Product Certifications

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is the world's leading processing standard for textiles made from organic fibres. It defines high-level environmental criteria along the entire organic textiles supply chain and requires compliance with social criteria as well. Only textile products that contain a minimum of 70% organic fibres can become GOTS certified. All chemical inputs such as dyestuffs and auxiliaries used must meet certain environmental and toxicological criteria. The choice of accessories is limited in accordance with ecological aspects as well. A functional waste water treatment plant is mandatory for any wet-processing unit involved and all processors must comply with social criteria. The key criteria of GOTS, its quality assurance system and the principles of the review and revision procedure are summarised in this section. Details: https://www.global-standard.org/the-standard.html

EWG VERIFIED™ requires companies to submit significantly more detailed information to confirm that they: avoid ingredients that authoritative health bodies have flagged for potential health concerns; fully disclose their ingredients to consumers; ensure that their products are adequately preserved and free of contaminants; and follow good manufacturing practices. To be authorized to use the EWG VERIFIED™ mark, a company must meet all our rigorous criteria and provide additional information not typically found on the product label – an effort to drive the market toward greater transparency. EWG VERIFIED™ makes it easier for consumers to make healthy purchasing choices. When consumers searching product aisles see the EWG VERIFIED™ mark, they know that products bearing it meet EWG's strictest criteria for transparency and healthfulness. EWG's mission is to empower people to live healthier lives in a healthier environment. Details: https://www.ewg.org/ewgverified/

The Certified Vegan Logo is a registered trademark, similar in nature to the kosher mark, for products that do not contain animal products or byproducts and that have not been tested on animals. The certified logo is easily visible to consumers interested in vegan products and helps vegans to shop without constantly consulting ingredient lists. It also helps companies recognize a growing vegan market, as well as bringing the word Vegan—and the lifestyle it represents—into the mainstream. Details: https://vegan.org/certification/

In response, eight national animal protection groups banded together to form the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC). The CCIC promotes a single comprehensive standard and an internationally recognized Leaping Bunny Logo. We work with companies to help make shopping for animal-friendly products easier and more trustworthy. In response, eight national animal protection groups banded together to form the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC). The CCIC promotes a single comprehensive standard and an internationally recognized Leaping Bunny Logo. We work with companies to help make shopping for animal-friendly products easier and more trustworthy. Details: http://www.leapingbunny.org

MADE SAFE® is America’s first nontoxic seal for products we use every day, from baby to personal care to household and beyond. We certify that products you use on your body, with your family, and in your home are made with safe ingredients not known or suspected to harm human health.  Our goal is to change the way products are made in this country for the healthier. Details: https://madesafe.org

Beauty Without Bunnies is PETA’s cruelty-free certification program. Companies are required to either sign PETA’s statement of assurance or provide a statement verifying that they do not conduct or commission animal tests on ingredients, formulations, or finished products and that they pledge not to do so in the future. Details: https://www.peta.org/living/personal-care-fashion/beauty-without-bunnies/

Choose Cruelty Free (CCF) is an independent, non-profit organisation based in Australia, which since 1993 has produced the Choose Cruelty Free List (CCF List) for Australian consumers. We actively campaign for an end to animal testing of cosmetics, toiletries and other household products. Details: https://choosecrueltyfree.org.au/about-ccf/

Fairtrade works to make trade more fair. Our standards require sustainable production and farming practices, improved working conditions, better prices and wages for farmers and workers, and more transparent trade practices. Fairtrade prohibits child labor, forced labor, GMOs, and encourages environmentally-friendly production. The Fairtrade Minimum Price applies to most Fairtrade products, and acts as a safety net for farmers and workers when prices fall below a sustainable level. The minimum price aims to cover the costs of sustainable production and is established by Fairtrade International through an intensive consultation process with producers, traders and other stakeholders. Fairtrade is unique in that it is the only certification system that offers the protection of a minimum price to producers. This help them better plan for the future knowing that they have a stable income for what they sell on Fairtrade terms. Fairtrade works to make trade more fair. Our standards require sustainable production and farming practices, improved working conditions, better prices and wages for farmers and workers, and more transparent trade practices. Fairtrade prohibits child labor, forced labor, GMOs, and encourages environmentally-friendly production. Details: http://fairtradeamerica.org

As the Cotton Egypt Association (CEA), we stand firmly for genuine quality. From farmer to manufacturer, from field to your home, all true Egyptian Cotton™ must meet our high standards. That way, you can be confident in, and trust what it says on the label. Just look for the Egyptian Cotton™ trademark whenever you’re shopping around. It is there to reassure you that Egyptian Cotton™ is exactly what it says it is. To attain this certification cotton fibers undergo DNA testing to verify the fibers are authentic Egyptian Cotton. Believe it or not only 1% of the entire world’s cotton is true Egyptian Cotton. The Egyptian Cotton seed combined with Egypt’s climate produces cotton with extra long fibers and that makes Egyptian Cotton uniquely soft, durable and high quality. Details: https://www.cottonegyptassociation.com/about-egyptian-cotton/cotton-egypt-association/

The Nordic Swan Ecolabel works to reduce the environmental impact from production and consumption of goods – and to make it easy for consumers and professional buyers to choose the environmentally best goods and services. Details: http://www.nordic-ecolabel.org

FSC certification ensures that products come from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social and economic benefits. Some people feel the best way to prevent deforestation is to stop using forest products. In reality, people use forest products every day. For example, the average American uses nearly six trees worth of paper each year.So FSC harnesses market demand to ensure forests are responsibly managed. Because FSC is the gold standard in forest certification, it is the only system supported by groups such as WWF, Sierra Club, Greenpeace, Natural Resources Defense Council and National Wildlife Federation. Today, more than 380 million acres of forest are certified under FSC’s system, including more than 150 million acres in the US and Canada. Details: https://us.fsc.org/en-us/what-we-do