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Supply Chain Collaboration: Integrating Supplier Certifications and TechnologyUnited States Fashion Industry AssociationAugust 13, 2014
Gary Barraco, ecVisionDina Dunn, OEKO-TEX
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Did you open wide enough?
I said too much.
I didn’t disclose enough.
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As reliable as…
•Un-reliable
•Un-validated
•Broad and general
•3rd or 4th Level
•Pass along
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Partnerships and Linkage of Data 8/1
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What Is Textile Ecology? 8/1
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The Use of Chemicals in Textiles
fashionable styles
innovative performance
features
easy care
durable fabrics attractive price
dimensional stability
sustainable production
Much of what the consumer wants from modern textiles… …is not possible without the use of chemicals and synthetic fibres
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The Current Situation• There is a great and growing demand
from consumers for textiles that are not harmful to the health.
• There is a great deal of division of labor and worldwide production in the textile and clothing industry.
• Different legal requirements about harmful substances in textiles.
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What is the OEKO-TEX Standard 100?• A global RSL formed more than 2
decades ago by a consortium of textile-focused laboratories around the world
• A mechanism by which all elements of the supply chain can be physically checked against a transparent and up-to-date list of more than 300 substances
• A certificate means the item is verified as free from harmful substances
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What is the OEKO-TEX Standard 100?• An international certification system for textiles and
garments from all stages of production.
• Total product assessment
• Most widespread and familiar test symbol for human ecological optimized textiles.
More than 130,000 certificates
have been issued for millions of high quality
textile products worldwide
AIM: the exclusion of harmful substances along the entire textile value-
added chain.
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Modular Approach
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What Is Textile Ecology? 8/1
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STeP by OEKO-TEX
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STeP Certification Process
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STeP Total and Modular Scoring
Summary: OEKO-TEX Standard 100 & STeP• Efficient: ever-increasing number of
certified suppliers and raw materials increases efficiency and ease of certifying factories and garments.
• Global Leaders: staying in front of global legislation and regulations and helping to lead the way toward more sustainable processes and products.
• Transparent: as an independent body, OEKO-TEX certification offers full transparency throughout the supply chain all the way to the consumer.
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Brand Validates against OEKO-TEX DB 8/1
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Recap• The demands for increased visibility are multi-fold and increasing
• Certificates of compliance are more efficient, provide greater levels of transparency
• Integration with a platform solution means that data is consolidated and available to multiple parties
• The “proof is in the pudding” – validation of status means credibility
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