Fabrics - Ecolabel Certification or Hazardous Materials Compliance

The requirement

The publisher’s words are shown on request, below the limits.

The publisher’s words

How it is proven

Evidence required

Visual inspection of the product to confirm no fabrics are used or clear inclusion in relevant documents; OR A copy of the Ecolabel licence from the supplier for each fabric product used; OR Where fabrics are not certified by an ecolabel, the applicant can demonstrate that the fabric satisfies the requirements of the current GECA Textiles standard or the Hazardous Materials section by providing a report completed by a GECA approved assessor; OR A schedule of all materials and substances used with SDS, chemical names or CAS numbers and/or signed declaration of non-use to establish compliance with Hazardous Materials section. Processes must be in place to ensure on-going compliance.

Who checks it

Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake

How Klar Cite classifies it

Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.

What it asks

Meet — a limit, condition or outcome the product must satisfy

Standing

Required — must be met for the credential

Impact area

Human Health — the CMF area the clause addresses