Textile & Recycled Materials Certification
Textile and recycled material certifications verify organic and recycled content claims across the value chain, from raw fibre through to the finished garment or product.
GOTS — Global Organic Textile Standard
The leading processing standard for textiles made from certified organic fibres, covering environmental criteria (including banned chemical inputs and wastewater treatment) as well as social criteria across the entire supply chain, from harvesting through to labelling.
GRS — Global Recycled Standard
Owned by Textile Exchange, GRS verifies recycled content in a final product and also sets responsible social, environmental and chemical practice requirements at every stage of production.
RCS — Recycled Claim Standard
Also from Textile Exchange, RCS tracks recycled material through the supply chain, verifying the recycled content claim but without the additional social and environmental processing criteria required by GRS.
OCS — Organic Content Standard
Verifies the presence and percentage of organically grown material in a final product, tracking it from source to finished item.
Benefits of Textile & Recycled Materials Certification Certification.
GOTS, GRS, RCS and OCS certification give brands and manufacturers verified proof behind organic and recycled content claims.
Substantiated sustainability claims
Certification verifies your organic or recycled content claims with independent, auditable evidence — protecting you from greenwashing accusations.
Brand and retailer access
Many apparel brands and retailers now require GOTS, GRS, RCS or OCS certification from suppliers before listing organic or recycled products.
Full chain-of-custody tracking
Certification tracks material from raw fibre through every processing stage to the finished product, giving full transparency across your supply chain.