• The RWS is an independent, voluntary standard. On farms, the certification ensures that sheep are treated with respect to their Five Freedoms and also ensures best practices in the management and protection of the land.
• Through the processing stages, certification ensures that wool from certified farms is properly identified and tracked.

since 2014
• The Global Recycle Standard has been developed to meet demands, in the textile industry and beyond, for verification of the amount of recycled parts or ingredients in a given product.
• The GRS provides a track and trace certification system that ensures that the claims made about a product can be officially backed up.
• In order to gain GRS process certification, all the companies involved in the manufacture and trading of your products, including suppliers of half-finished products, have to comply with the GRS standard.

since 2014
• A textile product carrying the GOTS label grade ‘organic’ must contain a minimum of 95% certified organic fibres whereas a product with the label grade ‘made with X% organic’ must contain a minimum of 70% certified organic fibres.
• All chemical additives, such as dyes, adjuvants, must meet certain environmental standards and toxicology standards.
• All water treatment-related production must be accompanied by an effective sewage treatment plant, and all treatment equipment must meet minimum social standards.