Audit & Certification Support

The Business social compliance Initiative (BSCI) is a leading supply chain management system that supports companies to drive social compliance and improvements within the factories and farms in their global supply chain.

BSCI implements the principle international labour standards protecting workers’ rights such as International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions and declarations, the United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and guidelines for multinational enterprises of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). amfori BSCI has 11 Principles and Audit performed on 13 Performance areas.
To know more about amfori BSCI Website: www.amfori.org, www.bsciplatform.org, www.academy.amfori.org

The Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex) is a not-for-profit membership organization for businesses committed to the continuous improvement of ethical performance within their supply chains. Sedex was founded in 2001 by a group of UK retailers to drive convergence in social audit standards and monitoring practices. To know more about SEDEX: www.sedexglobal.com

Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) is but one layer in U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) multi-layered cargo enforcement strategy. Through this program, CBP works with the trade community to strengthen international supply chains and improve United States border security.

CTPAT is a voluntary public-private sector partnership program which recognizes that CBP can provide the highest level of cargo security only through close cooperation with the principle stakeholders of the international supply chain such as importers, carriers, consolidators, licensed customs brokers, and manufacturers. The Security and Accountability for Every port Act of 2006 provided a statutory framework for the CTPAT program and imposed strict program oversight requirements.
To know more about CTPAT Website: www.cbp.gov

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is the worldwide leading textile processing standard for organic fibers, including ecological and social criteria, backed up by independent certification of the entire textile supply chain. Version 5.0 was published on 1st of March 2017, 3 years after the Version 4.0 was introduced and 12 years after the launch of the 1st Version. The high ecological and social requirements as well as worldwide practicability and verifiability were considered in the revision work, in order to achieve a reliable and transparent set of criteria. The information in this section provides an overview of the content and basic requirements of the standard. It does not reflect all criteria of the standard and can therefore not be used for any official purpose.

The Organic Content Standard (OCS) is a standard for tracking and verifying the content of organically grown materials in a final product. What it applies to. The Organic Content Standard verifies the presence and amount of organic material in a final product. To know more: www.textilestandards.com

The Global Recycle Standard (GRS). The GRS is intended to meet the needs of companies looking to verify the recycled content of their products (both finished and intermediate) and to verify responsible social, environmental and chemical practices in their production. The objectives of the GRS are to define requirements to ensure accurate content claims and good working conditions, and that harmful environmental and chemical impacts are minimized. This includes companies in ginning, spinning, weaving and knitting, dyeing and printing and stitching. To know more : www.textilestandards.com

The RCS (Recycled Claim Standard) is used as a chain of custody standard to track recycled raw materials through the supply chain. The standard was developed through work done by the Materials Traceability Working Group, part of OlA’s Sustainability Working Group. The RCS uses the chain of custody requirements of the Content Claim Standard. The RCS verifies the presence and amount of recycled material in a final product. This happens through input and chain-of-custody verification from a third party. It allows for the transparent, consistent and comprehensive independent evaluation and verification of recycled material content claims on products. RCS can be used as a business-to-business tool to give companies the means to ensure that they are selling quality products and getting what they pay for. It is also used as a way to ensure accurate and honest communication with consumers. This includes companies in ginning, spinning, weaving and knitting, dyeing and printing and stitching. To know more : www.textilestandards.com

The independent OEKO-TEX® partner institutes are entitled to conduct appropriate laboratory tests or company audits in accordance with worldwide standardized guidelines. These comprehensive product and process tests guarantee risk management, consumer and environmental protection, as well as legal conformity.

Due to their wide range of activities and core competences in the field of research and development, the partner institutes deliver important boosts to innovation within the textile and leather industry. The OEKO-TEX® institutes carry out their accredited testing processes to suit specific target groups and in close cooperation with the manufacturers. They thus make an important contribution to the development of high-quality textile and leather products at all stages of the value-creation chain.
To know more : www.oeko-tex.com

The Higg Index is a suite of tools that enables brands, retailers, and facilities of all sizes-at every stage in their sustainability journey-to measure social and environmental sustainability performance. Developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, the Higg Index is the leading assessment for standardized supply chain sustainability assessment. The Higg Index delivers a holistic overview that empowers businesses to make meaningful improvements that protect the well-being of factory workers, local communities, and the environment. To know more : www.apparelcoalition.org & www.portal.higg.org

WRAP (Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production) is the world’s largest independent certification program mainly focused on the apparel, footwear, and sewn products sectors. Becoming a WRAP certified facility involves much more than simply passing an audit, it take a collaborative approach to social compliance certification in which work with facilities to ensure that they remain in compliance with 12 Principles. This does require, however, that all of WRAP facilities actively engage in the process themselves and see to it that effective management systems are maintained to ensure compliance requirements are met. To know more : www.wrapcompliance.org