As of February 2026, the Green Button is a signatory to the Social & Labor Convergence Program (SLCP). This step strengthens our commitment to credible, comparable social data and to driving real improvements for workers in global supply chains. With this step Green Button joins several other standards like Fair Wear, Oeko-Tex, Cradle to Cradle and Textile Exchange in supporting and shaping SLCP’s aims. 

About the Green Button: The Green Button is the German government-run certification label for sustainably produced textiles. What sets it apart: it is the first label for human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) processes. It systematically evaluates whether companies assume responsibility for respecting human rights and environmental standards across their supply chains. 

About SLCP: The Social & Labor Convergence Program (SLCP) is a multi-stakeholder initiative dedicated to improving working conditions in global supply chains. Instead of duplicative, resource-intensive social audits, SLCP offers the Converged Assessment Framework (CAF) - a universal social assessment tool that delivers credible, actionable factory-level data. This enables stakeholders to move from repetitive assessments toward implementing real improvements for workers. 

What Green Button’s signatory status means for Green Button companies: 

• Better data for due diligence: SLCP data provides practical insights from factories that companies can use for Green Button risk assessments (Core Element 2) and for planning and tracking measures (Core Element 3). 

• Reduced audit fatigue: SLCP provides a comprehensive data set, reducing the need for multiple duplicative social audits at production facilities. 

• Clarification on recognition: SLCP is not an on-product certification label and therefore is not a recognized label under the Green Button’s current meta-label approach. For information on labels recognized under Green Button 2.0 (read more here).  

Looking ahead: As part of the ongoing revision, the Green Button 3.0 intends to discontinue the meta-label approach and focus even more strongly on company due diligence processes (read why here). In that future setup, the role of robust social and labor assessments at factory level such as SLCP as information sources within the HREDD process will likely gain further importance. Green Button becoming an SLCP signatory is an important step in this direction. 

Next steps: SLCP will present itself in a Webinar to Green Button Companies. Further guidance for Green Button companies on leveraging SLCP data in HREDD processes will follow soon in the Green Button Guide for Implementation.