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The Green Button

In the summer of 2022, Koppermann successfully completed the Green button audit. We take pride in this achievement. Because the Green Button is a government-run certification label for sustainably manufactured textiles. It provides guidance for consumers when shopping. The Green Button sets out mandatory requirements to protect people and the environment in the textile production process. A total of 46 stringent social and environmental criteria must be met – ranging from wastewater to forced labour.

What is special about the Green Button is that the company as a whole is also audited, not just the product. This makes it the first government-run certification label to systematically audit companies for compliance with human rights and environmental due diligence in their supply chains.

The government defines the criteria and conditions for the Green Button, creating clarity and trust. Independent auditors review compliance with the criteria. Get in touch to know more about our Green button certified products.

OEKO-TEX® Made in Green

OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN is a traceable product label for textiles that have been manufactured in environmentally friendly facilities under safe and socially responsible working conditions. The MADE IN GREEN label also reassures consumers that the textile product is made of materials that have been tested for harmful substances.

Wet processing and making-up of OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN products take place in OEKO-TEX® STeP certified companies who actively work on optimization of chemical management and have established measures to protect resources and handle wastewater and emissions responsibly.

The certified companies also have to guarantee fair working conditions (like decent working hours and fair remuneration, prohibition of child and forced labour, absence of discrimination) and observe strict requirements regarding working safety and health protection.

Using a unique product ID or QR code the production and supply chain of OEKO-TEX® Made in Green product can be verified transparently via the OEKO-TEX® Label Check.

Our sales team will be happy to give you more information on our OEKO-TEX® Made in Green certified products.

OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 - Confidence in Textiles

In a world of complicated labeling, it is becoming increasingly difficult for consumers to know which textiles are truly free of harmful substances. That is why Koppermann is certified according to the OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100.

The standard is an internationally valid certification indicating that strict attention has been paid to the exclusion of possible harmful substances in the textile production process as well as in any accessories used.

The OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 is used in textile production chains worldwide. What’s more, the standard is applied at each of the many processing stages! Many Koppermann products are tested and certified according to these strict, internationally recognized criteria and easily recognizable by the OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 Label.

GOTS
Global Organic Cotton Standard

Since 2008 we have been offering high-quality greige fabrics made of 100% organic cotton with the GOTS label. GOTS is the world’s leading standard for processing textiles made from organic natural fibers. The standard specifies high environmental requirements along the entire textile production chain while also demanding compliance with human rights criteria.

GOTS-certified products, from cotton cultivation, spinning, weaving, finishing, packaging, import and export to distribution, are controlled exclusively by GOTS-authorized, independent institutes.

No controlled biological and conventional fibers may be mixed nor contaminated by contact with unauthorized substances or chemicals during each one of these stages along the processing and distribution chain.

Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) and Global Recycled Standard (GRS)

Both standards allow companies to track the exact amount of recycled material in a product and follow it up through the production chain.
In addition, the higher-level "Content Claim Standard" for both standards defines, among other things, the traceability of goods and transparency in the production chain.

The Recycled Claim Standard uses the RCS blended logo (at least 5% recycled material) or the RCS 100 logo (at least 95% recycled material) depending on the percentage of recycled material in the certified goods.
The RCS does not contain any requirements for the chemical additives used and does not include guidelines for environmental management and corporate social responsibility.

In contrast to the RCS, the Global Recycled Standard contains requirements for the additives used in GRS products as well as guidelines for environmental management and corporate social responsibility.

Thus, GRS not only focuses on the identification and traceability of the recycled material in the product and the definition of approved and excluded chemical additives, but also sets criteria for environmental management and corporate social responsibility requirements. Koppermann therefore relies above all on products with the higher GRS standard.

Better Cotton Initiative BCI

Founded in 2005 by an association of non-governmental organizations and companies, BCI aims to establish a global standard for sustainable cotton cultivation by working to transform the practices used in conventional cotton cultivation. With the help of targeted training for farmers, BCI has achieved a significant reduction in water consumption and use of pesticides while simultaneously increasing crop yields. BCI cotton is grown separately from conventional cotton. After harvesting and ginning, the cotton is bundled into Better Cotton, or BCI, bales, which are in high demand from BCI members.

The bales can be tracked along the production and supply chain via a mass balance system. As a member of the Better Cotton Initiative, we use cotton grown according to BCI standards in many of our products. By doing so, we are contributing to sustainable improvement in cotton cultivation worldwide. Better for the people who produce it, better for the environment in which it grows and better for the future of the industry.

FAIRTRADE

Koppermann is accredited to trade products with FAIRTRADE cotton. The FAIRTRADE cotton mark stands for fairly cultivated and traded raw cotton which is grown and processed separately from Non-Fairtrade cotton. FAIRTRADE cotton can be traced transparently throughout the production and supply chain. Cotton for textiles labelled with the FAIRTRADE cotton mark is 100% FAIRTRADE certified.

FAIRTRADE stands for strong environmental standards protecting the health and safety of small-scale farmers, the preservation of nature and prohibition of genetically modified seeds as well as hazardous chemicals. The small-scale farmers are committed to use water efficiently during the cultivation process. When selling organically grown qualities, farmers receive an additional organic premium. Fairtrade cotton is an ecological pledge for the future.

Find more information here: www.fairtrade.net

FSC®
(Forest Stewardship Council)

The FSC promotes environmentally sound, socially beneficial and economically prosperous management of the world's forests. FSC® certification guarantees that the wood used to produce manmade cellulosic fibres made with forest-based cellulose like viscose and lyocell are sourced from responsibly management forests, thereby enhancing biodiversity and ecological processes. In addition, the FSC aims to protect the rights of workers, communities, and indigenous peoples while respecting the economic viability of forest management operations. By offering credible, simple ways for more people to make ethical choices, the FSC helps societies recognize the value of forests for a sustainable future.

The Chain of custody certification ensures that any company involved in the processing or transformation of FSC-certified products must be FSC certified in order to apply an FSC label to their products and/or sell them with an FSC claim. Hence customers purchasing products sold with FSC claims can be confident that they are genuinely FSC certified.

LENZING™ ECOVERO™ und TENCEL™

Lenzing fibres comes from certified and controlled sources in line with the strict regulations of the LENZING wood and cellulose policy and certified according to the EU Ecolabel. This label is only awarded to products which fulfill high environmental standards throughout their life cycle: from raw material sourcing to production, distribution and disposal.

In addition to the more sustainable production of Lenzing fibres compared to generic viscose (50% less emissions and water pollution), Lenzing fibres offer another decisive advantage: thanks to the fiber identification technology, they are identifiable, verifiable and traceable in the final product and along the value chain through testing. LENZING™, ECOVERO™ and TENCEL™ are trademarks of Lenzing AG.

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