Sustainable Certifications

Sustainable certifications cover many attributes of the fiber, fabric and garment sectors of the global market. Below is a chart detailing the area of application as well as the focus area of each certification. Detailed descriptions of the certifications can be found below the chart.

Certifications	Area of Application			Focus Area				Certification Scope

AIAB			×					×	×
Australian BMP Cotton			×		×	×		×
Better Cotton Initiative		×			×	×		×
BioSuisse			×	×		×	×			×
Blue Angel		×			×	×				×
Bluesign			×		×	×			×
Control Union		×			×	×			×
Cradle to Cradle		×			×	×				×
Ecocert		×							×
Eco Label	×					×				×
EU Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007	×			×			×			×
Fairtrade Labelling Organization (FLO)		×			×					×
FSC		×						×
Global Organic Textile Standards (GOTS)		×		×	×	×		×	×	×
ICE		×			×	×			×	×
International Association Natural Textile Industry (IVN)		×		×		×			×
International Wool Textile Organization (IWTO)		×			×	×			×
Institute for Ethical & Environmental Certification (ICEA)		×			×	×			×
Institute for Marketecology		×		×					×	×
Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS)			×						×
Japan Organic Cotton Association (JOCA)			×							×
KRAV		×		×		×	×		×
Made-by		×			×					×
Made in Green by AITEX	×				×	×			×
National Organic Program (NOP)			×	×		×	×		×	×
Oeko-Tex Standard 100		×				×		×	×	×
Oeko-Tex Standard 1000		×			×	×		×	×
Oeko-Tex Standard 100plus		×			×	×		×	×	×
Ø Label			×							×
OneCert Inc.		×							×
Organic Exchange 100 and OE Blended		×						×	×	×
Oregon Tilth (OTCO)		×						×	×
Soil Association Certification Ltd.		×			×	×			×
Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC)			×	×						×
Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production (WRAP)		×			×					×

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