With the 2.0 edition, the state Green Button seal tightens its requirements. These will apply bindingly to all certifications from August 2023:
- The criteria for corporate due diligence have been made stricter and expanded. Companies must, for example, push for the payment of living wages and extend the risk analysis to the entire supply chain.
- The product- and production-related requirements were expanded to include the area of sustainable raw material extraction. In future, labelled products may only consist of approved fibres and materials.
Hohenstein has many years of global expertise in auditing companies along the entire textile chain as well as product testing in accordance with international certifications, labels and initiatives for sustainability.
As an approved certification body, we verify compliance with the Green Button corporate criteria.
e Green Button is a state seal for sustainably produced textiles. It sets binding requirements to protect people and the environment in the production process of textiles. What is special about the Green Button is that, in addition to the product, the company as a whole is always inspected.
Companies that want to certify their products with the Green Button must comply with demanding requirements for corporate due diligence processes as well as additional requirements for products and production.
The state sets the criteria and conditions for the Green Button. Independent testing bodies such as Hohenstein, which are approved and trained by the BMZ, monitor compliance with the criteria.
Only products that are entitled to bear a recognised seal may be certified for the Green Button. In the 2.0 edition of the Green Button, two OEKO-TEX® product labels are recognised as credible reference seals. As an OEKO-TEX® founding member, Hohenstein issues both labels:
- OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN
(for the areas of fibre and material use, wet processes, ready-made garments/products) - OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100
(for the area of fibre and material use)
