OEKO-TEX® To Highlight Textiles Sustainability And Traceability At Heimtextil 2023
We inspire trust in the textile and leather industry.
Driven by sustainability and a dedication to transparency, our work is grounded in proven science.
Our standards allow everyone to make responsible decisions and protect natural resources
OEKO-TEX® consists of independent textile and leather testing institutes in Europe and Japan, with offices in more than 70 countries. We work together to develop test methods and define limit values that are the basis of our trusted standards:
1. The product labels OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN, OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 and OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD
2. The production facility certification OEKO-TEX® STeP (Sustainable Textile & Leather Production)
3. Chemicals certification OEKO-TEX® ECO PASSPORT
4. The certification OEKO-TEX® RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS for managing due diligence in your supply chains
Our independent institutes around the world conduct both laboratory tests and company audits in accordance with our global guidelines. Our comprehensive product and process tests allow you to manage risk, meet legal requirements, and protect both people and the planet.
Every OEKO-TEX® institute is active in the field of research and development and committed to innovation. Our testing institutes carry out accredited testing processes. The close collboration with manufacturers supports the development of high-quality textile and leather products at all stages of the value chain.
OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN is a traceable product label for all kinds of textiles and leather products that have been manufactured in environmentally friendly facilities under safe and socially responsible working conditions.
OEKO-TEX® STeP stands for Sustainable Textile & Leather Production and is a modular certification system for production facilities in the textile and leather industry.
The goal of STeP is to implement environmentally friendly production processes in the long term, to improve health and safety and to promote socially responsible working conditions at production sites.
The target groups for STeP certification are textile and leather manufacturers as well as brands and retailers.
The MADE IN GREEN label also reassures consumers that the textile or leather product is made of materials that have been tested for harmful substances.
OEKO-TEX® ECO PASSPORT is an independent certification system for chemicals, colourants and auxiliaries used in the textile and leather industry.
During a multistep process, we analyse whether each individual ingredient in the chemical product meets the statutory requirements and that it is not harmful to human health.
Both brands and manufacturers value the ECO PASSPORT as credible proof of sustainable textile and leather production.
OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 is one of the world's best-known labels for textiles tested for harmful substances. It stands for customer confidence and high product safety.
About OEKO-TEX®
We were founded in 1992 with the aim of using laboratory tests to ensure textile products are harmless to human health.
This led to the development of the OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100, now the world's best-known and most trusted certification for product safety.
Three decades later, we are made up of 17 independent textile and leather testing institutes, and offer an extensive product portfolio.
