The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) is a global not-for-profit organisation, initially supported by major organisations including adidas, Gap Inc., H&M, IKEA, Oxfam, and WWF who organized the ‘round table’ initiative in 2009.
👩⚖️ Self-assessment and check-ups whenever necessary
📦 Suitable for cotton farmers with the principles changing depending on the size of the farm
🧪 Prohibition of extremely harmful chemicals and pesticides according to the Stockholm conventions
🌱 Protecting the resources by minimizing the use of water, and protecting the soil from erosion while improving the biodiversity
✊ No forced labour or discrimination, no child labour, freedom of association
bluesign technologies AG was founded in 2000 in Switzerland by experts from within the textile industry and chemists.
Their board of scientists and sustainability experts audits the development of their standards.
🗓️ Re-assessment every three years or more often
👩⚖️ Spot tests of the products for chemicals after the first assessment, unannounced company visits
📦 Suitable for consumer goods with textile character, mainly garments, and accessories, except for shoes
Focus on the use of chemicals and the protection of the environment
🧪 Prohibition of extremely harmful chemicals, testing for chemical leftovers in the final products
🌱 Protecting waterways by wastewater reduction, water, and energy use reduction
✊ Protecting workers by regulating the use of hazardous chemicals
✊ No forced labor or discrimination, no child labor, freedom of association
🤝 Protection for workers, safe worker housing, access to potable water, healthcare, education, and childcare
The Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) is not a certificate, but a non-profit initiative by the Foreign Trade Association (FTA).
Retailers and Brands can be voluntary members, which promise to work with their suppliers in compliance with the BSCI Code of Conduct.
🗓️ Audits are valid for 2 years for A and B ranking. C, D, E ranked members need to be audited within 12 months.
👩⚖️ Audits by independent auditing firms
📦 Suitable for companies which work on a global scale with suppliers in different countries
✅ Promoting workplace conditions following human rights, ILO conventions, and national labor law
✅ Offering workshops and tools to help companies improve
🧪 Protection of the environment, use of chemicals and waste-management according to the local law
✊ Limit of 48 hours/week with at least one day off
✊ No child labor, no forced or compulsory labor
✊ No racial, gender-based or religious discrimination
✊ Safe workplaces and healthy working conditions
✊ Worker engagement, increased awareness of the possibility to organize, freedom of association, and collective bargaining
✊ Reasonable working hours
Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) was founded in 2005 as part of the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) by Michael Otto from the Otto Group. It is important to say though, that it is independent of the Otto Group.
Its goal is to help smaller scaled cotton farmers in improving their businesses by receiving workshops and tutorials, taking special care to empower women.
It is not a certificate but a trademark and a baseline sustainability concept which is sold to brands.
🗓️ Re-assessment every second year
👩⚖️ Regular external verification and the possibility of random inspections
📦 Suitable for smallholder farmers (no more than 20 hectares) to spinning workshops of cotton and their families in Sub-Saharan Africa
Focus on the use of chemicals and the protection of the environment
🧪 Pesticides found highly hazardous by the Rotterdam/Stockholm, WHO conventions or permitted under national regulations are not allowed
🌱 Exclusively rain-fed agriculture
🌱 Clearing primary forests is prohibited, no use of GMOs
✊ Empowering workers and their families
✊ No forced labour, child labour or discrimination according to the ILO conventions
✊ Freedom of assembly and collective negotiations, and equal pay for equal work according to the ILO conventions
Cradle to Cradle® is an Institute, funded through program fees, foundations, and sponsors with stakeholders from companies like IKEA and H&M.
Their certificates are ranked from Basic to Bronze, Silver, Gold to Platinum, acknowledging transition, and continuous product improvement.
The five criteria for the ranking are material health, material reuse, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. A product is assigned an achievement level for each of those categories.
🗓️ Recertification and assessment every 2 years
👩⚖️ Self-audits and meetings with assessor every 2 years
📦 Suitable for products - not entire companies
✅ Focus on the circular economy
🧪 List of banned chemicals, material health, and reuse
🌱 Water stewardship, renewable energy, and carbon management
✊ Social fairness
Basic
A product can only be certified once with the Basic certificate - if there is no progress, it loses the certificate
Basic inventory of materials, energy use, water use, and social fairness issues as a first step as well as statements, describing actions which need to be taken
🧪 The product contains no chemicals from their banned list
🌱 Water stewardship: no significant violation of their discharge permit in the last two years
✊ Self-audit to protect fundamental human rights
Bronze
🧪 Minimum of 75% of the product-parts are rated using the ABC-X chart with a strategy of optimization or phase-out
🧪 Material Reutilization Score is at least 35
🧪 renewable energy and carbon management strategy
🌱 A complete facility-wide water audit
✊ A complete social responsibility self-audit and positive impact strategy
Silver
🧪 Minimum of 95% of the product-parts are rated using the ABC-X chart, no substances (known/suspected) to cause cancer, birth defects, genetic damage, or reproductive harm
🧪 Material Reutilization Score is at least 50
🧪 For the final manufacturing stage, 5% of purchased electricity is renewable or offset with renewable energy projects, 5% of emissions are also offset
🌱 Supply chain water issues for at least 20% of Tier 1 suppliers are analyzed, development of a positive impact strategy
✊ Either fully investigated supply chain-relevant social issues with a positive impact strategy OR conducting social projects that have a positive impact on the individuals live, their community or recycling/reuse OR 25% of the weight of a product has a specific material certification
Gold
🧪 100% assessment of the parts of a product using the ABC chart, no X assessed materials, nutrient management strategy in place
🧪 The material meets C2C emissions standards
🧪 Material Reutilization Score is at least 65
🧪 For the final manufacturing stage, 50% of purchased electricity is renewable or offset with renewable energy projects, 50% of emissions are also offset
🌱 Progress on the strategy development for the Silver requirements OR optimization of process chemicals
✊ Either fully investigated supply chain-relevant social issues with a positive impact strategy OR conducting social projects that have a positive impact on the individuals live, their community or recycling/reuse OR 25% of the weight of a product has a specific material certification
Platinum
🧪 100% assessment of the parts of a product using the ABC chart, no X assessed materials
🧪 Material Reutilization Score of 100, actively cycled in a technical or biological metabolism
🧪 For the final manufacturing stage, 100% of purchased electricity is renewable or offset with renewable energy projects, 100% of emissions are also offset, energy optimization plan for the embodied energy, around 5% of it should be offset or addressed in other ways
🌱 All water leaving the manufacturing facility is drinking water quality
✊ Facility-level audit by a third party following internationally recognized social responsibility programs like the SA8000 standard or B-Corp
The EU Ecolabel is an official certificate founded by the different states of the European Union.
They work together with scientists, industry, experts from a wide range of sectors, and NGOs to develop their criteria.
🗓️ Flexible duration of the certificate
👩⚖️ Spot tests every year
📦 Suitable for every product or service placed on the market of the European Union (plus Iceland, Lichtenstein, and Norway) with exception of food or medical products
Focus on the low use of chemicals and the responsible use of resources.
The goal is a reduced environmental impact during the entire life cycle.
🧪 Substitution of hazardous substances by safer substances
🌱 Protecting waterways and reducing air pollution
🌱 Special minimums of the use of organic, sustainable or recycled material, depending on the fiber
✊ No child labor
🐒 Reducing animal testing
The Fair Labor Association (FLA) is a collaboration of companies, colleges, universities, and civil society organizations to improve workers' lives globally.
It is not a certificate but a membership, compliance program.
They even publish transparent accreditation and re-accreditation reports of the brands!
🗓️ Flexible duration of the membership
👩⚖️ Accreditation after a 2-3 year schedule of implementing the Code of Conduct into the supply chain
📦 mostly companies in the apparel, footwear, electronics and agriculture industry
Focus on workers rights
✊ No child labor, no forced or compulsory labor
✊ No racial, gender-based or religious discrimination
✊ Safe workplaces and healthy working conditions, written employment contracts
✊ Worker engagement, freedom of association and collective bargaining
✊ Reasonable working hours
The Fairtrade Textile Production Certificate was developed by the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO e. V.) in addition to their Fairtrade Cotton certificate. The Textile Standard was developed with more than 50 stakeholders as consultants to promote sustainable development and reduce poverty through empowerment, training, and fair trade.
It is based on the Hired Labour Standard and the guidelines of the ILO (Internationale Labour Organisation).
Working together with Floracert for the audits and certification process.
Floracert is an independently run subsidiary company of Fairtrade International which ensures an even safer verification process.
🗓️ 3-year term, with re-assessment of the different guidelines every 1-3 years
👩⚖️ Announced and unannounced audits, on-site visits of the facilities and mandatory interviews with randomly chosen workers
📦 Suitable for companies in countries with the freedom of assembly and no governmental union monopole, mandatory registration of all subcontractors
🌱 Apart from working with organic cotton, the producers can also work with other responsibly made fibres like the ones from Lenzing Group (LENZING™ Modal, TENCEL™, LENZING™ Viscose)
Focus on fair trade, the training, and empowering workers.
🧪 Detailed list of banned hazardous or allergenic chemicals (like dyes), hormonally active agents, and hazardous production methods (like sandblasting) within the textile industry
🌱 Clear criteria and action plans for water, and waste management, the reduction of water and energy use
✊ Providing workshops and assistance for the workers to inform them about their rights, promote equality and responsible guidelines for workplace safety, safety equipment, waste management and working with chemicals
✊ Payment of at least the minimum wage and mandatory plan of reaching a living wage within 6 years
✊ Protecting workers by regulating the use of hazardous chemicals
✊ No forced labour or discrimination, no child labour, freedom of association according to the ILO conventions
The certificate may only be used on products if the complete supply chain is regularly audited and certified by Floracert!
The certification logo may be used on the website, along with a statement clarifying their status, if only parts of the supply chain are covered.
The Fairtrade Cotton Standard was implemented by the Fairtrade Labelling Organisation (FLO) and applies the principles of fair trade to the cotton farmers. Focussing especially on production countries like India and many African countries.
👩⚖️ Two independent check-ups every three years
📦 Only covers raw material from growing to selling, tracked through the supply chain
🌱 Helps farmers in switching to organic cotton, giving them advice, but also 10-20% as an additional bonus
🌱 No GMOs, strict regulations for the use of fertilizers and pesticides
✊ The ILO (International Labour Organization) core labour norms apply
✊ Minimum wage, no child- or forced labour, and free choice of employment
✊ Democratic and transparent company structure.
Fair Trade USA is a non-profit organization
🗓️ 3-year term of certification
👩⚖️ Regular audits ensuring compliance with the required criteria
📦 Suitable for individual products, facilities, and producer groups
✅ Since fashion has a long production chain, it's possible that only some parts, like the Cotton, are certified by Fairtrade USA
Strong focus on development and workers empowerment
🧪 Prohibition of the worst chemicals, empowering efficient pesticide use
🌱 Protecting land and waterways, biodiversity, waste and soil-health and fertility practices, no use of GMOs
✊ Ethical recruitment, no forced labor, and no discrimination or abuse
✊ Protective equipment, first aid, and emergency services, reasonable working hours, and breaks
✊ Training, elections, committees and democratic decision-making, freedom of association, collective bargaining and clear employment contracts
🤝 Protection for workers, safe worker housing, access to potable water, healthcare, education, and childcare
💰 Fair Trade Minimum Price (see website - depending on the product), progress towards a living wage, trade, contract & pre-finance requirements, increased access to the market
The Fair Wear Foundation (Fair Wear) is a membership program, not a certification.
It is an independent multi-stakeholder organisation, connecting garment brands, workers and industry influencers.
Their goal is to improve labour conditions in garment factories.
🗓️ Annual audits
👩⚖️ Local audit teams assess on- and offsite interviews with workers, document, health and safety inspections
⚠️ No unannounced visits
📦 Only suitable for big brands. Members need to have a minimum annual turnover of €10 million
During their assessments, they specifically focus on sewing, cutting and trimming.
Fair Wear are conducting performance checks, audits and training.
They are relying on a "process approach" to promote constant progress toward the standards it supports.
⚠️ Brands do not have to meet all the criteria, instead they get trained on how to improve after the audits. The results of their audits are public and they share a rating of the brands on their website.
⚠️ It does not cover the raw material or use of chemicals, strictly focussing on labour standards
✊ Helpline for garment workers to file complaints, training in the production countries
✊ No forced labour or discrimination, no exploitation of child labour, freedom of association
✊ Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining
✊ Working towards a living wage, safe and healthy working conditions
✊ Reasonable working hours of maximum 48h/week and overtime of a maximum of 12h/week
✊ Legally binding, written employment contracts
The Global Recycle Standard (GRS) was founded in 2008 by Control Union Certifications and developed further since 2011 by the non-profit organization Textile Exchange.
Its goal is to provide more accurate labeling and information for brands and consumers, establishing transparency within the supply chain, and to encourage innovation in reclaiming materials.
👩⚖️ Annual audits
📦 Suitable for products with recycled content of at least 20%, with every step in the production chain from collecting to recycling and selling b2b needing to be certified
Reclaimed Material that may be used in another supply stream
with minimal processing should not be considered as
Recycled Material since it is not “diverted from a waste
stream.”
Only products with at least 50% Recycled Content qualify for productspecific GRS labeling.
The Standard restricts the use of hazardous chemicals in the processingof GRS products; it does not address the chemicals present in theReclaimed Materials or what may be present in final GRS products.
Records of all materials entering the recycling process.ii. Description of Reclaimed Material and the stage where the wastewas collected.
Certified Organizations shall respect that the standard allowableworking hours in a week are 48, excluding overtime. Workers shall noton a regular basis be required to work in excess of 48 hours per week.B2.7c Overtime shall be voluntary, shall not exceed 12 hours per week andshall not be requested on a regular basis.
– Environmental Management System needs to be in place with designated worker, document, measure,and track the relevant environmental indicators
Mechanism to monitor and meet all relevant legal requirements relatedto chemical management. dedicated staff member
The Certified Organization shall monitor and meet all relevant legalrequirements related to energy and water use
Chemicals used in the production of GRS products do notintroduce unnecessary harm to the environment or workers.
🧪 Strict regulations on banned hazardous chemicals
🌱 Maintaining or enhancing biodiversity through organic management
No forced or child labor, safe and healthy work environment
Freedom of association and collective bargaining, access to training, written contracts
No discrimination, harassment or abuse
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is the worldwide leading textile processing certificate, strictly reserved for natural fibres.
GOTS starts with the resource itself, with harvesting the raw material, processing it, and additionally covers the environmental and social responsible manufacturing, packaging, labelling, trading and distribution of the finished products.
🗓️ Re-assessment every three years or more often
👩⚖️ Spot tests of the products for chemicals after the first assessment, unannounced company visits
📦 To receive the organic label, textile products can not contain more than 5% man-made fibres (like elastane, recycled polyester or Tencel®)
📦 To be labelled "made with x% organic materials" 30% of fibres can be man-made.
Focus on the use of chemicals and the protection of the environment
🧪 Prohibition of harmful chemicals, every chemical used needs to be checked by approved certifiers, testing for chemical leftovers in the final products
🌱 Protecting waterways by wastewater guidelines, mandatory analyses, water, and energy use reduction
🐑 Animal Welfare principles, no mulesing
✊ Core Labour norms according to the ILO conventions are covered
✊ Employment is freely chosen, no forced labour or discrimination, no child labour
✊ Freedom of association and collective bargaining, no discrimination, equal pay which is at least matching the minimum wage
✊ Safe and healthy work environment, training of health and safety regulations f.e. for handling or storing chemicals
✊ Potable water, reasonable working hours, no harassment or violence
⚠️Some smaller brands can't afford to get a GOTS certificate for every stage of their supply chain. That's why they sometimes focus on using GOTS certified fabrics.
Oekotex is a union of 18 independent research and testing institutes in Europe and Japan.
🧪 No harmful substances
🌱 Environmentally friendly facilities
✊ Safe, socially responsible workplaces
🗺️ Empowers transparency in the supply chain
The Made in Green certificate consists of SteP by OEKO-TEX® and STANDARD 100 or LEATHER STANDARD by OEKO-TEX®.
STeP by OEKO-TEX® - INDEPENDENT CERTIFICATION FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION FACILITIES
Scoring textile companies and trying to help them track their progress
🗓️ 3-year term of certification
👩⚖️ Audits (conformity and unannounced) ensuring compliance with the required criteria and analyzing the progress
📦 Suitable for textile companies at all processing stages
✅ Chemicals management, Environmental performance and management, Social responsibility, health, and safety protection
STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®
🗓️ 12-month term of certification
👩⚖️ Mandatory regular audits at least every 3 years by the independent testing institutes of Oeko-Tex
📦 Suitable for textile products at every stage of the process, including textile and non-textile accessories used in the final product
✅ Testing for harmful substances according to the use of the product
LEATHER STANDARD by OEKO-TEX®
🗓️ 12-month term of certification
👩⚖️ Mandatory regular audits at least every 3 years by the independent testing institutes of Oeko-Tex
📦 Suitable for leather and articles made from leather, covering every stage of production as well as textile, and non-textile components of a leather article
✅ Leather from exotic or protected animals (f.e. crocodiles, armadillos, and snakes) can never be certified!
Naturland is a german non-profit organization.
The association was founded in 1982 to promote organic agriculture.
Organic aquaculture, organic forestry management, and social standards are hugely important to them.
👩⚖️ yearly audits by an independent and approved inspection body
📦 Suitable for agricultural products like food, drinks, cosmetics, textiles or wood
📦 Textiles: 95% of the final product must consist of natural fibers
🧪 PVC/PU, nickel, and chromium are prohibited (f.e. buttons)
🧪 Strict regulations on the use of chemicals, no GMOs
🌱Minimisation and monitoring of waste and pollution
🌱 Staff training for the conservation of water and energy, the proper, minimal use of chemicals, and their correct disposal
✊ Basic rights need to be respected according to the ILO, the UN Conventions and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
✊ No child labor, no forced or compulsory labor
✊ Equal treatment, no racial, gender-based or religious discrimination
✊ Freedom of association, access to trade unions, and written employment contracts
✊ Minimum wage needs to be paid
Naturtextil was founded as a business association in 1999 in Switzerland by experts from within the textile and leather industry. Their goal is to be the voice and a facilitator for the different members to promote change from within the industry.
With their Naturtextil seal, they were one of the first to assess all stages of textile production and include social accountability standards. To this day they refer to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for guidelines.
🗓️ Re-assessment annually, for subcontractors minimum every 3 years
👩⚖️ Annual on-site inspections, unannounced inspections based on risk assessment
📦 Covers textiles made from 100% certified organic natural fibers or blends with at least 70%, excluding accessories, on all stages of their production
🧪 Prohibition of extremely harmful chemicals, testing for chemical leftovers in the final products
🌱 Written policy to protect the environment, and procedures in place to monitor it, records of chemicals, and energy used, water consumption and waste
🌱 Protecting waterways by wastewater monitoring (temperature, pH and sediment quantities)
✊ Protecting workers by regulating the use of hazardous chemicals, safe and hygienic work environment
✊ No forced labor or discrimination of any kind, no child labor, social compliance management
✊ Freedom of association and collective bargaining, regular employment
✊ Labor contract, which includes the working hours, vacation days and wage per hour/week/month with a maximum of 48 hours/week with at least one day off
📦 Documentation of transportation and the reasoning behind it, PVC-free packaging material, paper or cardboard must be recycled
Oekotex is a union of 18 independent research and testing institutes in Europe and Japan.
🧪 No harmful substances, regulations change according to the use of the product
🗓️ 12-month term of certification
👩⚖️ Mandatory regular audits at least every 3 years by the independent testing institutes of Oeko-Tex
📦 Suitable for textile products at every stage of the process, including textile and non-textile accessories used in the final product
The Organic Content Standard (OCS) was founded by the non-profit organization Textile Exchange.
It only verifies the percentage of organic fibers in a final product. It tracks the supply chain of the raw material to the finished piece.
👩⚖️ Annual audits by independent, third-party certification bodies
📦 Suitable for any non-food product containing 5-100 % organic material
🧪 Strict regulations on the use of chemicals, no GMOs
🧪 No use of hazardous pesticides, no synthetic fertilizers
🌱 Maintaining or enhancing biodiversity through organic management
🌱 Minimization and monitoring of waste and pollution
🌱 Effective management of waterways and soil
🐑 No mulesing
✊ Basic rights need to be respected according to the ILO
People of Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an animal rights organization fighting for their welfare since 1980.
To promote vegan products and make it easier for the consumer to identify them, PETA invented this logo.
The certification can either cover entire shops/brands or unique products, which are free from animal products and thereby vegan.
🐑 No use of animal-based products of any sort.
The Global Recycle Standard (GRS) was founded by the non-profit organization Textile Exchange.
Its clear focus is on animal welfare.
🦆 No force-feeding or live-plucking of the animals
🦆 Basic principles of the animal welfare, according to the five freedoms: shelter, medical care, ability to express normal behaviour, no fear/distress, no hunger and thirst
📦 Integrated traceability system for a more transparent supply chain
The Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) was founded in 2016 by the non-profit organization Textile Exchange, following up on an initiative with H&M.
Its focus is on animal welfare and land management.
🗓️ Re-assessment every year
👩⚖️ Regular annual audits and unannounced visits if needed
📦 Suitable for wool farmers, covers all aspects of the supply chain of wool, doesn't cover recycled wool
🐑 No mulesing
🐑 Sufficient feed and water
🐑 Condition of the Facilities covering the animals' needs, protect its health, safety, comfort, and normal behavior
🐑 Correct treatment of sick or injured animals, minimizing pain and distress
🐑 Strategy and Protocol in place to safeguard the welfare of the animals
🌱 Farmers need to have an understanding of the soil health, biodiversity, and how to improve it
🌱 No deforestation, protecting the natural ecosystem and having a fertilizer management system with minimum use of pesticides
✊ Protecting workers by regulating the use of hazardous chemicals
✊ Fair hiring, no forced labor or discrimination
✊ Freedom of association, and collective bargaining without penalties
⚠️ Children are allowed to help their parents at the farm if it doesn't interfere with school hours.
Social Accountability International (SAI) is a global non-governmental organization and its SA8000® Standard the world’s leading social certification program.
Its clear focus is the fair treatment of workers.
🗓️ 3-year term of certification
👩⚖️ Independent audit at the registration and a combination of announced and unannounced visits once every six months
📦 Suitable for organizations and companies of any size and industry
Strong focus on workers rights
✊ Living wage
✊ Limit of 48 hours/week with at least one day off
✊ No child labor, no forced or compulsory labor
✊ No racial, gender-based or religious discrimination
✊ Safe workplaces and healthy working conditions
✊ Worker engagement, increased awareness of the possibility to organize, freedom of association, and collective bargaining
✊ Reasonable working hours
✊ Disciplinary practices, remuneration, management system
The Soil Association is UK’s leading membership charity fighting for humane and sustainable farming and land use since 1946.
Using the EU organic regulation as their baseline, but adding regulations, it is identical to the GOTS standard.
📦 Suitable for products with organic fibres
🧪 Low impact dyes and inks
🌱 Wastewater has to be treated and monitored properly
🌱 Energy and water use is monitored.
✊ Workers' rights are protected, working conditions are safe and hygienic (ILO)
The WFTO Guarantee System is a certificate from the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), a global community of Fair Trade Enterprises.
All WFTO members have to meet most of the criteria of the WFTO. It is verified through peer reviews and independent audits.
As a WFTO member, you must buy all products that are readily available from Fair Trade Producers or verified Suppliers.
👩⚖️ Independent audits, assessment of the enterprise's structure and business model in the complete supply chain, site visits at least every 2-3 years
📦 Suitable for the entirety of a business, not just a specific product/ingredient, or part of the supply chain
✅ There is no license-fee for WFTO members who achieve the Guaranteed status
It is built around 10 principles, tackling environmental and social issues.
🪙 1. Creating Opportunities for Economically Disadvantaged Producers
👩⚖️ 2. Transparency and Accountability
🤝 3. Fair Trading Practices
💰 4. Payment of a Fair Price
🧒 5. Ensuring no Child Labor and Forced Labor
✊ 6. Commitment to Non-Discrimination, Gender Equity and Freedom of Association
👷♀️ 7. Ensuring Good Working Conditions
🗣️ 8. Providing Capacity Building
🛍️ 9. Promoting Fair Trade
🌏 10. Respect for the Environment
What are f.e. some of the guidelines they have in place for all members?
✊ Protecting workers by regulating the use of hazardous chemicals and setting maximum working hours to 48 hours/week
✊ No forced labour or discrimination, no child labour, freedom of association
✊ Working towards a living wage, FTOs who are not paying it, need to analyse their gaps and have a plan to achieve local living wages with a realistic time-line within their improvement plan
🌱 Legal requirements on environmental protection need to be met
🌱 Minimizing the impacts on the nature, protection and conservation of water, natural ecosystems, bio-diversity, offering training for best practice
🌱 Energy usage, air pollution and waste has to be managed according to the scale of operations and the impacts it has
📦 Recycled or easily biodegradable packaging, energy-efficient transportation
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