Textile Exchange a global non-profit driving positive action on climate change across the fashion, textile, and apparel industry.
Organic Content Standard (OCS) is a standard for tracking and verifying the content of organically grown materials in a final product. It tracks the flow of a raw material from the source to the final product and this process is certified by an accredited third party.
OCS allows for transparent, consistent and comprehensive independent evaluation and verification of organic material content claims on products.
As per label grade OCS offers two logo varieties: OCS 100 (minimum 95% organic content) or OCS blended (minimum 5% organic content)
Global Recycled Standard is a standard that checks the use of recycled ingredients in textile products. Certifying that the recycled ingredient of the products and the social, environmental and chemical practices in the production are inspected, the GRS certificate defines the requirements for good working conditions and to minimize harmful environmental and chemical effects.
It aims to encourage a responsible and sustainable production and consumption model in the textile industry and to increase the quality of recycled products by developing products made with recycled materials in accordance with environmental and social criteria spread across all stages of the production chain.
In order for products to be GRS certified, they must contain at least 20% pre-and post-consumption recycled material.
Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) is an international, voluntary standard to track recycled raw materials through the supply chain and 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.
RCS allows for transparent, consistent and comprehensive independent evaluation and verification of recycled material content claims on products.
As per label grade RCS offers two logo varieties: RCS 100 (minimum 95% recycled content) or RCS blended (minimum 5% recycled content)
