Existing Standards & Certifications

As new biomaterials come to market, there is increasing pressure to obtain standards and certifications.

However, many existing standards may not be fit for purpose. This is especially true when it comes to new textiles, as these new materials do not fit into the traditional categories of plant, animal or synthetic fibers. Some innovators may still chose to go after certifications of materials that are analogous, for example if they are developing an alternative to a luxury fiber like cashmere.

Categories of Standard

Type

Region

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Chemicals
Feedstocks
Textiles (general)
Environmental
Global

Feedstocks

Organization:
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification
Categories of Standard:

Feedstocks

,

Textiles (general)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Chemicals
Textiles (general)
Ukraine

Environmental

Organization:
Living Planet
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles, Chemicals

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Global

Environmental

Organization:
Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN)
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Textiles (general)
Global

Environmental

Organization:
Association of Environmentally Friendly Carpets
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles (Interior)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Chemicals
Global

Environmental

Organization:
Association for the Control of Emissions in Products (GEV)
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Chemicals

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Chemicals
Global

Environmental

Organization:
The Finish Building Information Foundation (RTS)
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Chemicals, Construction

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Social
Plant Fibers
Australia

Environmental, Social

Organization:
myBMP
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Social

,

Plant (Cotton)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Social
Plant Fibers
Brazil

Environmental, Social

Organization:
Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Algodão (ABRAPA)
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Social

,

Plant (Cotton)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Social
Plant Fibers
Global

Environmental, Social

Organization:
Better Cotton™
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Social

,

Plant (Cotton)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Traceability
Plant Fibers
Animal fibers
India

Environmental, Traceability

Organization:
Indian Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Traceability

,

Textiles (Animal, Plant)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Chemicals
Europe

Environmental

Organization:
Danish Technological Institute (DTI)
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Chemicals

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Plant Fibers
United States

Environmental

Organization:
Sustainable Cotton Project
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Plant (Cotton)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Traceability
Animal fibers
Global

Environmental, Traceability

Organization:
The Woolmark Company
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Traceability

,

Animal (Wool)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Ethical
Social
Animal fibers
Global

Environmental, Ethical, Social

Organization:
Sustainable Fibre Alliance
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Ethical, Social

,

Animal (Cashmere)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Traceability
Animal fibers
Asia

Environmental, Traceability

Organization:
Sustainable Cashmere of Mongolia PGI & National Federation of Pasture User Groups of Herders
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Traceability

,

Animal (Cashmere)

Innovators:
More
Ethical
Traceability
Plant Fibers
Asia

Ethical, Traceability

Organization:
Fairtrade Foundation
Categories of Standard:

Ethical, Traceability

,

Plant (Cotton)

Innovators:
More
Ethical
Traceability
Animal fibers
Europe

Ethical, Traceability

Organization:
Traumpass
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Ethical, Traceability

,

Animal (Down, Feathers)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Ethical
Animal fibers
Global

Environmental, Ethical

Organization:
Aid by Trade Foundation
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Ethical

,

Animal (Cashmere)

Innovators:
More
Traceability
Plant Fibers
Europe

Traceability

Organization:
Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp
Categories of Standard:

Traceability

,

Plant (Linen)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Traceability
Plant Fibers
Global

Environmental, Traceability

Organization:
CottonConnect
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Traceability

,

Plant (Cotton)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Traceability
Plant Fibers
Global

Environmental, Traceability

Organization:
CottonConnect
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Traceability

,

Plant (Linen)

Innovators:
More
Traceability
Plant Fibers
Europe

Traceability

Organization:
Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp
Categories of Standard:

Traceability

,

Plant (Linen)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Ethical
Animal fibers
New Zealand

Environmental, Ethical

Organization:
The New Zealand Merino Company
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Ethical

,

Textiles (Animal)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Ethical
Animal fibers
New Zealand

Environmental, Ethical

Organization:
The New Zealand Merino Company
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Ethical

,

Textiles (Animal)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Ethical
Animal fibers
Global

Environmental, Ethical

Organization:
Internation Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO)
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Ethical

,

Textiles (Animal)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Social
Traceability
Animal fibers
Ethical
Global

Environmental, Ethical, Social, Traceability

Organization:
Textile Exchange
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Ethical, Social, Traceability

,

Textiles (Animal)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Social
Traceability
Animal fibers
Ethical
Global

Environmental, Ethical, Social, Traceability

Organization:
Textile Exchange
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Ethical, Social, Traceability

,

Textiles (Animal), Leather (Sheep)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Social
Traceability
Animal fibers
Ethical
Global

Environmental, Ethical, Social, Traceability

Organization:
Textile Exchange
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Ethical, Social, Traceability

,

Textile (Animal)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Ethical
Traceability
Animal fibers
Global

Environmental, Ethical, Traceability

Organization:
Textile Exchange
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Ethical, Traceability

,

Textile (Animal)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Social
Plant Fibers
Africa

Environmental, Social

Organization:
Aid by Trade Foundation
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Social

,

Textile (Plant)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Textiles (general)
Global

Environmental

Organization:
International Organization for Standardization
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Textiles (general)
Leather
Global

Environmental

Organization:
Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC)
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles, Leather

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Plant Fibers
United States

Environmental

Organization:
COTTON USA
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles (Plant)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Social
Traceability
Plant Fibers
United States

Environmental, Social, Tracebility

Organization:
Bayer Corporation
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Social, Tracebility

,

Textiles (Plant)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Traceability
Textiles (general)
Global

Environmental, Traceability

Organization:
SCS Global Services
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Traceability

,

Textiles

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Leather
Global

Environmental

Organization:
Institute of Quality Certification for the Leather Sector (ICEC)
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Leather

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Traceability
Feedstocks
Chemicals
Global

Environmental, Traceability

Organization:
UL Solution
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Traceability

,

Chemicals, Construction, Feedstocks

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Textiles (general)
Plant Fibers
Feedstocks
Global

Environmental

Organization:
Soil Association
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles (Plant), Feedstocks

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Health & Safety
Chemicals
Global

Environmental, Health & Safety

Organization:
Pesticide Action Network International (PAN International)
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Health & Safety

,

Chemicals

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Feedstocks
Plant Fibers
Global

Environmental

Organization:
Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA)
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles (Plant), Feedstocks

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Plant Fibers
Global

Environmental

Organization:
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles (Plant)

Innovators:
More
Traceability
Leather
Global

Traceability

Organization:
International Organization for Standardization
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Traceability

,

Leather

Innovators:
More
Ethical
Textiles (general)
Leather
Global

Ethical

Organization:
PETA
Categories of Standard:

Ethical

,

Textiles (Animal), Leather

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Animal fibers
Global

Environmental

Organization:
Fur Free Alliance
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Animal (Fur)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Textiles (general)
United States

Environmental

Organization:
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Textiles (general)
Leather
Chemicals
Nordic Region

Environmental

Organization:
Nordic Ecolabelling
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles, Leather, Chemicals

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Business
Global

Environmental

Organization:
CDP, United Nations Global Compact, WRI & WWF
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Business

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Feedstocks
Manmade Cellulosic Fibers (MMCF)
Global

Environmental

Organization:
Canopy
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles (MMCF), Feedstocks

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Social
Textiles (general)
Animal fibers
Global

Environmental, Social

Organization:
Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Social

,

Textiles

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Synthetic Fibers
Global

Environmental

Organization:
Control Union & Zero Plastic Oceans
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles (Synthetic)

Innovators:
More
Traceability
Textiles (general)

Traceability

Organization:
Textile Exchange
Categories of Standard:

Traceability

,

Textiles

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Plant Fibers
Global

Environmental

Organization:
Regenerative Organic Alliance
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles (Plant)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Textiles (general)
Manmade Cellulosic Fibers (MMCF)
Plant Fibers
Global

Environmental

Organization:
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles (MMCF, Plant)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Business

Environmental

Organization:
International Organization for Standardization
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Business

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Textiles (general)
Leather
Germany

Environmental

Organization:
German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles, Leather

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Health & Safety
Leather
Europe

Environmental, Health & Safety

Organization:
Internationale Verband der Naturtextilwirtschaft
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Health & Safety

,

Leather

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Health & Safety
Textiles (general)
Europe

Environmental, Health & Safety

Organization:
Internationale Verband der Naturtextilwirtschaft
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Health & Safety

,

Textiles

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Social
Textiles (general)
Leather
Business
Global

Environmental, Social

Organization:
Positive Luxury
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Social

,

Textiles, Leather, Business

Innovators:
More
Health & Safety
Textiles (general)
Leather
Chemicals
Dyes

Health & Safety

Organization:
OEKO-TEX
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Health & Safety

,

Textiles, Leather, Chemicals, Dyes

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Health & Safety
Leather
Global

Environmental, Health & Safety

Organization:
OEKO-TEX
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Health & Safety

,

Leather

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Health & Safety
Social
Textiles (general)
Leather
Global

Environmental, Health & Safety, Social

Organization:
OEKO-TEX
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Health & Safety, Social

,

Textiles, Leather, Chemicals, Dyes

Innovators:
More
Traceability
Textiles (general)
Animal fibers
Plant Fibers
Global

Traceability

Organization:
Textile Exchange
Categories of Standard:

Traceability

,

Textiles (Animal, Plant)

Innovators:
More
Traceability
Textiles (general)
Animal fibers
Manmade Cellulosic Fibers (MMCF)
Plant Fibers
Global

Traceability

Organization:
Textile Exchange
Categories of Standard:

Traceability

,

Textiles (Animal, MMCF, Plant, Synthetic)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Leather
Global

Environmental

Organization:
Institute of Quality Certification for the Leather Sector (ICEC)
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Leather

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Textiles (general)
Leather
Business
Chemicals
Global

Environmental

Organization:
Solar Impulse Foundation
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles, Leather, Chemicals, Dyes

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Traceability
Textiles (general)
Leather
Chemicals
Global

Environmental, Traceability

Organization:
Intertek
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Traceability

,

Textiles, Leather, Chemicals, Dyes

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Health & Safety
Chemicals
Global

Environmental, Health & Safety

Organization:
Tox Services
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Health & Safety

,

Chemicals

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Health & Safety
Chemicals
Dyes
Global

Environmental, Health & Safety

Organization:
enhesa
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Health & Safety

,

Chemicals, Dyes

Innovators:
More
Ethical
Traceability
Textiles (general)
Leather
Global

Ethical, Traceability

Organization:
The Transparency Pledge Coalition
Categories of Standard:

Ethical, Traceability

,

Textiles, Leather

Innovators:
More
Traceability
Global

Traceability

Organization:
International Living Future Institute (ILFI)
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Traceability

,

Construction

Innovators:
More
Ethical
Global

Ethical

Organization:
Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Ethical

,

Cosmetic

More
Environmental
Global

Environmental

Organization:
US Green Building Council (USGBC)
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Construction

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Health & Safety
Social
ESG Data
Global

Environmental, Health & Safety, Social

Organization:
Global Reporting Initiative
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Health & Safety, Social

,

ESG Data

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Feedstocks

Environmental

Organization:
Bonsucro
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Feedstocks (Sugarcane)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
ESG Data
Global

Environmental

Organization:
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

ESG Data

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Plant Fibers
United States

Environmental

Organization:
California Cotton and Climate Coalition (C4)
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles (Plant)

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Business
Global

Environmental

Organization:
Climate Neutral
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Business

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Feedstocks
Global

Environmental

Organization:
Weyerhaeuser Company
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Feedstocks

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Social
Textiles (general)
Leather
Global

Environmental, Social

Organization:
GROUPE ECOCERT
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Social

,

Textiles, Leather

Innovators:
More
Ethical
Business
Textiles (general)
Leather
Global

Ethical

Organization:
European Vegetarian Union
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Ethical

,

Textiles, Leather, Business

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Textiles (general)
Leather
Chemicals
Dyes
Global

Environmental

Organization:
OEKO-TEX
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles, Leather, Chemicals, Dyes

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Health & Safety
Social
Textiles (general)
Leather
Global

Environmental, Health & Safety, Social

Organization:
OEKO-TEX
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Health & Safety, Social

,

Textiles, Leather, Chemicals, Dyes

Innovators:
More
Ethical
Textiles (general)
Leather
Global

Ethical

Organization:
Eurofins
Categories of Standard:

Ethical

,

Textiles, Leather

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Health & Safety
Chemicals
Global

Environmental, Health & Safety

Organization:
Clean Production Action
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Health & Safety

,

Chemicals

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Health & Safety
Chemicals
Dyes
Global

Environmental, Health & Safety

Organization:
OEKO-TEX
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Health & Safety

,

Chemicals, Dyes

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Health & Safety
Textiles (general)
Dyes
Chemicals
Global

Environmental, Health & Safety

Organization:
ZDHC Foundation
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Health & Safety

,

Textiles, Chemicals, Dyes

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Social
Traceability
Feedstocks
Global

Environmental, Social, Traceability

Organization:
Forest Stewardship Council
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Social, Traceability

,

Feedstocks

More
Environmental
Traceability
Textiles (general)
Manmade Cellulosic Fibers (MMCF)
Feedstocks
Global

Environmental, Traceability

Organization:
Canopy
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Traceability

,

Textiles (MMCF), Feedstocks

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Health & Safety
Leather
Chemicals
Social
Global

Environmental, Health & Safety, Social

Organization:
Leather Working Group (LWG)
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Health & Safety, Social

,

Leather, Chemicals

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Social
Traceability
Textiles (general)
Global

Environmental, Social, Traceability

Organization:
Textile Exchange
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Social, Traceability

,

Textiles

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Textiles (general)

Environmental

Organization:
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles

More
Environmental
Social
Textiles (general)
Plant Fibers
Dyes
Global

Environmental, Social

Organization:
Global Standard
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Social

,

Textiles (Plant), Dyes

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Textiles (general)
Leather
Europe

Environmental

Organization:
European Commission
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles, Leather

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Health & Safety
Social
Textiles (general)
Leather
Global

Environmental, Health & Safety, Social

Organization:
Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Health & Safety, Social

,

Textiles, Leather

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Social
Textiles (general)
Leather
Global

Environmental, Social

Organization:
Bluesign Technologies Group
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Social

,

Textiles, Leather

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Textiles (general)
Leather
United States

Environmental

Organization:
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental

,

Textiles, Leather

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Ethical
Social
Business
Global

Environmental, Ethical, Social

Organization:
B Lab
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Ethical, Social

,

Business

More
Environmental
Ethical
Social
Traceability
Textiles (general)
Global

Environmental, Ethical, Social, Traceability

Organization:
Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)
Standard:
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Ethical, Social, Traceability

,

Textiles, Leather

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Health & Safety
Chemicals
Europe

Environmental, Health & Safety

Organization:
European Commission
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Health & Safety

,

Chemicals

Innovators:
More
Environmental
Traceability
Textiles (general)
United States

Environmental, Traceability

Organization:
ASTM
Categories of Standard:

Environmental, Traceability

,

Textiles

Innovators:
More

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