Ecocert Greenlife

ECOCERT was the first certification body to create a standard entirely dedicated to organic cosmetics. Registered in 2003, the specifications were defined in consultation with actors in the industry: experts, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and consumers.

With more than 80% of the market share it is now the global certification leader among the main cosmetics brands.

Thanks to a significant number of certified brands and a wide range of certification activities, ECOCERT benefits from consumers’ trust.

ECOCERT actively communicates on its commitments through the media and social networks, and takes part to the main global trade shows bringing, such as Beyond Beauty or Cosmoprof. In 2013, over 85% of our clients were satisfied with our communications.

ECOCERT is the only certification body to offer a comprehensive service. The diversity of our services guarantees you support from the formulation through the distribution of your products:

VERIFICATION & APPROVAL

Raw Materials

• With over 3,300 raw materials approved worldwide, ECOCERT has the largest database of its kind.

Formulation

• Created in 2011, this service is increasingly in demand and has approved over 80 formulas so far.

Packaging

• Since 2012, ECOCERT is working with packaging companies that are renowned worldwide and has approved over 100 packaging references so far.

Visit our website for more information: www.ecocert.com/en/organic-cosmetics-and-wellness

The lack of a sufficiently strict standard regarding the detergents sector of activity is an issue that ECOCERT Greenlife has chosen to respond by creating a more complete standard. This standard enhances detergents containing ingredients from natural origin and free from petrochemical surfactants, and prohibits the use of phosphates.

Launched in 2006, this standard was developed in partnership with professionals in the sector, consumers, and public authorities, and in accordance with the requirements and limitations of the sector. Since then, ECOCERT has continued to improve its specifications and in 2012 earned the accreditation2 for its “Na¬tural Detergents and Natural Detergents made with Organic Ingredients” standard.

A CONTINUOUSLY GROWING CUSTOMER INTEREST IN THE ECODETERGENTS CERTIFICATION

Since the standard creation, the number of companies committed with ECOCERT Greenlife has grown steadily by 30% per year. Today, ECOCERT Greenlife works with more than 150 detergent companies around the world and its customers include global leaders on the detergent market as well as many SMEs.

The standard imposes higher requirements than the European regulation on detergents and the other existing standards:

THE ADDITIONAL GUARANTEES PROVIDED BY ECOCERT:

➜ For the environment:

• Promotion of natural and non-GMO origin ingredients,
• Promotion of the use of ingredients from Organic Farming,
• Use of less polluting production processes,
• Product traceability, from the purchase of raw materials to the distribution of finished products.

➜ For the consumer:

• Greater transparency for the consumer with an exhaustive listing of ingredient categories, as well as the percentage of substances of natural and organic origin,
• Annual audits as an additional guarantee for the consumer.

Despite its high standards, and to best respond to consumer demands, ECOCERT Greenlife has adapted to the constraints of the sector and offers two levels of certification, to enable you to formulate a wide variety of products.

The international reputation of ECOCERT guarantees that consumers will recognize the certification logo on your products and identify your commitments towards consumers:

• The "Natural Detergents" certification,
• The "Natural Detergents made with organic ingredients" certification.

Visit our website for more information:  www.ecocert.com/en/ecoproducts

ECOCERT has been the world leader in organic products certification for over 20 years.

In order to support and encourage professionals to adopt practices that are ever more environmentally friendly, ECOCERT has developed services specific to the textile industry.

In 2013, the certification body IMOswiss AG, a pioneer in organic textiles certification, joined the ECOCERT Group.

The ECOCERT Group certifies over 500 textile companies in over 40 countries and maintains a local presence in the main textile-producing countries, thus meeting the demands linked to the internationalization of the textile sector.

The ECOCERT Group is also a specialist in validating chemical inputs used in the textile industry (e.g. dyes, pigments, textile agents, and chemicals used in dyeing and finishing) for GOTS and ERTS standards. Over 3,000 references have been approved.

FOR PRODUCTS WITH AT LEAST 70% OF ORGANIC FIBRES = GLOBAL ORGANIC TEXTILE STANDARD (GOTS):

➜ The GOTS standard takes into account the entire process of the textile production, including:

• Integrity and traceability of the raw materials,
• Respect of the Environment,
• Consumer health,
• Social criteria.

➜ Two certification levels:

• « Organic textiles »:  95% of the fibres from organic agriculture,
• « Textiles based on organic fibres »:  at least 70% of the fibres from organic agriculture.

TO GUARANTEE THE PROPORTION OF ORGANIC FIBRE (FROM A MINIMUM OF 5%) = ORGANIC CONTENT STANDARD (OCS):

➜ The standard guarantees to the consumer the textile’s organic-fibre content. It takes into account the integrity and traceability of the raw materials.

➜ Two certification levels:

• "OCS 100": at least 95% of organic raw materials,
• "OCS blended": at least 5% of organic raw materials, mixed with conventional or synthetic raw materials.

Visit our website for more information:  www.ecocert.com/en/organic-ecological-textiles