{"id":1134,"date":"2022-09-19T18:49:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T23:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/content-claim-standard-ccs\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T05:13:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T11:13:06","slug":"content-claim-standard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/content-claim-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"Content Claim Standard (CCS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-section hero-section__fullwidth-image page-block--dark has-midnight-background-color hero-section--text-center\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 mx-auto\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Content Claim Standard is the basis of all our standards.\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The foundation of all our standards is the Content Claim Standard (CCS). It\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/chain-of-custody\/\">chain of custody<\/a> standard that gives companies a means of verifying that one or more raw material inputs are in the final product.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_954200d6d333cfc2df18638fed495eee\" class=\"block-video-gallery acf-block block-bullets-image has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 offset-lg-1 bullets-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__content-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGOALS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re helping companies track responsible fibers and build trust.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"is-style-check-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Guarantee the accuracy of all content claims<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Provide companies with a way to verify business-to-business content claims when sourcing materials<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Gives industries a tool to build trust with consumers over what is in the products they purchase<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 image-left order-lg-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-4x3 block-bullets-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/thread-spools-narrow-630x474.jpg\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"spools of thread.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/thread-spools-narrow-630x474.jpg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/thread-spools-narrow-630x474@2x.jpg 1260w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_b025e1ba51b050da392d40e2fc340ad8\" class=\"block-video-gallery acf-block block-bullets-image has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 bullets-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__content-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW IT WORKS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVerifying inputs along the supply chain.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"is-style-check-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Chain of custody<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>CSS certification verifies that <a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/chain-of-custody\/\">chain of custody<\/a> principles are followed at each stage of production.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Traceability<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>It tracks the passage of raw materials from source to final product, addressing the product journey, documentation, volume reconciliations, and segregation of materials and products.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Certificates at every stage<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>It\u2019s based on scope and transaction certificates to provide the most precise record of tracking and the most reliable level of verification.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 offset-lg-1 image-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-1x1 ratio-lg-3x4 block-bullets-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ethan-bodnar-kgC99X3WH1w-unsplash-630x838.jpg\" class=\"attachment-vertical-image-xl size-vertical-image-xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ethan-bodnar-kgC99X3WH1w-unsplash-630x838.jpg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ethan-bodnar-kgC99X3WH1w-unsplash-360x480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ethan-bodnar-kgC99X3WH1w-unsplash-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ethan-bodnar-kgC99X3WH1w-unsplash-630x838@2x.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ethan-bodnar-kgC99X3WH1w-unsplash-360x480@2x.jpg 720w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ethan-bodnar-kgC99X3WH1w-unsplash-300x400@2x.jpg 600w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_049ebcd688bdb4966d449d069a1334ff\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 offset-lg-1 content-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6>SCOPE<br \/>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --><\/h6>\n<h2>We\u2019ve created a robust system that can be applied worldwide.<\/h2>\n<p>The CCS can be used all the way along the supply chain by manufacturers, brands, retailers, <a href=\"\/certification-bodies\/\">certification bodies<\/a>, and organizations supporting raw material initiatives. The CSS is verified by accredited third-party certification bodies.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 image-left order-lg-first\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-4x3 block-content-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/raw-cotton-ccs-630x474.jpg\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"Raw cotton.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/raw-cotton-ccs-630x474.jpg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/raw-cotton-ccs-1360x1024.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/raw-cotton-ccs-1536x1156.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/raw-cotton-ccs-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/raw-cotton-ccs-638x480.jpg 638w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/raw-cotton-ccs-900x677.jpg 900w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/raw-cotton-ccs-335x252.jpg 335w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/raw-cotton-ccs-200x151.jpg 200w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/raw-cotton-ccs-630x474@2x.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/raw-cotton-ccs-638x480@2x.jpg 1276w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/raw-cotton-ccs-900x677@2x.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/raw-cotton-ccs-335x252@2x.jpg 670w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_7ac7fcb47cf43d5a276856d36f9a4ae4\" class=\"acf-block block-content-section has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\n\t<section id=\"page-block-block_680ba289f633e8429e1b6e99a92d8fa9\" class=\"acf-block block-grid-columns\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-12 col-md-10 col-sm-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-columns__column col-12 col-lg-6 col-md- col-sm- offset-md- offset-lg-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>DEVELOPMENT<\/h6>\n<h2>Catch up on revisions and changes<\/h2>\n<p>CCS 3.0 was published on July 1, 2021, and the revised standard includes some changes. You can see the CCS 3.0 Consultation Feedback Summary for an overview of the comments received during the public stakeholder review.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-columns__column col-12 col-lg-6 col-md- col-sm- offset-md- offset-lg-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Brand certification<br \/>\n<\/strong>Brand certification is required to complete the chain of custody.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outsourcing<br \/>\n<\/strong>Contracts with subcontractors are now required. New requirements for organizations acting as subcontractors are also in place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trader certification<br \/>\n<\/strong>Traders without physical possession no longer need to be certified.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Multi-group certification<br \/>\n<\/strong>Clarification of requirements in Section F in CCS 3.0.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alternative Volume Reconciliation<br \/>\n<\/strong>Clarification of eligibility criteria for the use of AVR.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section id=\"page-block-block_8c39c55ef71bfbdb6fd6f7a0149b3c5d\" class=\"acf-block block-archive-blocks has-spring-background-color\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-archive-blocks__title-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResources\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDive deeper into the CCS\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-archive-blocks__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-btn c-btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/\" >See all resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t<section class=\"eight29-filters-wrap eight29-show-card cottonproducer-archive-filters knowledgecenter-archive-filters has-spring-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"eight29-filters\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-app \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"app-layout layout-default sidebar-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"eight29-posts-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-posts\" style=\"--posts-per-row:2;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"documents-33745\" class=\"eight29-post eight29-post-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-document\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-post-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pill\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/\">Documents<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"eight29-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/content-claim-standard-ccs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCCS-101 Content Claim Standard (CCS)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/content-claim-standard-ccs\/\">View Details<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"documents-33955\" class=\"eight29-post eight29-post-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-document\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-post-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pill\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/\">Documents<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"eight29-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/ccs-user-manual\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCCS-201 CCS User Manual\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/ccs-user-manual\/\">View Details<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"documents-33974\" class=\"eight29-post eight29-post-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-document\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-post-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pill\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/\">Documents<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"eight29-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/policy-for-alternative-volume-reconciliation-vr2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCCS-105 Policy for Alternative Volume Reconciliation (VR2)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/policy-for-alternative-volume-reconciliation-vr2\/\">View Details<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"documents-33965\" class=\"eight29-post eight29-post-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-document\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-post-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pill\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/\">Documents<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"eight29-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/ccs-3-0-summary-of-key-changes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCCS-603 3.0 Summary of Key Changes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/ccs-3-0-summary-of-key-changes\/\">View Details<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"documents-33972\" class=\"eight29-post eight29-post-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-document\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-post-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pill\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/\">Documents<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"eight29-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/quick-guide-to-brand-certification-and-ccs-3-0\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTE-406 Quick Guide to Brand Certification and CCS 3.0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/quick-guide-to-brand-certification-and-ccs-3-0\/\">View Details<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\t<section id=\"page-block-block_bb8b3f4798e416811196e83958ac9dce\" class=\"acf-block block-accordion has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-accordion__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrequently Asked Questions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Find the answers to common questions about the CCS. If you have a question not answered here, <span class=\"s5\">get in<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">touch<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">with<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">us<\/span> directly, <span class=\"s2\">and <\/span>we\u2019ll be happy to answer it for <span class=\"s2\">you.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='c-btn-wrapper text-left'><a href='\/contact\/' class='c-btn c-btn-secondary c-btn-color-normal' target='_self'><span>Contact us<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-7 offset-lg-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDo I need to get certified to the Content Claim Standard (CCS)?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__content\" style=\"display:block;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. The CCS is the foundation of all of our standards and does not require its own certification. It provides a strong chain of custody system from the source to the final product for all Textile Exchange standards.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDo you have translations of your standards available in other languages?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knowledge Center<\/a> to see all standards documents. 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