Industry Standards & Certifications Directory
Explore independent certifications, testing protocols, and verified third-party benchmarks (GOTS, OEKO-TEX, FSC, LWG, C2C) evaluated by the TruCrafters Engine.
Industry Standards & Certifications
Explore independent certifications, testing protocols, and verified third-party benchmarks evaluated by the TruCrafters Engine.
Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
Global Standard gGmbH
The worldwide leading textile processing standard for organic fibers, including ecological and social criteria, backed by independent certification of the entire textile supply chain.
OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 (OEKO-TEX 100)
International OEKO-TEX® Association (Zurich, Switzerland)
A globally uniform, independent testing and certification system that tests every single component of an article—including threads, buttons, zippers, linings, and surface prints—for harmful substances.
Bluesign® System (Bluesign)
Bluesign Technologies AG (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
An input-stream management system that eliminates hazardous chemicals right from the very beginning of the manufacturing process, establishing safe standards for environmentally responsible and clean production.
Responsible Wool Standard (RWS)
Textile Exchange
A voluntary global standard that addresses the welfare of sheep and the land they graze on, providing robust chain-of-custody verification from farm through finished woolen apparel and home goods.
Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC)
Forest Stewardship Council A.C. (Bonn, Germany)
The premier international standard ensuring wood products originate from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social, and economic benefits.
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)
PEFC International (Geneva, Switzerland)
The world’s largest forest certification alliance, assessing and endorsing national sustainable forestry management systems against stringent international sustainability criteria.
Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI)
Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (Washington, D.C.)
A dedicated North American non-profit standard promoting sustainable forest management, fiber sourcing, conservation research, and community engagement across millions of certified acres.
Leather Working Group Audit Standard (LWG)
Leather Working Group Ltd (Milton Keynes, UK)
The world’s leading environmental compliance and performance audit standard for leather manufacturing, assessing tanneries on chemical safety, effluent treatment, water/energy efficiency, and raw material traceability.
Genuine Italian Vegetable-Tanned Leather Consortium (Pelle al Vegetale)
Consorzio Vera Pelle Italiana Conciata al Vegetale (Tuscany, Italy)
The historic Tuscan artisan trademark certifying leather tanned strictly through traditional, natural vegetable tannin processes (tree bark extracts) with zero chromium, heavy metals, or synthetic dyes.
Cradle to Cradle Certified® (C2C)
Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
The world’s most advanced science-based multi-attribute standard for designing and making products that enable a healthy, equitable, and sustainable circular economy.
Fair Trade Certified™ (Fair Trade)
Fair Trade USA / Fairtrade International
A rigorous standard ensuring that the people behind the products work in safe conditions, protect the local environment, build sustainable livelihoods, and earn additional Community Development Premiums.
B Corp Certification (B Corp)
B Lab Global (Berwyn, PA / Amsterdam)
A holistic corporate certification awarded exclusively to for-profit companies that meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability.