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Product labels and certifications
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OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100
OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 is the world’s leading health label for textiles. The label certifies that a product
has been tested and approved according to the OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 standards and requirements.
These requirements concern, for example, the content of chemicals in textiles which pose – or are suspected
of posing – a health risk. The substances in question include, for example: formaldehyde, chemical residues
with an acidic or basic action, pesticides, phenols, heavy metals, special dyes, and phthalates. OEKO-TEX®
STANDARD 100 requirements go further than legislationand are divided into four classes, depending on
the textile’s use (for example, the level of direct skin exposure).
www.oeko-tex.com
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EU Ecolabel
The EU Ecolabel is the European Union’s official environmental label and covers environmental issues
throughout all product life cycles stages. The labelling system focuses on energy, water, and chemicals,
and on reducing the most significant environmental impacts of a given product. For textiles this means
focusing on the quantity of pesticide residues in the raw material, the scouring of the raw wool, the use
and emissions of hazardous chemicals in production, and the quantity of harmful substances and heavy
metals in the finished product. The EU Ecolabel also sets requirements concerning the product’s quality
to ensure that the product carrying the environmental label is at least of the same quality as the nonlabelled alternative.
www.ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel/
Cradle to Cradle Certified®
Cradle to Cradle Certified® challenges the way we use our resources and the linear use-and-throwaway-model. The philosophy behind the label is to eliminate waste and instead use it as a new resource
that continually creates value in closed loops of either technical or biological nutrients. The certification
process involves an assessment of the product on five counts: renewable energy, water consumption,
health and safety, social responsibility, and recycling. The result is a certification at one of five levels. The
scheme is administered by The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.
www.epea.com
www.c2ccertified.org
www.mbdc.com
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79%
of Gabriel
fabrics carry the
EU Ecolabel
20
100%
of Gabriel fabrics are
OEKO-TEX®STANDARD 100
certified
14%
of all Gabriel
fabrics are
Cradle to Cradle Certified®
