The Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) is a non-profit organisation. It was set up as an initiative of the Foreign Trade Association in response to the debate on how to achieve convergence in the field of corporate social responsibility. It implements the principle international labour standards such as International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions and the United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and guidelines for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The Organic Content Standard allows for transparent, consistent and comprehensive independent evaluation and verification of organic material content claims on products. This standard ensures that what we sell is high-quality, organic material - ensuring you that you get what you pay for.

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) was developed through collaboration by leading standard setters with the aim of defining requirements that are recognised world-wide. It further ensures the organic status of textiles from harvesting of the raw materials through environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing, all the way to labelling.This ensures that credible assurance is provided to the consumer.

Oeko-Tex (Sustainable Textile Production) is a worldwide certification system for environmentally friendly and socially responsible production facilities in the textile and clothing industry. If a textile article carries the ‘STANDARD 100’ label, you can be certain that every component of this article, i.e. every thread, button and other accessories, has been tested for harmful substances and proven harmless for human health. The test is conducted by our independent OEKO-TEX® partner institutes on the basis of our extensive OEKO-TEX® criteria catalog. Numerous regulated and non-regulated substances which may be harmful to human health are taken into account during testing. In many cases the limit values for the ‘STANDARD 100’ go beyond national and international requirements.

The Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex) is a not-for-profit membership organisation for businesses committed to the continuous improvement of ethical performance within their supply chains. Sedex was founded in 2001 by a group of UK retailers to drive convergence in social audit standards and monitoring practices.

Since consumers are constantly in close contact with textiles and clothing, the need for safety and quality is paramount. Thanks to SGS’s global network and expertise, they help satisfy these demands and others such as minimal environmental impact (e.g. compliance with REACH, the European Union’s regulation covering the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals) – wherever you and your suppliers are based.

An ISO factory is a factory that has been certified as complying with standards set forth by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This includes the factory management environment, methods of production, and production quality.

The Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) program is the world's most widely accepted independent certification for the apparel/textile, footwear and sewn products industry. WRAP monitors and certifies lawful, humane and ethical production.

REACH Certificate of Compliance is a document certifying that a product is compliant with the EU REACH regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. It can be a testing report or statement issued by a third-party testing organisation. It could also be a self-declaration.

The Global Recycled Standard (GRS) is to verify the recycled content of products (both finished and intermediate) and to verify responsible social, environmental and chemical practices in their production. Their objective is to define requirements to ensure accurate content claims and good working conditions, and that harmful environmental and chemical impacts are minimised. This covers processes such as ginning, spinning, weaving and knitting, dyeing, printing and stitching.

TÜVRheinland means the product/machine has been tested for electrical safety, hazardous material components and unwanted noise production, and that the production facility has undergone an annual inspection.

The Fair Wear Code of Labour Practices is known for its strong provisions on freedom of association, hours or work and a living wage. FWF's labour standards include: payment of a living wage, no excessive working hours, safe and healthy working conditions.

The Carbon Trust certifies organisations, sites and events that have a robustly measured footprint, a commitment to year-on-year emission reductions (evidenced in a plan demonstrating how reductions will be met), and have offset their remaining footprint with verified carbon sinks and/or carbon credits.

The Fair Labor Association is a non-profit collaborative effort of universities, civil society organisations, and businesses. It describes its mission as promoting adherence to international and national labour laws.

The goal of RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) is to reduce the environmental effect and health impact of electronics. The legislation's primary purpose is to make electronics manufacturing safer at every stage of an electronic device's life cycle.

1% For The Planet is a global movement inspiring businesses and individuals to support environmental solutions through annual membership and everyday actions. 1% for the Planet consists of more than 1,200 member businesses, numerous individuals, and thousands of nonprofit partners in more than 40 countries.

A Carbon Literate Organisation (CLO) is an organisation that has been accredited by The Carbon Literacy Project as having a substantial commitment to Carbon Literacy. CLO accreditation supports the development (and recruitment and retention) of a Carbon Literate workforce and requires an organisation to engage positively with its audience or community in developing and delivering low carbon behaviour.