OEKO-TEX MADE IN GREEN.

A product label rather than a facility certificate, and it cannot stand on its own. OEKO-TEX’s stated requirements are that the product is already certified to STANDARD 100, ORGANIC COTTON or LEATHER STANDARD, that all making-up facilities hold STeP certification, and that any single component at or above 5 % of the product’s total weight comes from a STeP certified wet or chemical production facility. On top of that the making-up facility plus at least three components must be defined and confirmed in the supply chain, with the participating companies registered on OEKO-TEX Connect. Every labelled article carries a unique product ID or QR code resolving to the production facilities, production stages and countries involved, which is the thing the label actually sells. Shops treat MADE IN GREEN and STANDARD 100 as interchangeable and have it backwards: STANDARD 100 is the prerequisite, and a blank can hold it while being nowhere near MADE IN GREEN.