Making responsible decisions for people and nature is more of a concern for politicians, companies and consumers than ever before.

For more than three decades OEKO-TEX® has been supporting the textile and leather industry towards product safety and sustainability. The association’s goal of building trust for companies and consumers and enabling them to make responsible decisions to protect people and the planet was initiated by the textile label OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100. Nowadays, the certification is one of the best-known labels for product and consumer safety. The industry’s trust in OEKO-TEX® is also shown by its growth over the years. Over 21,000 manufacturers, brands and retailers work with OEKO-TEX® in more than 100 countries and trust certifications such as OEKO-TEX® STeP and OEKO-TEX® ECO PASSPORT to optimise their manufacturing processes.

With OEKO-TEX® ECO PASSPORT, an independent certification system for chemicals, colourants and auxiliaries used in the textile and leather industry, brands and manufacturers demonstrate their sustainability approach to their customers and encourage trust in their products.

OEKO-TEX® ECO PASSPORT is an integral part of the association’s modular certification system.

It is recognised by the OEKO-TEX® STeP production facility certification, STANDARD 100 and as such also by the traceable product label OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN. While companies have benefitted from the modular approach for years, from 2024, OEKO-TEX® STeP-certified facilities have additional benefits that simplify the certification process. For example, wastewater tests for OEKO-TEX® STeP are implemented directly into a ZDHC ClearStream, thus simplifying customer requirements. Additionally, STeP customers already benefit from the OEKO-TEX® x The BHive® partnership. It enables customers to digitalise their chemical inventories. Through The BHive®, customers can conduct ZDHC Performance InCheck and conformance checks against the ZDHC Gateway, the largest database of chemical products certified against the ZDHC MRSL.

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