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Certificates

Ethical trading and improving
Fortunately, sustainability is on the agenda of various brands in our Bureau Veritas was founded as a classification society working conditions in global supply
range. However, all this attention can lead to difficulty in distinguishing in Antwerp in 1828 and shortly afterwards established chains; that is what Sedex is
one quality mark from another. This is why the Choice lists the textile in Paris. The main activities are inspection, certification, committed to. Gildan is a member
labels for you. testing and training when it comes to quality, health, of this service provider.
Fair Wear was founded in 1999 with safety and the environment in different sectors.
the ambitious mission to improve
labour conditions in the garment
industry. It is an organization in WRAP stands for Worldwide Responsible Accredited Pro-
The ecological styles of Stedman with this label duction. It is the world’s largest independent certification
are made of 100% OCS certified ring-spun organic which companies, trade unions and program, focusing on social compliance for the sewn
cotton. No toxic pesticides and fertilizers were used NGOs all work together. Their work products industry. WRAP is based on twelve principles Amfori, an international professional
during the cultivation of the environmentally friendly is based on the highest possible ensuring that basic working conditions in factories are organization committed to open and
cotton. This certificate is issued by Control Union internationally recognised standards understood and implemented. The monitoring is done by sustainable trade. Legal, humane
Certifications (CU 819645). and conventions which are set third parties, so that independently is established that and ethically responsible production
through tripartite negotiations with manufacturers comply with WRAP
the experience of workers as cen- is central to the Business Social
Cotton Council International (CCI) is a non-profit tral. Since Fair Wear’s inception, the Compliance Initiative (BSCI). This
trading association promoting American cotton fibers collaboration with brands is based The articles and materials, such as thread and buttons, means that child labour, environ-
and cotton products worldwide with the Cotton USA on the Code of Labour Practices have been tested for harmful substances and meet mental nuisance and abuse are
trademark. Gildan is licensed for Cotton USA, which (CoLP), eight labour standards de- the extensive safety and quality standards that apply prohibited. Manufacturers must
means the cotton in their products is from American rived from ILO Conventions and the according to the Oeko-Tex-100 certification. This means therefore adhere to the BSCI reg-
ulations regarding working hours,
soil and the products contain more than 50% cotton. UN’s Declaration on Human Rights. that these articles do not contain any substances that health, safety and the environment.
are harmful to health. By carrying this quality mark, the
manufacturers must continuously check and monitor
SPQ stands for Stedman Proofed Quality. This is the
certificate with which Stedman wishes to propagate the quality of the production in order to continue to
all items are subject to strict quality controls. This guarantee safety.
applies to both the materials and the products.
Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is an interna- The Sustainable Apparel Coalition
tional quality mark that sets requirements for both the focuses on sustainable production
People for the Ethical Treatment production of the fibers and their further processing into in the clothing, shoe and home tex-
of Animals (PETA) is the largest garments. At least 70 percent (indication: ‘Made with tile industry. The alliance primarily
animal rights organization in the organic’) or at least 95 percent (iindication: ‘Organic’) focuses on the Higg Index, a stan-
Gildan has translated the Gildan Quality System (GQS) into a website World. PETA opposes speciesism, a of the garment must consist of organically produced dardized supply chain measurement
on Genuine Responsibility. With their facilities and manufacturing, human-supremacist worldview, and materials. Clothing labels do not always assess all links tool. This allows all participants to
Gildan aims to implement industry-leading environmental, social and focuses its attention on the four in the production chain. It is therefore indicated whether provide insight into and interpret
governance measures at every stage of the process. areas in which the largest numbers a quality mark sets requirements for the cultivation for the impact of their production on
Visit the website www.genuineresponsibility.com. of animals suffer the most intensely fiber production, the processing of the fibers into cloth, the environment, as well as working
for the longest periods of time: in and/or the final assembly of garments. This is also and social conditions. This allows
laboratories, in the food industry, included in the assessment. urgent matters to be solved, which
in the clothing trade, and in the companies could never change
entertainment business. independently.
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