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Textile Exchange Introduction

The document discusses Textile Exchange, an organization that works with the textile supply chain to promote sustainability. It then summarizes the Recycled Claim Standard and Global Recycled Standard, which are voluntary certification programs. The standards aim to increase recycled material use in textiles by verifying recycled content, ensuring responsible production, and requiring chain of custody traceability. Compliant products may be labeled to build confidence for stakeholders across the industry.

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Textile Exchange Introduction

The document discusses Textile Exchange, an organization that works with the textile supply chain to promote sustainability. It then summarizes the Recycled Claim Standard and Global Recycled Standard, which are voluntary certification programs. The standards aim to increase recycled material use in textiles by verifying recycled content, ensuring responsible production, and requiring chain of custody traceability. Compliant products may be labeled to build confidence for stakeholders across the industry.

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RECYCLE STANDARDS

Textile Exchange is a global non-profit


organization that works closely with all
sectors of the textile supply chain.
Textile Exchange identifies and shares
best practices regarding farming,
materials, processing, traceability, and
product end-of-life in order to create
positive impacts on water, soil, air,
animals and the human population
created around the world by the textile
industry.
Chain of Custody
The aim of chain of custody, is to
preserve the identity of the
claimed material, and to track its
movement through the supply
chain up to the final product.
This is done through
1. Scope of Certificates (SC), and
2. Transaction Certificates (TC).

Scope of Certificates (SC) = verifies that a company is qualified to produce goods to a given standard.
Transaction Certificates (TC) = verifies an exact shipment of products contain the claimed material.
Certification Processes
RECYCLE STANDARDS
Definitions
The Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) and Global
Recycled Standard (GRS) are international,
voluntary standards that set requirements for
third-party certification of recycled input and
chain of custody.

The shared goal of the standards is to increase the


use of recycled materials.

The GRS includes additional criteria for social and


environmental processing requirements and
chemical restrictions.
Objectives

RCS GRS
Alignment of recycled definitions across Alignment of recycled definitions across
multiple applications. multiple applications.
Verify recycled content in products Verify recycled content in products
Provide consumers (both brands and end Provide consumers (both brands and end
consumers) with a tool to make informed consumers) with a tool to make informed
decisions. decisions.
Reduce harmful impact of production to
people and the environment.
Provide assurance that products are
processed more sustainably.
Drive higher percentages of recycled
content in products
Key Facts

RCS GRS
Minimum recycled material content is 5% Minimum recycled material content is
20%
Labelling rules Labeling rules
RCS Blended : 5% -95 % recycled content
Minimum of 50 % recycled content
RCS 100 : 95% or higher of recycled
content

Social compliance, Environment, and


Chemical
Key Points

Verifying Responsible Chain of Custody Credible Confident Stakeholder


Recycled Material Production Certification Communication Engagement
Materials are verified GRS sites are required Certification ensures A professional, third Products that meet all The RCS and GRS are
to meet the to meet strict social that the identity of the party certification body requirements may be managed with the input
ISO14021 definition and environmental recycled material is audits each stage in labelled with the RCS of recyclers, suppliers,
of recycled. Both requirements. maintained: from the the supply chain. or GRS logo. and brands and
pre-consumer and Chemicals with recycler to the final retailers from all parts
post-consumer potential for harm are product. of the globe.
material is accepted. not permitted to be
used on GRS products.

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