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Cradle to Cradle Certified

Product Standards / C2C V 4.1

6 May 2024

3 minutes

The Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard offers an unparalleled framework for designing and producing products for the circular economy.

C2C Upgrades Product Standard to Address New Challenges and Meet New Legal Requirements

The just announced Version 4.1 standard by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, aligned with the new European Union legal requirements on green claims, will be effective 1 July 2024.

Staff Writer

Leader Speak / Standards

5 May 2023

6 minutes

The C2C Certified Gold cashmere sweater of Ralph Lauren was analysed through a multi-step certification process, reimagining every component of the iconic sweater, from the cashmere fiber to the rich dyes used in the label. Each garment is made with regenerative soil and water practices and can be recycled into a future one.

Credible Sustainability Claims: There Is a Need to Standardise How We Measure Impact

Cradle to Cradle Certified is the leading multi-attribute standard used globally for more than a decade for designing and making products that enable a healthy, equitable and sustainable future, according to the world’s most advanced science-based measures. texfash.com in conversation with Nienke Steen, Global Lead—Apparel, Textile and Footwear, Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.

Richa Bansal

Interview

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Sustainable Cotton / CmiA

22 October 2022

2 minutes

To enable consumers to better navigate the market, Green Button’s meta-label approach recognises only independent, exacting, and relevant certification programmes in the textile sector. This recognition means that over 90 companies would be able to meet meta-label requirements by using cotton from CmiA; without a recognised certification seal, products cannot bear the Green Button label.

Double Take: CmiA Now Recognised by Green Button, Certified by Cradle to Cradle

Cotton made in Africa (CmiA), the standard for sustainably produced cotton from Africa, has got the nod from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), which administers Green Button, and also the Cradle to Cradle Certified for products that are safe, circular, and responsibly made.