{"id":56107,"date":"2025-12-12T11:52:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/?page_id=56107"},"modified":"2025-12-12T12:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:17:23","slug":"standards-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/standards-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Standards Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block-video-gallery hero-section hero-section__text-image has-mist-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-5\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWe want our standards to include input from every corner of the industry\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>Textile Exchange is committed to continuously improving our standards system and ensuring its alignment with the <a href=\"https:\/\/isealcode.org\/\">ISEAL Code of Good Practice for Sustainability Systems<\/a>. This globally recognized framework provides guidance on how we develop our policies and procedures for organizational functions such as standard-setting, assurance, monitoring, evaluation, learning, data management, and claims.<\/p>\n<div class='c-btn-wrapper text-left'><a href='https:\/\/isealalliance.org\/membership\/iseal-community-members\/what-iseal-code-compliant' class='c-btn c-btn-secondary c-btn-color-normal' target='_self'><span>What does it mean to be ISEAL Code Compliant?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 offset-lg-1 order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-3x2\">\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\/DSC0411-large-630x474.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard wp-post-image\" alt=\"members of the action cohort\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC0411-large-630x474.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC0411-large-630x474@2x.jpeg 1260w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_bed10590cebb711bae490534aa8afcd3\" class=\"acf-block block-content-section has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Our standard-setting procedures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We develop all our standards according to our <a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/standard-setting-procedure\/\"><em>Standard Setting Procedures<\/em><\/a>, which aim to ensure that Textile Exchange standards effectively achieve their intended goals and that the standard development process is inclusive, transparent, and accessible to all affected stakeholders. They also serve to align the development and revision of Textile Exchange standards with international best practices for standard setting like the ISEAL Code of Good Practice for Sustainability Systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div id=\"page-block-block_cb5a9854433aab1759374792ca47fce8\" class=\"block-buttons c-btn-wrapper text-center\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-btn c-btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/standard-setting-procedure\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read our standard-setting procedures<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_f2a07bee1dba7ee43e230f8d35739a9c\" 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<h2><span class=\"TextRun SCXW29453501 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW29453501 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;ac0262f4-8a9e-5820-b908-2d943c5f7113|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;3&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Aptos&quot;,469777842,&quot;Arial&quot;,469777843,&quot;\uff2d\uff33 \u660e\u671d&quot;,469777844,&quot;Aptos&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,469769226,&quot;Aptos,Arial,\uff2d\uff33 \u660e\u671d&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">Transitioning to the Materials Matter Standard<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW29453501 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW29453501 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;ac0262f4-8a9e-5820-b908-2d943c5f7113|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;3&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Aptos&quot;,469777842,&quot;Arial&quot;,469777843,&quot;\uff2d\uff33 \u660e\u671d&quot;,469777844,&quot;Aptos&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,469769226,&quot;Aptos,Arial,\uff2d\uff33 \u660e\u671d&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">We\u2019re<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW29453501 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">\u202fcurrently unifying\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW29453501 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">and harmonizing\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW29453501 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">our current Textile Exchange standards\u202finto\u202fthe\u202fMaterials Matter Standard, a voluntary sustainability standard for the production and primary processing of raw materials used in the fashion, textile, and apparel industry.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW29453501 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW29453501 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For more than 20 years, we have been developing and maintaining leading material sustainability standards. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Materials Matter unifies and simplifies our approach<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">building on the strengths of what came before while offering a more streamlined pathway forward.<\/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='_self'><span>Learn more about Materials Matter<\/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\/MM-Criteria-Dec2025-630x474.png\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MM-Criteria-Dec2025-630x474.png 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MM-Criteria-Dec2025-640x480.png 640w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MM-Criteria-Dec2025-632x474.png 632w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MM-Criteria-Dec2025-335x252.png 335w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MM-Criteria-Dec2025.png 849w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MM-Criteria-Dec2025-335x252@2x.png 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_e261046d42a51e8d5e2ec5b83068453d\" 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<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We began developing the Materials Matter framework in 2021 with a clear goal: to align the ambition, rigor, and expected results across its material-specific standards and transition the industry into a more coherent, science-aligned way to measure and verify impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Since then, we have worked closely with stakeholders from across the supply system to design and test a framework that is both robust and workable in real-world production systems. Built on a combination of practice-based and outcome-based expectations, the standard includes comprehensive criteria for land management, animal welfare, human rights and livelihoods, and primary processing, which covers water, chemical, and energy use, as well as waste and emissions management.<\/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\/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<\/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_e1e101bc65dea4a0b4ade5e3cd6dc164\" 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<p>The criteria were developed over five years in close collaboration with a designated International Working Group made up of brands, retailers, suppliers, producers, NGOs, and technical specialists. Two publicly consulted drafts and a pilot version, tested in key material production regions from Peru to Italy, have helped refine the framework, alongside extensive work to ensure alignment with the ISEAL Code of Good Practice for Sustainability Systems.<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of this global certification system, the Materials Matter Standard\u00a0represents\u00a0a significant evolution of Textile Exchange\u2019s standards system.\u00a0Its purpose is to provide a common language and shared direction for the industry, while recognizing the unique contexts of different material producers, processors, and the communities and landscapes they depend on.<\/p>\n<p>The new Materials Matter Standard\u00a0was\u00a0published\u00a0on December 12, 2025,\u00a0becomes effective on December 31, 2026, and will be mandatory from December 31, 2027.<\/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\/2025\/12\/DSC9056-large-2-630x474.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC9056-large-2-630x474.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC9056-large-2-630x474@2x.jpeg 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_bed10590cebb711bae490534aa8afcd3\" 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\"><br><br><br>Standards Timeline<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Upcoming reviews of our current standards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Our current standards are reviewed at a minimum of every five years to determine if a revision is necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-72\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-72\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Standard<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Current version<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Review date<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Content Claim Standard (CCS)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.1, 9 June 2022<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2024 \u2013 in progress<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Responsible Down Standard (RDS)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.0, 1 July 2019<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2025 \u2013 in progress<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Organic Content Standard (OCS)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.0, 1 March 2020<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2025 \u2013 in progress<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Materials Matter<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.0, 31 December 2026<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">by 2030<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-72 from cache -->\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section id=\"page-block-block_d5262fa65ddcc8b8c0ad38ffd0058605\" class=\"acf-block block-accordion has-mist-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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInternational Working Group\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\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\tIWG members\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><span class=\"TextRun SCXW45186712 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45186712 BCX8\">Each standard requires criteria approval by an International Working Group, which is a diverse independent decision-making body composed of stakeholders relevant to the standard and may include non-governmental organizations, brands, retailers, farmers, supply chain members, industry associations, and topical experts.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW45186712 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45186712 BCX8\">Facilitating balanced decision-making on the content of a standard, the composition of the IWG will vary with each new standard revision. This allows each IWG to be uniquely structured based on the development needs of the standard<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45186712 BCX8\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45186712 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW45186712 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW45186712 BCX8\">For more information on the composition of the IWG and its role<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45186712 BCX8\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45186712 BCX8\"> see our <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW45186712 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/standard-setting-procedure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW45186712 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45186712 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Standard Setting Procedures<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW45186712 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45186712 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\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\tGeography\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><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><br \/>\nEMEA \u2013 Europe, Middle East, and Africa<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:1800,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Americas \u2013 South, Central, and North America<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:1800,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">APAC \u2013 Asia Pacific\/Oceania<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/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\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\tIndustry\u202f\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 data-contrast=\"auto\"><br \/>\nRaw material producers including farms<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Supply chain companies<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brands and retailers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Certification bodies<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/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\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\tCivil society\u202f\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 data-contrast=\"auto\"><br \/>\nClimate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Soil health<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Biodiversity<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Water resources<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Animal welfare<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Human rights<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Communities and smallholders<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:1800,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/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\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\tAll International Working Group members\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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Andean Pastoral 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data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The North Face<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">USB Certification<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Verit\u00e9, Inc<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;134245417&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">* It is important to note that IWG membership does not 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