Launched in 2017, the Oeko-Tex standard for leather goods allows producers and suppliers of leather goods to have their products certified and tested for harmful substances.
Launched in Fall 2022, Oeko-Tex Responsible Business standard is designed to help brands, retailers and traders in the textile and leather sector with due diligence compliance.
Sustainable Textile Production (STeP) is an Oeko-Tex certification system for brands, retail companies and manufacturers from the textile chain who want to communicate their achievements regarding sustainable production to the public in a transparent, credible and clear manner. Certification is possible for production facilities of all processing stages from fibre production, spinning, weaving and knitting mills to finishing facilities and manufacturers of ready-made textile items. STeP replaced the previous Oeko-Tex Standard 1000.
The Open Apparel Registry (OAR) is a free-to-use online platform that maps the whereabouts and performances of garment manufacturing facilities around the world. It exists to improve human rights and environmental conditions in and around factories by establishing and making available supply chain data as a free, public good. It’s also available in more than 100 languages via Google Translate or via the platform’s interface.
The Organic Content Standard (OCS) is a voluntary standard from Textile Exchange for tracking and verifying the content of organically grown materials in a final product. The standard verifies the presence and amount of organic material in a final product and this applies to any non-food product containing 5 – 100 per cent organic material.
The production and processing of organic textiles sold on the Japanese market is regulated in the Japanese Agriculture Standard (JAS). These certified goods are identified with the official JAS organic seal of the Japanese government.
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