environmental and social criteria along the whole textile pruduction chain, initiated by the IVN. |
NATURTEXTIL IVN zertifiziert BEST Transaction | TRANSACTION | Naturtextil BEST is a holistic standard that values environmental and social criteria along the whole textile pruduction chain, initiated by the IVN. |
NP4457 - Innovation Management Systems | COMPANY | The Portuguese Standard 4457, published by the Portuguese Institute of Quality (IPQ) has set requirements for an efficient Management of Research Development and Innovation (RDI), and is applicable to any organization. It is part of the larger management system certification ISO 9001. |
NSF Sustainability Certified Product | COMPANY | The NSF Sustainability Certified mark is awarded to products that meet conformity assessment to a NSF/ANSI or other national or international sustainable product standards. |
NSF/ANSI 336: Sustainability Assessment for Commercial Furnishings Fabric | COMPANY | The NSF/ANSI 336: Sustainability Assessment for Commercial Furnishings Fabric label addresses the environmental, economic and social aspects of furnishing fabric products, including woven, non-woven, bonded and knitted fabrics used for upholstery, vertical and decorative top of bed applications commonly used in institutional, hospitality and office settings. The standard incorporates life cycle assessment criteria, which measures inputs, outputs and environmental impacts of textile products across their entire lifespan (cradle to grave). |
Nike Considered Design | COMPANY | Nike Considered Design is a sustainable line of shoes introduced by Nike, Inc. The line utilizes materials found primarily within 200 miles (320 km) of the Nike factory which reduces the energy used for transportation, diminishing the resulting climate change impact. The manufacturing process reduces solvent use by more than 80% compared with Nike’s typical products. The leather comes from a tannery that recycles wastewater to ensure toxins are kept out of the environment, and it is colored using vegetable-based dyes. Hemp and polyester are used to make the shoe’s woven upper and shoelaces. The mid-sole is cut to lock into the outer sole, reducing the need for toxic adhesives. The shoe’s outer sole includes rubber made from recycled factory rubber waste. |
No Hazardous Chemicals | BADGE | No hazardous chemicals are present in the final product, and if used in the manufacturing process, the handling and disposal is done responsibly. |
NoCO2 and LowCO2 certification | COMPANY | The NoCO2 certification standard is for organisations that want to become carbon neutral. There are four steps that must be completed to achieve the NoCO2 certification standard. |
Nordic Ecolabel (Nordic Swan) | COMPANY | The Nordic Ecolabel or ’’Swan’’ is an official, independent and 3rd party certification that demonstrates that a product is a good environmental choice. |
OCS 100 - Organic Content Standard | SCOPE | The Organic Content Standard (OCS) applies to any non-food product containing 95-100 percent organic material. It verifies the presence and amount of organic material in a final product and tracks the flow of the raw material from its source to the final product. Its predecessor was the OE-100 certificate. |
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OCS BLENDED - Organic Content Standard | SCOPE | The OCS blended applies to any non-food product containing a minimum of 5 and maximum of 100 percent organic material. It verifies the presence and amount of organic material in a final product. Its predecessor was the OE-blended certificate. |
OCS blended - Transaction | TRANSACTION | The OCS blended applies to any non-food product containing a minimum of 5 and maximum of 100 percent organic material. It verifies the presence and amount of organic material in a final product. Its predecessor was the OE-blended certificate. |
OK biobased | COMPANY | The “OK biobased” certification is an independent, high-quality guarantee of the renewability of raw materials. The label offers a comprehensive guarantee about the origin of your products. On a basis of the determined percentage of renewable raw materials (% Bio-based carbon), your product can be certified as one-star-bio-based, two-star-bio-based, three-star-bio-based or four-star-bio-based. |
Oeko-Tex Standard 100 | PRODUCT | STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® is one of the world’s best-known labels for textiles tested for harmful substances. It stands for customer confidence and high product safety. |
Origine France Garantie | PRODUCT | The Origine France Garantie (OFG) guarantees that your product receives its essential characteristics in France. |
PEFC | SCOPE | The PEFC label ("Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes") certifies sustainable forest management and products from sustainable forest management worldwide. |
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PETA-approved Vegan Label | PRODUCT | The PETA-approved Vegan Label means that a products is made with all-vegan materials. Companies that sell only vegan products can even display the logo on store signs, website homepages, social media platforms, and elsewhere to let customers know that they can shop there without having to question if any animals were harmed or killed for the products being |
PFI 100% Vegan | PRODUCT | The 100% Vegan test mark is intended to help consumers identify the origin of materials and make purchasing decisions easier. The PFI 100% Vegan test mark can be awarded for vegan articles, materials and process materials. 100% Vegan in the sense of our test mark are articles, for whose production the use of animal materials and products was renounced, this also includes all components of the sales packaging, as well as enclosed information. Also with the used auxiliary materials, like e.g. adhesives, colors, lacquers among other things must be made certain that they do not contain components of animal origin. |
Payslip of lowest paid worker | PAYMENT | Submit the payslip of the lowest paid worker. |
Processed Chlorine Free | COMPANY | Processes or products that are manufactured free of chlorine chemistry are identified with the Totally Chlorine Free (TCF) or Processed Chlorine Free (PCF) Trademarks. |
Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) | COMPANY | The Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) certification is a standard for assuring sustainability claims. Control Union Certifications offers an LCA approach based on the ISO 14040 and 14044 principles and framework. |
RCS blended | SCOPE | The RCS blended guarantees that the product contains 5-95% recycled content with no other restrictions on the remaining content. It is a voluntary standard that does not replace the legal or regulatory requirements of any country. |
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REEL | MEMBERSHIP | The REEL Cotton Programme is a 3-year modular program for farmers with Sustainable Agricultural Practices (SAP) at its core. |
RSPCA ASSURED | COMPANY | **The RSPCA Assured label** - RSPCA stands for Royal Society for the prevention of Cruelty to animals - **makes it easy to recognise products from animals that have had a better life, so you can feel confident and good about your choice when shopping and eating out.** |
Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) | SCOPE | The Recycled Claim Standard verifies the presence and amount of recycled material in a final product. This happens through input and chain-of-custody verification from a third party. It allows for transparent, consistent and comprehensive independent evaluation and verification of recycled material content claims on products. |
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Red Tractor | COMPANY | The Red Tractor label is UK’s largest food standards scheme. It guarantees that the food and drinks that carry this label are sourced from UK farms and have been checked from farm to pack. They provide links between farming, processing, packing and distribution, with 46,000 British farmers and major supermarkets working to their world leading standards. Their food is traceable, safe and farmed with care. |
Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) | COMPANY | Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) is a new certification for food, fiber, and personal care ingredients. ROC farms and products meet the highest standards for soil health, animal welfare, and farmworker fairness. |
Report of Low Water Usage | BADGE | A report describing that the company has low water usage in comparison to conventional production. |
Responsible Alpaca Standard (RAS) | SCOPE | The Responsible Alpaca Standard (RAS) is an international, voluntary standard that addresses animal welfare in the supply chain for alpaca fiber from certified farms to the final product. |
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Responsible Brazilian Cotton program (ABR) | COMPANY | The Responsible Brazilian Cotton program (ABR) is a part of the BCI. It attempts to unite cotton growers in favor of a more sustainable cotton production in Brazil. ABR proposes to promote a progressive evolution towards good social, environmental, and economic practices, in order to build a positive image for Brazilian cotton and take up territory in the growing market for sustainable cotton. It also aims to continuously improve the sustainable management of production units, rising their compliance levels for sustainability and ABR criteria and align the industry. |
Responsible Down Standard (RDS) | SCOPE | The Responsible Down Standard (RDS) ensures that down and feathers come from ducks and geese that have been treated responsibly. This means enabling them to live healthy lives, express innate behaviors, and not suffer from pain, fear, or distress. |
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Responsible Mohair Standard (RMS) | SCOPE | The Responsible Mohair Standard (RMS) is a voluntary standard that addresses the welfare of goats and the land they graze on. The Standard applies to products that contain at least 5% RMS mohair, calculated as a percentage of the material. |
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Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) | SCOPE | The Responsible Wool Standard is a voluntary standard that addresses the welfare of sheep and the land they graze on.ensuring that wool comes from farms that have a progressive approach to managing their land, practice holistic respect for animal welfare of the sheep and respect the Five Freedoms of animal welfare. The RWS requires all sites to be certified, beginning with the wool farmers and through to the seller in the final business to business transaction. Usually the last stage to be certified is the garment manufacturer or brand. Retailers (business-to-consumers) are not required to be certified. Farms are certified to the Animal Welfare and Land Management and Social Modules of the RWS. Subsequent stages of the supply chain are certified to the Content Claim Standard requirements. |
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SA8000 | COMPANY | The SA8000® Standard is the leading social certification standard for factories and organizations across the globe. It was established by Social Accountability International in 1997 as a multi-stakeholder initiative. Over the years, the Standard has evolved into an overall framework that helps certified organizations demonstrate their dedication to the fair treatment of workers across industries and in any country. |
SEAQUAL License | MEMBERSHIP | The SEAQUAL License allows companies to buy, sell and promote SEAQUAL-Certified goods containing Upcycled Marine Plastic (including SEAQUAL® YARN) and to use the SEAQUAL trademarks, logos and other copyright materials. |
SFP | COMPANY | IFMA’s Sustainability Facility Professional (SFP) is an assessment-based certificate program delivering a specialty credential in sustainability. The credential is made to give recognition and credibility informed industry players with a good decision-making and program management skill set to impact orgnization’s economic, environmental and social bottom lines. |
SMaRT Consensus Sustainable Product Standards | COMPANY | Sustainable Materialss Rating Technology or SMaRT, is a consensus sustainable products standard and label for building products, fabric, apparel, textile and flooring, covering over 80% of the world’s products with environmental, social, and economic criteria. |
STeP by Oeko-Tex | COMPANY | STeP by OEKO-TEX® stands for Sustainable Textile and Leather Production and is a modular certification system for production facilities in the textile and leather industry. The goal of STeP is to implement environmentally friendly production processes in the long term, to improve health and safety and to promote socially responsible working conditions at production sites. The target groups for STeP certification are textile and leather manufacturers as well as brands and retailers. |
Salmon Welfare Certified by AGW | COMPANY | The label guarantees that salmon products are from sustainably managed aquaculture farms that do not allow the use of GMO fish species, routine antibiotics or growth hormones. |
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Skal Eko Symbol | COMPANY | The Skal Eko Symbol is a process and product certification for agricultural products originating from organic production methods. The regulations for organic production consists of European and Dutch legislation and regulations by Skal. |
Social Engagement | BADGE | This is a placeholder for any kind of social engagement. |
Soil Association Organic Standard | COMPANY | The Organic Content Standard (OCS) verifies that a product has met organic standards throughout its journey – from raw material to finished product. When a product is certified according to OCS standards, the certification process is in collaboration with producers to ensure a final product contains the accurate amount of a given organically grown material. |
SustainaWOOL - Gold | MEMBERSHIP | SustainaWOOL provides guaranteed traceability from farm to fabric and means best practices have been adopted and independently verified for responsible environmental stewardship of the land, best welfare and husbandry practices of the sheep, superior quality of the wool, and wool preparation standards. |
SustainaWOOL BLUE | MEMBERSHIP | SustainaWOOL provides guaranteed traceability from farm to fabric and means best practices have been adopted and independently verified for responsible environmental stewardship of the land, best welfare and husbandry practices of the sheep, superior quality of the wool, and wool preparation standards. Being SustainaWool BLUE identifies those growers who still modify the breech (by any method) of their sheep and use effective analgesia and/or anesthesia when doing so. |
SustainaWOOL GREEN | MEMBERSHIP | SustainaWOOL provides guaranteed traceability from farm to fabric and means best practices have been adopted and independently verified for responsible environmental stewardship of the land, best welfare and husbandry practices of the sheep, superior quality of the wool, and wool preparation standards. Being SustainaWool Green identifies those growers who do not mules (ceased or never mulesed). |
Sustainable Materials | BADGE | More than 70% of the materials used in this product are proven to be sustainable or eco-friendly. |
SustentaX | COMPANY | SustentaX is a Brazilian ecolabel that assists consumers to identify sustainable products, materials, equipments and services. Products with the SustentaX Seal are evaluated for their quality and human safety. Manufacturers must prove their social, environmental and marketing responsibilities. The independent verification process for the SustentaX Seal is based on ISO 14024. |
TerraCycle | COMPANY | The TerraCycle® logo is present on a product that TerraCycle has manufactured, it means the product was made from waste that would have otherwise gone to a landfill or been incinerated. In addition, TerraCycle accepts its old products back through the same collection programs to start the process over again. |
TerraPass | MEMBERSHIP | Terrapass uses carbon credits to help finance greenhouse gas reduction and renewable energy projects around the US. When consumers and businesses buy carbon offsets from terrapass, that money goes to purchase carbon credits from projects, resulting in lower overall greenhouse gas emissions and a slowing of global warming. The company provides Green-E® Climate Certified Carbon Offsets, a global third-party certification program for carbon offsets, and BEF Water Restoration Certificates®, which balances your business’ water footprint. |
Texas Certified Organically Produced | COMPANY | Under the Organic Certification Program, the Texas Department of Agricultura (TDA) inspects and certifies organic farms as well as processors, distributors and retailers of organic food and fibers. To be certified, all must comply with organic growing and handling standards established by the USDA National Organic Program (NOP). In exchange for this compliance, participants may use a marketing logo identifying their products as certified organic. The department also helps certified businesses market their products by promoting Texas-certified organic food and fiber. |
Textile Exchange | MEMBERSHIP | Textile Exchange is a global non-profit that creates responsible companies in the preferred fibre and materials industry. They aim to build a community that can collectively accomplish what no individual or company can do alone. They develop, manage, and promote a suite of leading industry standards, as well as collect and publish critical industry data and insights that enable brands and retailers to measure, manage, and track their use of preferred fibre and materials. |
Thai Green Label | COMPANY | The Thai Green Label is an environmental certification awarded to specific products that are shown to have minimum detrimental impact on the environment, in comparison with other products serving the same function. The Thai Green Label Scheme applies to products and services, not including foods, drinks, and pharmaceuticals. |
The Gold Standard | COMPANY | Gold Standard for the Global Goals customises safeguards, requirements, and methodologies to measure and verify impact on a wide range of activities - from climate protection projects seeking to issue carbon credits to corporate supply chain interventions to national or subnational programmes looking for the most credible claims for their impact reporting. |
The Good Cashmere Standard | SCOPE | The Good Cashmere Standard® is an independent standard for sustainable cashmere, developed by the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF). It aims to improve the welfare of cashmere goats, the lives of farmers and farming communities, and the environment in which they live. |
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Triple Bottom Line (TBL) Certification | COMPANY | ## Toward a common standard for measuring and reporting performance |
UL Environment Multi-Attribute Certification | COMPANY | Environmental Product Certifications awarded by UL tell the story of a product’s environmental performance throughout its lifecycle, enabling purchasers to identify holistically greener products and meet their sustainability goals. These voluntary, multi-attribute, lifecycle-based environmental certifications indicate that a product has undergone rigorous scientific testing, exhaustive auditing, or both, to prove its compliance with stringent, third-party, environmental performance standards. |
UN Climate Neutral Now | MEMBERSHIP | Climate Neutral Now is an initiative launched by UN Climate Change in 2015 to encourage everyone in society to take action to help achieve a climate neutral world by mid-century, as enshrined in the Paris Agreement. UNFCCC certifies projects that reduce, avoid or remove greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere.
The projects are implemented in developing countries and are rewarded with Certified Emission Reductions (CERs), a type of carbon offset measured in tonnes of CO2 equivalent. The CERs are available for everyone to purchase to offset emissions or in support of the projects. The full contributions go directly to the projects. |
UN Global Compact | MEMBERSHIP | UN Global Impact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. Signatory companies in the United Nations (UN) Global Compact collectively share the same conviction: that business practices rooted in universal principles contribute to a more stable and inclusive global market that improves today and transforms the future. |
UNIC Social Accountability | COMPANY | The Code of Conduct and Social Accountability, a tool provided by UNIC, is a basic instrument to widespread the principles regulating business activity. In this document the principles of conduct and social accountability characterizing the companies are officially certified.. The document includes the principles of SA8000 standard, of the main international agreements (ILO) about the workers' rights, above all regarding to juvenile labour, and the main requirements about social accountability, environmental respect and professionalism. To implement the Code means also to involve the suppliers and the possible subcontractors in the supply chain, in the limits of their jurisdiction. The certification can be obtained only by companies based in Italy. |
USDA Certified BioBased | COMPANY | USDA BioBased is a federally administered and run label. The USDA has established minimum biobased content standards for many product categories. A product must meet or exceed the minimum biobased content percentage in its given category in order to qualify for certification. Products belonging in categories for which minimum biobased content requirements have not yet been established must contain at least 25% biobased content. |
USDA National Organic Program | PRODUCT | The USDA Organic or Certified Organic seal is a certification for producers of organic food and other organic agricultural products in the US. |
V-Label | PRODUCT | The V-Label is an internationally recognised, registered symbol for labelling vegan and vegetarian products and services. |
VCS | COMPANY | The Verified Carbon Stanadard (VCS) certifies projects that include a wide variety of technologies and measures which result in GHG emission reductions and removals.The VCS Program allows certified projects to turn their greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions and removals into tradable carbon credits. |
Vegan Trademark - Sunflower | COMPANY | The Vegan ’Sunflower’ Trademark is used on labels worldwide as the authentic standard for products free from animal ingredients and animal testing. It represents the international standard for authentic vegan products. |
WFTO Fair Trade Standard | COMPANY | The WFTO Guarantee System (GS) combines Fair Trade and social enterprise verification into one. Their Fair Trade Standard verifies that an enterprise is mission-led, focused on the interests of its producers, and this is in the structure, systems and practices of the enterprise. |
WindMade | COMPANY | Windmade™ is a consumer label identifying products and companies using wind energy. WindMade™ is dedicated to increasing corporate investments in wind power by informing consumers about companies’ use of wind energy, and increasing demand for products that embrace this clean and renewable energy source. |
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Worker Union | PAYMENT | Information about worker union, which itself indicates that you have fair payments. |
Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) | COMPANY | Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) is the world’s largest independent certification program mainly focused on the apparel, footwear, and sewn products sectors. |
YESS Standard | COMPANY | The YESS Standards for Spinning & Fabric Mills are a guide for mills to identify, assess, and address the risk of forced labor involved in cotton production. |
ZDHC MRSL | COMPANY | ZDHC MRSL supports good chemical management by helping to avoid the use of banned substances during production and manufacturing. This solution facilitates the creation of end products that meet the requirements for cleaner outputs. ZDHC MRSL establishes acceptable limits for each hazardous and chemical substance and outlines which ones to avoid, in particular those banned from intentional use. ZDHC Accepted Certification Standards are used to indicate conformance. |
ZQ Certified | COMPANY | ZQ is an established standard for ethically and sustainably grown wool, owned and operated by The New Zealand Merino Company Ltd and is recognised by the ISO/IEC 17065:2012 standard. ZQ Natural Fibre is only available through supply agreement contracts, set up between the grower and a ZQ brand partner. |
myBMP Certified Cotton | COMPANY | myBMP Certified Cotton is a consumer guarantee that the branded textile product they are buying is made of Australian cotton grown under Best Management Practices by growers who care for the environment. |
myclimate | MEMBERSHIP | myclimate provides consulting services, education and climate protection projects. It is one of the global leadrs in quality carbon offsetting measures. Emissions are currently offset by means of around 70 carbon offset projects in 30 countries. Through these projects, emissions are reduced by replacing fossil fuel sources with renewable energies and by implementing energy-efficient technologies. myclimate carbon offset projects meet the highest standards, which, as well as reducing greenhouse gases, have a proven positive impact on sustainable development, both locally and regionally. |
ÖkoControl | COMPANY | The ÖkoControl Label is given to furniture, bedding or mattresses made of natural, Sustainable Materialss after strict testing for harmful substances done by independent and accredited test laboratories. It’s a label that guarantees the low output of dangerous emissions. This is done in accordance to the ÖkoControl criteria. |
Österreichisches Umweltzeichen (Austrian Ecolabel) | PRODUCT | The Austrian Environmental Label (Österreichische Umweltzeichen) offers consumers an information basis for environmentally friendly purchasing decisions. It is a government-awarded seal that labels environmentally friendly products and services. The label is awarded in the product, tourism, green meeting and education sectors. |
Ø-label: Norway | COMPANY | The Ø-label aims to safeguard Norway’s organic future. All providers of organic products in Norway are part of Debio’s inspection scheme, which includes all activities from farm to table. |
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