Claims You Can Actually Defend

A certificate on a factory wall proves nothing about your order. What matters is the scope certificate, the transaction certificate and the test report attached to your goods.

Why This Matters

The Gap Between Certified and Certified For Your Order

Buyers regularly discover that a mill holds a valid GOTS scope certificate but their specific fabric was not produced under it, or that a factory is BSCI audited but the finishing was subcontracted to a facility that is not.

We manage this distinction. For every certified claim, we confirm that the certificate is current, that its scope covers the relevant process, and that transaction-level documentation will be issued for the actual goods shipped.

Where documentation cannot be produced, we say so before the order is confirmed — not after the labels are printed.

Technical inspection and documentation review
Material & Product Standards

Certifications We Source Against

GOTS
Global Organic Textile Standard — organic fibre content plus environmental and social criteria through processing
OCS
Organic Content Standard — verifies organic fibre content and chain of custody
GRS
Global Recycled Standard — recycled content with social, environmental and chemical criteria
RCS
Recycled Claim Standard — verifies recycled content and chain of custody
OEKO-TEX® Standard 100
Tested for harmful substances at every component level of the article
BCI
Better Cotton Initiative — mass-balance sourcing of more sustainably grown cotton
RDS
Responsible Down Standard — animal welfare traceability for down and feather fill
FSC
Responsible forestry certification, relevant to viscose/lyocell feedstock and packaging
Social & Factory Standards

Audit Frameworks Across Our Supply Base

BSCI / amfori
Business Social Compliance Initiative audits covering labour standards and management systems
Sedex / SMETA
Four-pillar SMETA audits covering labour, health and safety, environment and business ethics
WRAP
Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production certification for lawful, humane and ethical manufacturing
SA8000
Social accountability certification where the buyer requires it
ISO 9001 / 14001
Quality and environmental management system certification at supplier level
Buyer Codes of Conduct
Customer-specific codes and audit programmes managed alongside third-party schemes
How We Manage It

Documentation Discipline on Every Order

Certificate Verification

Scope certificates checked for validity, expiry and process coverage before the order is placed.

Transaction Certificates

Order-level TCs requested and tracked through the chain so the shipped goods carry documentation.

RSL & Testing

Restricted substance requirements passed to mills and laundries, with test reports filed against your standard.

Corrective Action Tracking

Audit findings tracked to closure with evidence, not accepted as open items indefinitely.

The certificate is not the point. The chain of custody behind it is the point.
CrestTex Compliance Team
Sustainability

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Source Against Your Standard

Tell us which certifications and test standards you require and we will confirm what is achievable.