Certificates and Laboratory Tests

GOTS – Global Organic Textile Standard

A certification that ensures the certified organic status of textiles, from the harvesting of the raw fibre through processing up to working conditions.

In this certification, the reduction of chemicals, energy and compliance with social criteria are also covered. There are two GOTS label grades: ‘organic’ (requiring a minimum of 95% organic fibres) and ‘made with organic materials’ (requiring at least 70% organic fibres and less than 10% synthetic fibers).

Both labels provide credible assurance to the end consumer.

The six stages of GOTS standards:

First stage: textile fiber processing

Second stage: spinning, where fibers are converted into yarns

Third stage: weaving or knitting, the stage at which yarn is converted into fabric

Fourth stage: sizing, pre-treatment, dyeing,

printing (including digital printing), finishing, laundry, etc

Fifth stage: manufacturing processes such as assembly, design, fabric marking, stitching, ironing, sorting, etc

Sixth stage: labeling the final product

FSC – Forest Stewardship Council

FSC certification ensures that products come from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social and economic benefits.

The main aspects taken into consideration are: if the wood was legally extracted, if the correct forest management techniques are being applied, if there is no waste in production, and if the production follows environmental and labor laws.

TÜV Rheinland

TÜV Rheinland stands for safety and quality in virtually all areas of business and life. Founded almost 150 years ago, the company is one of the world’s leading testing service providers with more than 20,600 employees and annual revenues of around 2 billion euros. TÜV Rheinland’s highly qualified experts test technical systems and products around the world, support innovations in technology and business, train people in numerous professions and certify management systems according to international standards. In doing so, the independent experts generate trust in products as well as processes across global value-adding chains and the flow of commodities. Since 2006, TÜV Rheinland has been a member of the United Nations Global Compact to promote sustainability and combat corruption.

Bemberg™ Asahi Kasei

Bemberg™ is the brand name for cupro fiber from Asahi Kasei. It is sustainable regenerated cellulose fiber made from cotton linter, that is a pre-consumer material obtained from manufacturing process of cottonseed oil.
Bemberg^™ is biodegradable and compostable fiber.

Crafted of nature’s blessings with prime techniques,
Bemberg^™ is a gem of comfort.

IBTeC

Brazilian Institute of Technology for Leather, Footwear and Artifacts, has been working in technical-scientific services for the Textile industries for 47 years. Since 2007, also different types of tests with bacteria, fungi and viruses to increase the quality of products, such as analysis of biodegradability of textile fabrics.