OEKO-TEX: Green Product Certifications
Source: https://businessofhome.com/articles/a-designer-s-guide-to-green-product-certifications
Author: Caroline Bourque & Haley Chouinard
Oeko-tex administers six different labels, each screening for different things - from harmful substances to sustainable production conditions and preventing chemical additives from entering the waterways. The Standard 100 label is now common in the home industry (particularly in soft goods like towels and bedding) which screens for over 420 harmful chemicals. The Oeko-tex Made In Green label is another gaining steam in the home category, designating textiles and leather products manufactured in environmentally friendly facilities under safe and socially responsible working conditions, in addition to meeting the same criteria of the Standard 100 label. The organization screens leather as well as textiles for dangerous chemicals and even offers a dedicated Leather Standard, something that GOTS (which only certifies fibers) does not.