{"id":1149,"date":"2022-09-19T18:49:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T18:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/labeling-standards-claims\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T00:19:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T00:19:49","slug":"labeling-standards-claims","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/labeling-standards-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Labeling &#038; Standards Claims"},"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\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClaims and Labeling\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGuidance for making credible claims\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\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<section id=\"page-block-block_c8de0422d668db4e37d2ff9aae4cf1e4\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image page-block--dark has-midnight-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<h2 class=\"block-call-to-action__title\">Building a harmonized standards system for climate and nature<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202143051 BCX8\">We\u2019re transition<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202143051 BCX8\">ing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202143051 BCX8\">\u00a0to the Materials Matter Standard, a voluntary sustainability standard for the production and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW202143051 BCX8\">processing\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202143051 BCX8\">of raw materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='c-btn-wrapper text-left'><a href='https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/materials-matter-standard' class='c-btn c-btn-primary c-btn-color-normal' target='_new'><span>Discover the Materials Matter Standard<\/span><\/a><\/div>\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\/2025\/12\/materialsmatterstandardmohairclaims-630x474.png\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"mohair materials processing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/materialsmatterstandardmohairclaims-630x474.png 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/materialsmatterstandardmohairclaims-630x474@2x.png 1260w\" \/>\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_7dddbc31e16a003a9edae3d08575d985\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-sand-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 content-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6>How it Works<\/h6>\n<h2><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252888970 BCX8\">Introducing the Materials Matter\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252888970 BCX8\">Claims and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW252888970 BCX8\">Labeling<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252888970 BCX8\">\u00a0Policy<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW56806888 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW252888970 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252888970 BCX8\">Alongside the new standard,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252888970 BCX8\">we\u2019ve<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252888970 BCX8\">\u00a0published a new\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW252888970 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252888970 BCX8\">Claims and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW252888970 BCX8\">Labeling<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252888970 BCX8\">\u00a0Policy<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW252888970 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252888970 BCX8\">, outlining the requirements for using Materials Matter claims and labels.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Materials Matter\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Claims and Labeling Policy<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0includes:\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Intentionally designed Materials Matter certification labels that\u00a0contain\u00a0the essential information needed to communicate clearly about the certified material in the product.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Claims language options that are accurate, clear, and consumer-friendly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Clear criteria, guidance, and examples for labeling and making claims about how\u00a0the certified\u00a0material is produced.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This policy will become effective on December 31, 2026. The mandatory date for when all claims and labels must transition to Materials Matter is June 30, 2029. Further specifics of what the mandatory date means for claim makers will be detailed in the\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Transition Policy<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(to be published in February 2026).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='c-btn-wrapper text-left'><a href='https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/materials-matter-claims-and-labeling-policy\/' class='c-btn c-btn-secondary c-btn-color-normal' target='_blank'><span>Materials Matter Claims and Labeling Policy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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 offset-lg-1 image-right order-lg-last\">\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\/11\/sheep-on-rock-630x474.jpg\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"sheep on a rock.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sheep-on-rock-630x474.jpg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sheep-on-rock-630x474@2x.jpg 1260w\" \/>\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_e934788cbcdd674d11a3f0158b35aae5\" 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\tTimeline\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\tTransition timeline\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>2023<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Open consultations were held on the first and second Materials Matter Standard drafts<\/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>May 2024<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TE-MM-STN-101-V1.0-PILOT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Materials Matter Standard Pilot Version 1.0 - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-pdf-br=\"1\" data-uw-pdf-doc=\"\">Materials Matter Standard Pilot Version 1.0<\/a>\u00a0was released publicly<\/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>Second half of 2024<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Pilot testing was conducted on the Materials Matter Standard in key material production regions from Peru to Italy<\/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>December 12, 2025<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>The final Materials Matter Standard and Claims and Labeling Policy were published<\/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>December 31, 2026<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>The Materials Matter Standard becomes effective, meaning eligible organizations can request audits by approved certification bodies<\/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>December 31, 2027<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>The standard becomes mandatory, meaning that auditing and certification will be required for prior standard scopes superseded by the new standard<\/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-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\/2025\/12\/DSC0111-large-630x474.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC0111-large-630x474.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC0111-large-630x474@2x.jpeg 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_ee7da0ef6e8b4f1a78996a07ca861df7\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-sand-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>CLAIMS COMMUNICATIONS<\/h6>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Communicating about our current standards<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Standards Claims\u00a0Policy\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/standards-claims-policy\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/standards-claims-policy\/\">TE-301-V1.4<\/a><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">outlines the\u00a0different categories\u00a0of claims\u00a0that may be made about our current standards, each of which has defined eligibility requirements and guidelines to follow.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019ve\u00a0also\u00a0recently\u00a0updated\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Standards Claims\u00a0Policy\u00a0t<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o align with relevant upcoming legislation, including the EU\u2019s Empowering Consumer Directive (ECD).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To stay aligned with these regulations and with ISEAL requirements, the updated policy becomes mandatory for implementation on September 27, 2026.<\/span><\/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-1x1 ratio-lg-3x4 block-content-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alpaca-rancher-carries-alpaca-630x838.png\" class=\"attachment-vertical-image-xl size-vertical-image-xl\" alt=\"carrying a young alpaca\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alpaca-rancher-carries-alpaca-630x838.png 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alpaca-rancher-carries-alpaca-360x480.png 360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alpaca-rancher-carries-alpaca-300x400.png 300w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alpaca-rancher-carries-alpaca-630x838@2x.png 1260w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alpaca-rancher-carries-alpaca-360x480@2x.png 720w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alpaca-rancher-carries-alpaca-300x400@2x.png 600w\" \/>\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_5c019da1d2b0bb45b99716ddee31056a\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-sand-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 content-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span data-contrast=\"none\">COMMITMENT CLAIMS<\/span><\/h6>\n<h2><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69056719 BCX8\">Key update for c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69056719 BCX8\">laims about your commitment to our standards<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In light of\u00a0upcoming legislation, the updated\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Standards Claims\u00a0Policy<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has removed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">all commitment claims, including corporate commitments and sourcing\/progress claims.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Organizations may continue making these claims as usual until the mandatory implementation date\u00a0on September 27, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are developing an approach to credible verification\u00a0of sourcing\u00a0and commitment\u00a0claims, to be published before\u00a0the\u00a0mandatory implementation\u00a0of the\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Standards Claim Policy<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on September 27, 2026.<\/span><\/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 offset-lg-1 image-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-1x1 ratio-lg-3x4 block-content-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/alpaca-field-630x838.jpg\" class=\"attachment-vertical-image-xl size-vertical-image-xl\" alt=\"alpaca in a field.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/alpaca-field-630x838.jpg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/alpaca-field-360x480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/alpaca-field-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/alpaca-field-630x838@2x.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/alpaca-field-360x480@2x.jpg 720w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/alpaca-field-300x400@2x.jpg 600w\" \/>\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_8a1ec0c85fdfd33589be4b6d30dacbd9\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-sand-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><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ASSURED CLAIMS<\/span><\/h6>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Claims for certified organizations or products<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Assured claims are verified statements that confirm an organization or product has successfully met the requirements of Textile Exchange\u2019s certification process.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Only certified companies\u00a0can\u00a0make\u00a0claims about the certification status of their organization.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cProduct-related claims\u201d may be made on final products being sold to consumers (B2C) or products sold between businesses in the supply chain (B2B), such as a yarn maker selling their wool yarns to other companies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Product-related claims can appear both on\u00a0product (hang tag, product label)\u00a0or off the product\u00a0(in a catalog or ecommerce description).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Claims in this category are not approved by Textile Exchange. They must be\u00a0submitted\u00a0to and approved by a\u00a0certified organization\u2019s\u00a0certification body. See the approval process below for more details.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key update for claims for certified organizations or products<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The updated\u00a0Standards Claims Policy\u00a0includes\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">new labeling recommendations<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to\u00a0account for legislation such\u00a0as the\u00a0ECD.\u00a0One of these recommendations\u00a0relates\u00a0to\u00a0the use of informational statements alongside \u201cresponsible\u201d claims to ensure clarity.\u00a0This applies to Responsible Down Standard (RDS), Responsible Wool Standard (RWS), Responsible Mohair Standard (RMS), and Responsible Alpaca Standard (RAS).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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\/2023\/01\/U.S._Bowles-Farming-Co_IMG_0023-630x474.jpg\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/U.S._Bowles-Farming-Co_IMG_0023-630x474.jpg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/U.S._Bowles-Farming-Co_IMG_0023-630x474@2x.jpg 1260w\" \/>\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_46f5e9dae8c3e59d86c2d521a576a1b1\" class=\"acf-block block-content-section has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">INFORMATIONAL STATEMENTS&nbsp;<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Ready-to-use messages that describe\u00a0the\u00a0standard \u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Informational statements are ready-to-use messages that describe our standards. They provide\u00a0additional\u00a0context for all claim categories in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/standards-claims-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Standards Claims Policy<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_db64d8a1714678e1c92c39b777529b20\" class=\"block-video-gallery acf-block block-bullets-image page-block--dark has-midnight-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\tPRODUCT LABELING\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\tWhat to include\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>Standard logo\u2028<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Standard logo (in conformance with <a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/standards-logo-use-specifications\/\">Standard Logo Use Specifications<\/a>).<\/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>Percentage<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>The percentage of certified material in the product (some exceptions apply, please refer to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/standards-claims-policy\/\">Standards Claims Policy<\/a>).<\/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>Brand&#8217;s license number or TE-ID<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Your license number as it appears on your valid scope certificate (SC) or your organization&#8217;s TE-ID.<\/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>Certification body\u2028<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW130003548 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW130003548 BCX8\">The name of your responsible certification body.<\/span><\/span><\/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-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\/04\/RWS-4.0-630x838.png\" class=\"attachment-vertical-image-xl size-vertical-image-xl\" alt=\"rws standard tag.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RWS-4.0.png 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RWS-4.0-361x480.png 361w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RWS-4.0-356x474.png 356w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RWS-4.0-189x252.png 189w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RWS-4.0-360x480.png 360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RWS-4.0-300x400.png 300w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RWS-4.0-189x252@2x.png 378w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RWS-4.0-300x400@2x.png 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_5c946acaee1dcf7e62332742230d28d4\" class=\"acf-block block-content-section page-block--dark has-midnight-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n<p>The written content of the claim may be listed out or summarized in a sentence such as \u201cThis product contains 50%\u00a0RWS\u00a0certified wool, certified by ABC Cert 12345678.\u201d You can refer to the\u00a0<em>Standards\u00a0<\/em>C<em>laims\u00a0Policy\u00a0<\/em>for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_0424d277821301a7405c4fad40e9092a\" class=\"block-video-gallery acf-block block-bullets-image page-block--dark has-midnight-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\tAPPROVAL PROCESS\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\tHow to make a product-related claim \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>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/standards-claims-policy\/\">Standards Claims Policy<\/a> and make sure your product(s) meets the eligibility criteria for product-related 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>Design artwork and draft the claim(s) following the relevant guidance documents.<\/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>Request and fill in a Claim Approval Application Form from your certification body.<\/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>Submit the Claim Approval Application Form, along with a digital copy of your artwork, to your certification body.<\/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>Wait for feedback or approval and make any adjustments needed.<\/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>Plan for roughly two weeks between the time of submitting your application and artwork until final approval. This may vary between certification bodies and depends on the artwork\u2019s compliance with the guidelines and the product.<\/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>Once approved, you may publish your claim or print and attach any physical labels to the 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<\/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\/04\/RMS-4.0-630x838.png\" class=\"attachment-vertical-image-xl size-vertical-image-xl\" alt=\"two standards tags.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RMS-4.0.png 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RMS-4.0-361x480.png 361w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RMS-4.0-356x474.png 356w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RMS-4.0-189x252.png 189w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RMS-4.0-360x480.png 360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RMS-4.0-300x400.png 300w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RMS-4.0-189x252@2x.png 378w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RMS-4.0-300x400@2x.png 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\t<section id=\"page-block-block_43fb3550ab8d781063708d77ffab71fd\" 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>If you have a question not answered here, get in touch with us directly, and we\u2019ll be happy to answer it for you.<\/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\tCan someone from Textile Exchange approve my standard claim or artwork?\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. Only certification bodies are authorized to approve your use of product-related claims or labels. They have in-depth knowledge of our <a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/standards-claims-policy\/\">Standards Claims Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/standards-logo-use-specifications\/\">Standards Logo Use Specifications<\/a> and will use them to approve your company\u2019s logo use or claim, as well as verify the certification of your product.<\/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\tCan you send me a standard logo?\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><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87458489 BCX8\">No. Logos have to be obtained through the certification body that you\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87458489 BCX8\">(<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87458489 BCX8\">or your supplier<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87458489 BCX8\">)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87458489 BCX8\">\u00a0are working with for certification.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87458489 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87458489 BCX8\">We\u2019ll<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87458489 BCX8\">\u00a0only issue logos for specific uses by media or others who want to promote our standards.<\/span><\/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\n\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<section id=\"page-block-block_a0c1616f457a875ae1c7b5e334fbb2a4\" class=\"acf-block block-archive-blocks has-sky-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 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