GRS Global Recycling Standard for Textiles and Apparel

GRS Global Recycling Standard for Textiles and Apparel

In response to strong demand for eco-friendly textiles from brands and retailers, the Alliance for Sustainable Development has developed the first Global Recycled Standard (GRS) for textiles and apparel to ensure greater procurement transparency through the production supply chain.

The new GRS is a three-level system, divided into copper standard, silver standard and gold standard according to the recycling standards of each product. The highest gold standard requires products to contain 95-100% recycled materials, silver standard products contain 70-95% recycled materials, and copper standard GRS logo products need to contain no less than 30% recycled materials.

All compliant products must display the recycled content percentage and will carry the appropriate gold, silver or bronze GRS logo.

Mark Prosé, head of the management alliance certification agency, said that the development of global recycling standards is a response to the growing demand of the textile industry to support them in producing environmentally friendly products with recycled materials. The backbone of this standard is the track-and-trace system, which supports the requirements of textile factories and brands for recycled product ingredients.

The alliance said it would use a proof-of-transaction system for track-and-trace, instead of a virtual online system, because not everyone in the supply chain would be willing to expose costs or any confidentiality.

According to GRS, the recycled materials used in textiles will be based on the standards that have been announced by the Scientific Certification System (SCS).

In addition to raw material specifications, this standard also includes environmental processing standards. It includes strict requirements for wastewater treatment and chemical use (according to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and Oeko-Tex100).

Social responsibility factors are also included in the GRS, which aims to ensure the health and safety of workers, support workers' labor rights, and comply with the standards set by the International Labor Organization (ILO).

<<:  WRAP FAQs: Certification Programs

>>:  Lowe's factory inspection matters needing attention

Recommend

Coca-Cola Factory Audit Content - Forced Labor/Discrimination

Forced Labor Item noRequirementYes/No/NAComments ...

Shopee Indonesia Cross-border Logistics Guide

1. Logistics services Shopee's cross-border l...

Main features of ISO14001 environmental management system

What are the main features of ISO14001? The ISO14...

What are the advantages of bestseller factory audit?

What are the advantages of bestseller factory aud...

Amazon's climate-friendly commitments: Are you invited?

In September 2020, Amazon announced the launch of...

What is Typeform? What are the features and benefits of Typeform?

Typeform turns data collection into an experience...

SaaS – Software as a Service (SaaS)

What is SaaS? SaaS is the abbreviation of Softwar...

Key points for application of African cotton certification (CMiA certification)

1. Steps to apply for African cotton certificatio...

Customer factory audit - Chicos factory audit behavior standards

Chicos Factory Audit Standards of Conduct 1. Legal...

How is Hongfeng Investment? What services does Hongfeng Investment provide?

Shenzhen Gangfeng Investment Consulting Co., Ltd....

Background of ICS (Certification Inspection)

In the autumn of 1998, members of the French Fede...

What is CloudMail? What are the functions of CloudMail?

What is CloudMail? Yunyou is the second-generatio...

EUROPEAN FLAX certification certificate control

Certification decision and issuance of certificat...