Textile Exchange, a global non-profit that creates leaders in sustainable fibre, has announced the Brand and Retailer Certification Toolkit and the Supplier Certification Toolkit are their newly updated resources for certification to any Textile Exchange Standard. These toolkits provide an in-depth look at what certification is and how it works. Further, the toolkits also help with the process, cost, and opportunities involved in becoming a certified company. With specialised information specific to the user, brands, retailers, and suppliers will be able to find answers to the most common questions encountered when considering certification. Brand & Retailer Certification Toolkit Chain of custody certification requires that each stage in the supply chain takes the proper steps to ensure that the integrity of the claimed material can be maintained. This helps to maintain the identity of materials as they move from the farm or producer to the final product. Understanding how this system works will help your company on your journey to adopt verified preferred fibres and materials. The goal of this document is that brands and retailers have a resource to introduce new users to the system of Textile Exchange standards, understanding how certification works, and identifying the key steps to source certified products. For those who have already begun to use product certification, the Brand and Retailer Certification Toolkit will provide answers to implementation issues, how to interpret certificates, how to label products, and other additional technical issues.
