In textiles and apparel, the candidate set depends on which stage of the supply chain you sit at — yarn, weaving or knitting, dyeing, garment-making — and which claim the brand or retailer names. The same request for a 'textile certificate' can point to a different scheme for different businesses: a harmful-substance test, a recycled-content claim, chemical input safety, and facility-level social compliance are four separate claims.
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Most commonly confused in Textiles and Apparel
OEKO-TEX, GRS, bluesign and WRAP do not certify the same claim
OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 is a harmful-substance test; GRS certifies recycled content (not to be confused with organic fibre or GOTS); bluesign focuses on chemical input and manufacturing process safety; WRAP is a facility-level social compliance programme. Which one is needed depends on the scheme the brand or retailer names. Textile Exchange is moving GRS and RCS into the Materials Matter Standard (effective 31 December 2026; mandatory from 31 December 2027).
WRAP accredits its own monitoring firms and makes the certification decision itself
WRAP accredits the monitoring firms that audit facilities and makes the certification decision itself. This round found no external accreditation layer above WRAP; check with WRAP or your buyer.
bluesign is replacing its APPROVED and PRODUCT labels with bluepass (consumer-label deadline 27 September 2026)
Since April 2026 bluesign has been moving the bluesign® APPROVED and bluesign® PRODUCT designations to a single bluepass mark. bluesign says consumer-facing labels transition by 27 September 2026 to meet the EU ECGT directive, and states that existing labels remain valid where already in use. Check any application or renewal against the bluepass mark system.
Candidate ISO standards
No verified candidate standards are mapped to this sector yet.
Non-ISO programmes common in this field
These are not ISO standards; each has its own scheme owner, issuing body and rules. Whether they are candidates is decided by activity and buyer requirement.
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"Textiles and Apparel." CertifideX, FutureTechnologies. Last verified 23 August 2026. https://certifidex.com/sectors/textiles-and-apparel