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Fiber labeling rules, care symbols, certifications and what they cover, green-claim rules, the digital product passport, return rights and warranties, by jurisdiction.
The MADE IN GREEN label from OEKO-TEX combines testing for harmful substances with requirements about the facilities a product was made in, and each labelled item carries a product ID or QR code you can verify yourself. Here is what the label issuer says the label covers, what its requirements are, and how to check a label using OEKO-TEX's Label Check tool.
Labels·Brand program··4 min
A brand program profile of Gore's limited commercial guarantee for GORE-TEX products: who qualifies (the original owner of a product with the black diamond hang-tag), what the promise covers (waterproofness, windproofness and breathability for the useful life of the product — not a lifetime), what it excludes, how claims are assessed, and how the guarantee relates to your statutory warranty rights. All terms are Gore's own, as stated on its guarantee and returns page at the time of reading.
A Gold, Silver or Bronze LWG rating is an environmental audit of a tannery or manufacturer's processes, not a certificate of animal welfare, leather quality or the durability of your shoes. Here is what the audit covers, how the medal levels work, and where the label's meaning stops.
STANDARD 100 is OEKO-TEX's label for textiles tested for harmful substances, from yarn to finished product. Here is what the testing covers, how the four product classes differ, how long a certificate lasts, and how to check a label yourself.
bluesign is transitioning its bluesign® APPROVED and bluesign® PRODUCT labels to a single bluepass mark, with consumer-facing deadlines tied to an EU directive in September 2026. Here is what the mark certifies, the three label types, how to verify one, and the limits bluesign itself states — including that it does not make "free of" claims.
A guide to the four GOTS label grades, what a label must show for the certification to be verifiable, and which shorthand claims the standard itself rules out — including 'GOTS cotton' and 'made with GOTS-certified fabric'.
Both labels point to organic cotton, but they certify different things. Textile Exchange explains how organic claims work from the farm to the finished garment, where OCS and GOTS diverge, and what the December 2022 change on GOTS inputs means for chain of custody.
The Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) and Global Recycled Standard (GRS) are Textile Exchange standards for third-party certification of recycled content and chain of custody. This explainer covers what each logo verifies, the recycled-content thresholds behind consumer-facing labels, what the standards cover and leave out, and the transition to the Materials Matter Standard — as stated by Textile Exchange.
Labels·What the rule saysEU··4 min
Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011, in force since 8 May 2012, sets out what must appear on textile labels sold in the EU: harmonized fiber names, percentages by weight in descending order, limits on terms like '100%', 'pure' and 'virgin wool', and a mandatory phrase where non-textile parts of animal origin are present. This explainer summarizes what the rule requires, what it does not cover, and how you can check a label yourself.
