Certifications & Compliance, Documented Per Order
In apparel, real certification lives in paperwork tied to your production — not in logos on a homepage. Here’s exactly what standards we manufacture to, what documentation your order can carry, and how to verify all of it.
Standards We Work To
Three layers matter: what the fabric is certified as, how the facility is audited, and how your order is inspected.
GOTS — Global Organic Textile Standard
The benchmark for organic fiber. When your order uses GOTS-certified organic cotton, it is documented with transaction certificates from the certified mill through to your production lot — the paperwork chain you need to legally market garments as organic.
GRS — Global Recycled Standard
Verifies recycled content (e.g., recycled polyester or cotton blends) plus social and chemical requirements in processing. Like GOTS, it travels with your order as transaction certificates, supporting "made with recycled materials" claims.
OEKO-TEX Standard 100
Certifies that fabrics and trims are tested free of harmful levels of restricted substances. Most of the fabrics we buy from major mills carry Standard 100 certificates, which we share with your order documentation.
BSCI / Sedex (SMETA) social audits
Social-compliance audit frameworks covering wages, working hours, safety, and workers' rights. Audit documentation for the facilities producing your order — our own floor and any partner factory involved — is shared during quoting, so you see the actual reports rather than a badge.
AQL 2.5 final inspection
Every order passes a final random inspection to AQL 2.5, the retail-apparel standard, documented in a photo report you receive before shipment. This is a per-order quality gate, not a certificate on a wall.
Third-party inspection & audits
SGS, Intertek, Bureau Veritas, QIMA — commission any inspector at any stage and we coordinate access and scheduling. For many buyers, an independent pre-shipment inspection is the strongest trust signal there is, and we actively encourage it.
Get the Documentation Pack for Your Order
Tell us the claims you want to make and the retailers or marketplaces you need to satisfy. With your quote, we’ll confirm in writing which documents your order will carry:
- Fabric certificates (GOTS / GRS / OEKO-TEX) with verification numbers
- Transaction certificates for organic/recycled claims, per production lot
- Social-compliance audit documentation for the producing facilities
- AQL 2.5 final inspection photo report (every order, as standard)
- Lab test reports (GSM, shrinkage, colorfastness) on request
- Third-party inspection coordination — SGS, Intertek, BV, QIMA
Our anti-greenwashing promise
We will never encourage you to print a claim your paperwork can’t back. If a certification isn’t achievable for your order, we’ll say so and quote what it would take to get there. Read our greenwashing guide.
Common Questions
Why don't you just display certificate badges on your website?
Because a badge without paperwork is exactly how greenwashing happens. Certification in apparel is specific: fabric certificates belong to mills, audit reports belong to facilities, and organic/recycled claims require transaction certificates tied to your production lot. We provide the actual documents relevant to your order during quoting — verifiable, current, and specific.
How do I verify the documents you send?
GOTS and GRS transaction certificates carry certificate numbers you can check with the issuing certification body; OEKO-TEX certificates can be validated on the OEKO-TEX website; audit reports (BSCI, SMETA) can be verified through the respective platforms by their reference numbers. We'll point you to the verification route for every document we share.
Can my order be produced in a certified facility?
Yes — tell us the certification requirements when you request your quote (e.g., "must be produced under a valid SMETA audit" or "needs GOTS chain of custody"). We'll confirm feasibility, cost impact, and the exact documentation your order will carry before you commit.
Need Compliance Confirmed Before You Commit?
Send your requirements — we'll reply within 24 hours with what your order can carry, in writing.