Supply Chain Collaboration: Integrating Supplier Certifications and Technology United States Fashion Industry Association August 13, 2014 Gary Barraco,

Supply Chain Collaboration: Integrating Supplier Certifications and TechnologyUnited States Fashion Industry AssociationAugust 13, 2014

Gary Barraco, ecVisionDina Dunn, OEKO-TEX

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Did you open wide enough?

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As reliable as…

•Un-reliable

•Un-validated

•Broad and general

•3rd or 4th Level

•Pass along

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The Use of Chemicals in Textiles

fashionable styles

innovative performance

features

easy care

durable fabrics attractive price

dimensional stability

sustainable production

Much of what the consumer wants from modern textiles… …is not possible without the use of chemicals and synthetic fibres

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The Current Situation• There is a great and growing demand

from consumers for textiles that are not harmful to the health.

• There is a great deal of division of labor and worldwide production in the textile and clothing industry.

• Different legal requirements about harmful substances in textiles.

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What is the OEKO-TEX Standard 100?• A global RSL formed more than 2

decades ago by a consortium of textile-focused laboratories around the world

• A mechanism by which all elements of the supply chain can be physically checked against a transparent and up-to-date list of more than 300 substances

• A certificate means the item is verified as free from harmful substances

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What is the OEKO-TEX Standard 100?• An international certification system for textiles and

garments from all stages of production.

• Total product assessment

• Most widespread and familiar test symbol for human ecological optimized textiles.

More than 130,000 certificates

have been issued for millions of high quality

textile products worldwide

AIM: the exclusion of harmful substances along the entire textile value-

added chain.

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Modular Approach

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What Is Textile Ecology? 8/1

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STeP by OEKO-TEX

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STeP Certification Process

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STeP Total and Modular Scoring

Summary: OEKO-TEX Standard 100 & STeP• Efficient: ever-increasing number of

certified suppliers and raw materials increases efficiency and ease of certifying factories and garments.

• Global Leaders: staying in front of global legislation and regulations and helping to lead the way toward more sustainable processes and products.

• Transparent: as an independent body, OEKO-TEX certification offers full transparency throughout the supply chain all the way to the consumer.

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Brand Validates against OEKO-TEX DB 8/1

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Recap• The demands for increased visibility are multi-fold and increasing

• Certificates of compliance are more efficient, provide greater levels of transparency

• Integration with a platform solution means that data is consolidated and available to multiple parties

• The “proof is in the pudding” – validation of status means credibility

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