{"id":56134,"date":"2025-12-11T16:57:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T16:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/?page_id=56134"},"modified":"2026-01-06T20:41:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:41:19","slug":"materials-matter-standard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/materials-matter-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"Materials Matter Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-section block-video-gallery hero-section__video page-block--dark\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-section__video-bg\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video muted class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-56134-1\" width=\"0\" height=\"820\" poster=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/018-000038580012-large-1280x1024.jpg\" loop=\"1\" autoplay=\"1\" preload=\"auto\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/report-hero-2025.mp4?_=1\" \/><source type=\"video\/webm\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/report-hero-2025.webm?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/report-hero-2025.mp4\">Watch video: report-hero-2025.<\/a><\/video><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"hero-section__video-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 mx-auto\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntroducing the Materials Matter Standard, a shared direction for climate, nature, people, and animals\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-btn-group hero-section__buttons\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"c-btn c-btn-secondary video-gallery__card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-embed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eS4aN-G8oKc?si=dtH5ZevdAhdJOr6F\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ratio=\"56.25\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-id=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWatch video\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-btn c-btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/materials-matter-standard\/\" target=\"_blank\">Explore the criteria<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"video-gallery__lightbox\" id=\"video-gallery-lightbox-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" >\n\t\t\t<button class=\"video-gallery__close\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-close\"><\/span><span class=\"sr-only\">Close video<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-gallery__iframe-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_a6e07dd678603bc70cea022127b6f245\" class=\"acf-block block-content-section has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The Materials Matter Standard is a voluntary sustainability standard for the production and primary processing of raw materials used in the fashion, textile, and apparel industry. It sets out to incentivize a world in which the materials in our clothing and textiles are produced in a way that respects climate, nature, people, and animals.<br><br>The standard establishes detailed requirements for the production and primary processing of raw materials\u2014from how land, water, and energy are used, to how working conditions, animal welfare, emissions, chemicals, and waste are managed. Its 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\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_c000cef3e61d0392302f82db60663e8f\" 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>Criteria<\/h6>\n<h2>Explore the criteria<\/h2>\n<p>The Materials Matter Standard criteria have been 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>The criteria unify Textile Exchange\u2019s current standards under one coherent vision: a world where materials have lasting value, leading to thriving communities and flourishing landscapes. The Materials Matter Standard becomes effective on December 31, 2026, and will be mandatory from December 31, 2027.<\/p>\n<div class='c-btn-wrapper text-left'><a href='https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/documents\/materials-matter-standard\/' class='c-btn c-btn-primary c-btn-color-normal' target='_self'><span>Download the 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 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\/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\t<section id=\"page-block-block_45b194ca2179c5ce307d33c2922dbf58\" class=\"acf-block block-scroll-carousel has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sticky-top\">\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\tABOUT\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>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy is Textile Exchange transitioning towards the Materials Matter Standard?\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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-scroll-carousel__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-btn c-btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/faq\/category\/materials-matter-standard\/\" target=\"_blank\">Materials Matter Standard FAQs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 offset-lg-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-scroll-carousel__card\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"block-scroll-carousel__card-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUniting our standards for greater impact\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"block-scroll-carousel__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor more than 20 years, Textile Exchange has been developing and maintaining leading material sustainability standards. We began developing the new 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.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSince 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. The Materials Matter Standard builds on the strengths of what came before while offering a more streamlined pathway forward. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\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=\"block-scroll-carousel__card\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"block-scroll-carousel__card-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAligning material production around shared impact\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"block-scroll-carousel__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Materials Matter Standard represents a significant shift in how Textile Exchange standards connect to impact. It sets detailed requirements for the production and primary processing of raw materials\u2014from how land, water, and energy are used, to how working conditions, animal welfare, emissions, chemicals, and waste are managed. Its 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. <br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nBy focusing on the earliest stages of the supply chain, the standard helps clarify both the risks and opportunities related to raw material production. Combining practice-based and outcome-based criteria, it recognizes the work of participating organizations that meet its requirements and ensures fairness and consistency between them. Certification also provides brands and retailers with an accessible and transparent framework for substantiating claims about their materials.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\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=\"block-scroll-carousel__card\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"block-scroll-carousel__card-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLinking standards, data, and impact\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"block-scroll-carousel__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Materials Matter Standard places a sharper emphasis on driving impact at the raw material and primary processing stages, while Textile Exchange\u2019s existing Content Claim Standard (CCS) will continue to support chain of custody and product claims.  <br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe Materials Matter Standard sits at the heart of the Materials Matter system, which integrates the standard, policies, third-party assurance, claims, and traceability tools to ensure certified products reach the market with credibility.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_d58e61473c086b3452a856f96528cb80\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-mist-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>What materials are currently in scope of Materials Matter?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"block-scroll-carousel__card-heading\" role=\"heading\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\">The first edition of the Materials Matter Standard covers materials in Textile Exchange&#8217;s existing Responsible Animal Fiber framework (wool, alpaca, mohair), and recycled materials currently covered by the Global Recycled Standard and Recycled Claim Standard.<\/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\/mohair-preperation-630x474.png\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"mohair standards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mohair-preperation-630x474.png 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mohair-preperation-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_c3165ff0c3eece82a10e7e13916afbf5\" 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_6fc20b9e3ab76d8304b205ae03d1d2e1\" 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>Read the updated Claims and Labeling Policy<\/h2>\n<p>A new <em>Claims and Labeling Policy<\/em> has been published alongside the Materials Matter Standard, outlining the requirements for using Materials Matter claims and labels.<br \/>\nThe policy introduces a new certification mark, labeling system, and allowed language that organizations may use when making claims about Materials Matter.<\/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-primary c-btn-color-normal' target='_self'><span>Download the policy<\/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-Claims-Dec2025-630x474.png\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MM-Claims-Dec2025-630x474.png 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MM-Claims-Dec2025-640x480.png 640w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MM-Claims-Dec2025-632x474.png 632w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MM-Claims-Dec2025-335x252.png 335w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MM-Claims-Dec2025.png 849w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MM-Claims-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_fe30dde4b5b54f03b3fce8a2c4dee96e\" class=\"acf-block block-cards-carousel has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-xl-8 block-cards-carousel__top\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFind relevant claims and labeling guidance\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-cards-carousel__slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"block-cards-carousel__card block-cards-carousel__mini\" 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