Textile and Recycling Certification
International Assurance for Your Textile Supply Chain
CCPB provides independent inspection and certification across the textile supply chain to verify conformity with international standards. Traceability, transparency and compliance are assessed from fibre production through yarn, fabric, dyeing, finishing and garment manufacturing to the final product.
Certification Programmes
Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
An international standard for textiles made with organic fibres, combining environmental responsibility, human rights and social criteria. It covers fibre processing after organic farming, spinning, dyeing and finishing, manufacturing, packaging and trade. Certified product claims require relevant supply-chain businesses to be certified by independent, authorised certification bodies as required by the standard.
Content Claim Standard (CCS)
A chain-of-custody standard for tracking and verifying certified materials throughout the supply chain. It supports reliable, transparent and evidence-based certified-content claims and forms the traceability foundation of several content standards.
Recycled Claim Standard (RCS)
An international standard for verifying recycled product content and tracing recycled materials through the supply chain. It supports responsible resource use and the circular economy.
Global Recycled Standard (GRS)
Combines recycled-content and traceability verification with social, environmental and chemical-management requirements. Certification as a business-to-business tool requires at least 20% recycled content; consumer-facing GRS product labels and claims require at least 50%. Applicable claims and labelling rules are assessed separately.
Organic Content Standard (OCS)
Tracks organic raw materials through the supply chain and independently verifies organic content. It supports verifiable product-content claims by producers and brands.
Responsible Down Standard (RDS)
Addresses animal welfare in the production of feathers and down from ducks and geese. It prohibits practices such as live plucking and force feeding and provides supply-chain traceability.
Responsible Wool Standard (RWS)
Covers animal welfare, land management and social responsibility in wool production. It requires certification of the relevant supply chain from farms to the final business-to-business sale.
Responsible Alpaca Standard (RAS)
Focuses on animal welfare, environmental and social criteria, and traceability in alpaca production. The relevant chain from farms to the final business-to-business sale is independently assessed.
Responsible Mohair Standard (RMS)
Addresses the welfare of goats used for mohair production, land management and social criteria. Independent assessment and traceability are required throughout the relevant chain from farms to the final business-to-business sale.
New Standards and Transition
Global Responsible Textile Standard (GRTS)
A standard being developed by Global Standard to cover other responsible fibre categories alongside organic fibres. It addresses environmental performance, chemical management, human rights, working conditions and traceability. While development and publication are ongoing, the current implementation schedule and certification availability are confirmed during application.
Materials Matter Standard (MMS)
Brings together requirements for climate, nature, people and animal welfare in raw-material production and primary processing. Its first edition covers responsible animal fibres and recycled materials. According to Textile Exchange’s schedule, it becomes effective on 31 December 2026 and mandatory for relevant Tier 4 audits on 31 December 2027. Transition is planned according to operational scope and applicable policies.
Scope confirmation: The applicable standard, current programme authorisation and transition conditions are verified during application according to the product, activity, supply-chain role and target market.
Who Can Apply?
- Fibre producers
- Ginning businesses
- Spinners and fabric manufacturers
- Dyeing and finishing facilities
- Garment manufacturers
- Brand owners
- Traders and distributors
- Warehousing and logistics businesses
Certification Process
- Assessment of operational scope and product groups
- Application, quotation and certification agreement
- Review of supply-chain records, inputs and traceability
- On-site audit and sampling where required
- Correction of nonconformities and technical evaluation
- Independent certification decision
- Surveillance required by the programme and management of Transaction Certificates
Your Reliable Certification Partner
Our impartial certification services support traceable and verifiable textile production. Contact our specialist team for information about a certification plan suitable for your operations.
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Current programme information: Global Standard · Textile Exchange
