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New certification label recognised for the Green Button 2.0

 

One more certification label has successfully passed the benchmarking process and is thus established as recognised certification label for production process requirements (meta-label approach) under Green Button 2.0.

From now on, the following certification label will be accepted:

  • Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS): for manufacturing and wet processes and as before for the fibre and material production for the use of plant-based and animal fibres and for the use of man-made fibres with a proportion greater than 10% and less than 30% in the final product. 

 

This newly evaluated certification label complements the recognised certification labels published in the last months:

  • bluesign®PRODUCT: For the recognition scope wet processes. For the recognition scope fiber and material use for the use of virgin polyester and down.
  • Cotton Made in Africa (CmiA): For the recognition scope fibre and material use for the use of plant-based fibres
  • Fairtrade Cotton: For the recognition scope fibre and material use for the use of plant-based fibres
  • Fairtrade Textile Standard: For the recognition scope manufacturing
  • Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS): For the recognition scope fibre and material use
  • Global Recycled Standard (GRS): For the recognition scope wet processes in combination with Oeko-Tex Standard 100 and for fibre and material use for the use of recycled man-made and plant-based fibres
  • Naturtextil IVN zertifiziert BEST: For the recognition scope fibre and material use for the use of plant-based and animal fibres
  • Organic Content Standard (OCS): For the recognition scope fibre and material use for the use of plant-based and animal fibres as well as regenerated fibres
  • OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN: For the recognition scope manufacturing and wet processes. For the recognition scope of fiber and material use for the use of virgin polyester (product class 1-3) or the use of organic cotton 
  • OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100: For the recognition scope fiber and material use for the use of virgin polyester (product class 1-3) as well as for the use of recycled fibers and materials
  • OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 „organic“: For the recognition scope fiber and material use for the use of organic cotton
  • OEKO-TEX® ORGANIC COTTON: For the recognition scope fiber and material use for the use of organic cotton 
  • Recycled Claim Standard (RCS): For the recognition scope fiber and material use for the use of recycled man-made and plant-based fibres
  • Responsible Down Standard (RDS): For the recognition scope fiber and material use for the use of down.
  • Responsible Mohair Standard (RMS): For the recognition scope fiber and material use for the use of animal fibres
  • Responsible Wool Standard (RWS): For the recognition scope fiber and material use for the use of animal fibres
  • SA8000: For the recognition scope manufacturing

 

All certification labels recognised for Green Button regarding the supply chain levels wet processing and manufacturing as well as fiber and material use can be found here. The list will be further supplemented at a later date. This document lists all fibres and materials approved for the Green Button 2.0, combined with the respective recognised certification labels. 

To meet the Green Button requirements for production processes and to be able to label products, companies must demonstrate recognised certification labels for all three areas (fibre and material use, wet processes, manufacturing). Prior to this, companies must demonstrate compliance with the requirements for corporate due diligence processes within a Green Button audit.

Recognition of the aforementioned certification labels is the result of a recognition process outlined in this fact sheet as well as in Green Button Standard 2.0: Process and Requirements for the Recognition of Certification Labels. Newly recognised certification labels were assessed prior to their recognition to determine whether they met the content requirements of the Green Button Standard as well as the eligibility requirements, which include requirements for their credibility. The recognition of the certification labels issued by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is valid until the next revision of the Green Button. The recognition of the certification labels issued by the BMZ is valid until the next revision of the Green Button. Should the certification label itself undergo changes, it is to be reviewed in accordance with the Green Button Standard whether the recognition needs to be elicited in a new benchmarking.

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