{"id":7227,"date":"2023-09-29T16:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T16:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jerseylomellina.com\/certificazioni-tessili-nella-moda-quali-sono\/"},"modified":"2023-05-10T10:09:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T10:09:32","slug":"textile-certifications-for-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lomellina.logicworks.it\/en\/textile-certifications-for-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"Textile Certifications for Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eco tex are certificates which provide evidence of a product or a company being truly sustainable. Oeko tex, Higg index and more&#8230;let&amp;#039;s see how to obtain them.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"block blog-content \" data-defer>\n\n    \n  <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\n    <div class=\"col col-lg-8 col-blog-content\">\n      \n      <div class=\"text\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Promoting sustainable fashion<\/strong>: more and more companies are working to achieve such target, to the point that it is hard to tell who has been doing something real to reduce the impact of their supply chain on the environment from those who are only <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">greenwashing \u2013 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">claiming their products are sustainable for marketing purposes only. In this case, <strong>textile certifications<\/strong> can be really helpful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Eco certifications<\/strong> are certificates which provide evidence to consumers of <strong>a product or the company producing it being truly sustainable<\/strong>. They certify the quality of the raw materials used, their traceability, the production process applied and the fact that textile workers\u2019 rights have been respected.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <strong>Eco-sustainable fabric certifications<\/strong>, if applied to fashion, <strong>ensure all such aspects<\/strong> are compliant with <strong>the requirements established by the corresponding certifying body<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block blog-content \" data-defer>\n\n    \n  <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\n    <div class=\"col col-lg-8 col-blog-content\">\n              <h4>How are sustainability certifications obtained?<\/h4>\n      \n      <div class=\"text\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main <strong>sustainability certifications<\/strong> applicable to fashion are of 5 different types<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Environmental certificates<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social certificates<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certificates concerning animals rights<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organic goods certificates<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recycling certificates<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to be certified, <strong>companies have to apply to the certifying body<\/strong> and be audited, or issue a self-declaration: such <strong>self-certifications<\/strong> are clearly less valuable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, how can we understand whether the fabrics we are buying are actually <strong>certified textiles<\/strong>? Most times, certifications are shown onto <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jerseylomellina.com\/en\/how-to-read-fabrics-labels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">garments<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">labels, but this is not always the case. This is why we\u2019d better <strong>check<\/strong> <strong>the website of the textile company<\/strong> which has <strong>produced a given fabric<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <strong>Jersey Lomellina<\/strong> certifying the<strong> true value of fabrics<\/strong> by means of national or international certifications is not only a duty but the evidence of the consistent evolutions of corporate processes. That is the reason why Jersey Lomellina has decided to provide their consumers with a dedicated webpage showing\u00a0 all <strong>environmental certificates assigned by the most important international authorities<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ISO 14001, Higg Index e OEKO-TEX\u00ae<\/strong>. Let\u2019s find out more about the certificates obtained by Jersey Lomellina.<\/span><\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block blog-content \" data-defer>\n\n    \n  <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\n    <div class=\"col col-lg-8 col-blog-content\">\n              <h4>ISO 14001 environmental management system<\/h4>\n      \n      <div class=\"text\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most common international sustainability standards are those developed by the <strong>International Organization for Standardization<\/strong>, identified as ISO.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ISO 14001 certificate<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sets the standards concerning environmental management systems companies can used to develop their performance. UNI EN ISO 14001 standard can be used, as a whole or partially, to i<strong>mprove a company\u2019s environmental management system<\/strong> and provide an <strong>added value<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block blog-content \" data-defer>\n\n    \n  <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\n    <div class=\"col col-lg-8 col-blog-content\">\n              <h4>Higg index: what it is and what it implies <\/h4>\n      \n      <div class=\"text\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Higg Index instead, is used to <strong>measure and assess the sustainability performance<\/strong> of both companies and products<strong> along their supply chain<\/strong> and has been developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. The Higg Index provides companies with a <strong>holistic approach aimed at improving the surrounding environment and the social well-being<\/strong> of the workers involved and the local communities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block blog-content \" data-defer>\n\n    \n  <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\n    <div class=\"col col-lg-8 col-blog-content\">\n              <h4>OEKO-TEX\u00ae certified fabrics<\/h4>\n      \n      <div class=\"text\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>OEKO-TEX\u00ae<\/strong> is one of the <strong>most well-known textile certifications and offers different standards<\/strong>, some stricter than others, according to companies\u2019 needs. <strong>OEKO-TEX\u00ae certified fabrics<\/strong>, in general, <strong>do not contain any hazardous substances<\/strong> which may harm consumers: the certification main purpose is, indeed, <strong>preventing claims deriving from contaminated garments<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More specifically, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jerseylomellina.com\/en\/company\/certifications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OEKO-TEX\u00ae Standard 100<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">indicates that producers are <strong>certified as eco-compatible both with regard to their processes and factories<\/strong>, and audited to make sure they do not employ any harmful substances. OEKO-TEX\u00ae certification appears in the form of its own <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confidence in textiles<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hangtag on each certified product.<\/span><\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block blog-double-column \" >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"row justify-content-center align-items-center \">\n\n          <div class=\"col col-12 col-md-6 col-image\">\n        <div\n  class=\"image   \"\n   data-defer >\n  <figure>\n    <div class=\"image__wrapper\">\n              <picture>\n          \n          \n          <source\n            srcset=\"https:\/\/lomellina.logicworks.it\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Certificazioni_tessili_nella_moda_new1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lomellina.logicworks.it\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Certificazioni_tessili_nella_moda_new1.jpeg 768w\"\n            sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 640px, 80vw\"\n          \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lomellina.logicworks.it\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Certificazioni_tessili_nella_moda_new1.jpeg\" alt=\"image\">\n        <\/picture>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"col col-12 col-md-6 col-text parallax parallax-weak\" data-defer>\n      <div class=\"text\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OEKO-TEX\u00ae is one of the most well-known textile certifications and offers different standards according to companies\u2019 needs.<\/span><\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block blog-content \" data-defer>\n\n    \n  <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\n    <div class=\"col col-lg-8 col-blog-content\">\n              <h4>Why is important for companies to get a textile certification?<\/h4>\n      \n      <div class=\"text\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are various reasons why it is advisable for textile companies to be respectful of the environment and to obtain a textile certification; however, the most relevant benefit is that being certified means <strong>valuing their efforts to keep up with technological advancements<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this case, it is worth remembering it,<strong> consumers can make a difference!<\/strong> Before buying clothes, we\u2019d better make sure they are produced by companies which are not contributing to destroying the environment. Choosing products featuring one or more of the above mentioned certifications means being sure producers have committed to work sustainably, investing time, energies and resources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing <\/span><strong>Jersey Lomellina <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as partner is a safe bet: they are the market leaders in the production of made-in-Italy textiles and<strong> virtuous examples<\/strong> of what <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">producing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jerseylomellina.com\/en\/fabrics-for-fashion-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sustainable fashion product<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can mean. This has been achieved thanks to a<strong> corporate vision based on a deep respect for people and the environment<\/strong>, and the willingness to <strong>safeguard the eco-system<\/strong> by means of <strong>concrete and transparent projects<\/strong> contributing to a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jerseylomellina.com\/en\/sustainability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">circular economy model<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eco tex are certificates which provide evidence of a product or a company being truly sustainable. 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