Certifications:

OEKO-TEX – was founded in 1992 by 18 independent research and test institutes in Europe and Japan. They primarily oversee ecological standards and test and regulate the use of harmful substances in production, from yarn to the final product.

For more information on OEKO-TEX feel free to check out their website: https://www.oeko-tex.com/en/.

BSCI – Business Social Compliance Initiative was developed and is controlled by Amfori. Originally The Foreign Trade Association was founded in 1977 in Brussels, Belgium with the intention to represent the interests of European businesses. The BSCI is primarily a social initiative that consolidates social standards for workers across multiple supplier networks so that those standards can be collectively upheld, managed, shared, and critiqued. The BSCI enforces 11 principles outlined in its Code of Conduct. These principles range from no child labour to collective bargaining rights, to anti-corruption and discrimination initiatives.

For more information feel free to check out their website: www.amfori.org/content/amfori-basic.

SEDEX – Supplier Ethical Data Exchange is a non-profit organization founded in 2001 by a collection of UK Retailers with the aim to standardise supplier monitoring practices. SMETA or Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit was created by SEDEX to standardise auditing practices and make the audits of suppliers more efficient and open through a verified supplier network. Their goal is to promote and verify responsible, ethical business practices.

SEDEX describes itself as:

“one of the world’s leading ethical trade service providers, working to improve working conditions in global supply chains…SEDEX has over 60,000 members in 180 countries, across 35 industry sectors, including food, agriculture, financial services, clothing and apparel, packaging, and chemicals…SEDEX has over 15 years of expertise operating in responsible sourcing and works with some of the world’s most recognizable brands and standard-setting organizations, such as the United Nations and the Ethical Trade Initiative.

For more information about SEDEX feel free to check out their website:  www.sedexglobal.com