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Oeko-Tex to replace Standard 1000 with new certification system

14/01/2013
Zurich-based international environmental standards body Oeko-Tex has announced that it is developing a new, independent certification system for environmentally friendly and socially responsible companies in the textile and clothing supply chain.

According to a statement from Oeko-Tex, the objective is to provide globally operating textile brands, retail companies and manufacturers along the textile value chain with “trustworthy and transparent documentation of their sustainable production conditions”.

The new certification system with the name ‘Sustainable Textile Production (STeP) by Oeko-Tex’ will be presented to the public for the first time at the Prime Source Forum in Hong Kong on March 26, 2013 and will replace the current Oeko-Tex Standard 1000.

Secretary general, Dr Jean-Pierre Haug, said STeP certification would include analysis of “all relevant company areas”, including quality management, use of chemicals, environmental protection, environmental management, social responsibility and health and safety.



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