Textile Exchange has come up with new versions 2.0 of its Content Claim Standard (CCS) and Organic Content Standard (OCS), to make textile value-chain more sustainable. The certification bodies and certified organizations will have comply with the updates by January 1, 2017.
The Content Claim Standard (CCS) released by Textile Exchange aims to ensure the accuracy of content claims by verifying the presence and amount of a raw material in a finished product, promoting transparency. Though it includes exemptions for post-production certification. The contract warehouses that only perform logistics functions are no longer subject to on-site audits. Brands such as North Face, H&M, Patagonia and Adidas, part of the CCS advisory group, were also in the review committee which updated the version.
Apart from CCS, Textile Exchange has also released version 2.0 of its Organic Content Standard (OCS), which depends on third-party verification to substantiate the fact that a product contains the accurate amount of a given organically grown material.
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The new version specifies that cotton gins and other post-harvest processing must have OCS or Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certification. It also includes GMO testing guidance and recognizes the Family of Standards for organic certification (IFOAM). However, it does not address the use of chemicals or any social or environmental aspects of production beyond the integrity of the organic material. The OCS uses the chain of custody requirements of the Content Claim Standard (CCS).
The Textile Exchange is an international, member and a non-profit organization, which was established in the year 2003 under the name, Organic Exchange. The company operates globally and is committed to a responsible growth of both the organic cotton and sustainable textile value-chain.
Later in 2004, Textile Exchange developed the OE 100 and OE Blended standards to verify the organic cotton content claims on products. The standards set up a system for tracking and documenting the purchase, handling and use of certified organic cotton fibre.
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