Set of Four Washcloths

Certified Organic by Control Union Certifications, this product covers organic practices from the production to the distribution of all natural fibers and meets the following criteria:

• sustainable farming techniques
• prohibits the use of toxic and persistent chemicals
• ecosystem protection
• conserve biodiversity
• maintain environmental quality

Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) Certification defines requirements to ensure organic status of textiles, from harvesting of the raw materials, through environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing up to labeling in order to provide a credible assurance to the end consumer. This standard for organic textiles covers the production, processing, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, exportation, importation and distribution of all natural fibers. The final products may include, but are not limited to fiber products, yarns, fabrics and clothes.

GOTS is certified by Control Union Certifications, which has been assigned by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality as inspection body for the organic production. Control Union Certifications performs this task by means of inspection finally leading towards certification. Control Union Certifications also informs the organic farmers and processors about the legislation concerned. The rules for organic production in the Netherlands are based on the EU-regulation (EEC) nr. 2092/91.

What are the standards of Global Organic Textile Certification?

• sustainable farming techniques
• prohibits the use of toxic and persistent chemicals
• ecosystem protection
• conserve biodiversity
• maintain environmental quality

For more information, please visit Control Union World Group.

Organic certified by Ecocert®, which will gaurantee strict compliance with specifications for products and systems.

• no pre-treatment used in any of the raw materials found in organic formulas
• all suppliers must pass an extensive review before their raw materials are approved.
• all manufacturing and packaging facilities undergo a rigorous inspection
• all packaging must be recyclable.

Ecocert® defines it's core business as guaranteeing strict compliance with specifications for products, systems or services. The issuance of the certificate is a guarantee of safety for the consumer or user. In farming, for example, this implies the ability to support, by qualified personnel, a network of close and special tools, a large number of players in the organic sector, to ensure compliance and traceability in relation to European benchmarks , American or Japanese, according to the recipient.

What are the standards of Ecocert®?

• no pre-treatment used in any of the raw materials found in organic formulas
• all suppliers must pass an extensive review before their raw materials are approved.
• all manufacturing and packaging facilities undergo a rigorous inspection
• all packaging must be recyclable.

For more information, please visit http://www.ecocert.com.

Fair Trade® Certified by FLO-CERT, which will guarantee strict compliance for labor practices and environmental standards.

• guarantee a minimum price considered as fair to producers
• producer must invest in projects enhancing its social, economic and environmental development
• strive for mutually beneficial long term trading relationships
• producter must allow for long-term planning and sustainable production practices

FLO-CERT is an independent International certification company offering Fair Trade® Certification services to clients in more than 70 countries.

Certified Fair Trade® is a product certification system where social, economic and environmental aspects of production are certified against Fair Trade® standards for producers and buying and selling is certified against Fair Trade® standards for trade.

Our system monitors the buying and the selling of the product until it is consumer packaged and labelled. Certificates are only issued after a physical inspection has confirmed that all relevant Fair Trade® standards are complied with.

What are the standards of Fair Trade® certified by FLO-CERT?

• guarantee a minimum price considered as fair to producers
• producer must invest in projects enhancing its social, economic and environmental development
• strive for mutually beneficial long term trading relationships
• producer must allow for long-term planning and sustainable production practices

For more information, please visit http://www.flo-cert.com.