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Better Cotton
Better Cotton cooperate with farmers that…
• minimise the harmful impact of crop protection practices
• promote water stewardship
• care for the health of the soil
• enhance biodiversity and use land responsibly
• care for and preserve fibre quality
• promote decent work
• operate an effective management system
More Information: https://bettercotton.org

OEKO-TEX

• The product labels STANDARD 100 by
OEKO-TEX® and LEATHER STANDARD by OEKO-
TEX® are available for textile and leather prod-
ucts that have been tested for harmful sub-
stances and which are thus safe from a human-
ecological perspective.
15 • With the MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX® label, you can identify textiles which have been tested
for harmful substances and also manufactured under sustainable working conditions.
• The STeP by OEKO-TEX® certification and the DETOX TO ZERO analysis by OEKO-TEX® optimise
the manufacturing process for ecological and socially responsible textile and leather produc-
tion.
• The ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® identifies environmentally friendly chemicals, auxiliaries
and colourants used in the textile and leather industry.
• The MADE IN GREEN label identifies textiles and leather goods tested for harmful substances
and which have been manufactured under sustainable and socially responsible conditions.
More Information: https://www.oeko-tex.com/en

Cradle to Cradle

• Is not (only) a seal in the classical sense, but a
globally recognized measure of a safer and more sus-
tainable product for the circular economy
• It is a transformative way to design and manu-
facture products with positive impacts
• To receive certification, products are evalu-
ated on their environmental and social performance in
several sustainability categories: material health, material reuse, renewable energy, carbon
management, water stewardship, and social fairness.

More Information: https://c2c.ngo