All STeP by Oeko-Tex articles

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    Löffler expands supply chain transparency across 180 products

    2025-02-08T08:02:00Z

    The sportswear manufacturer boosts supply chain transparency, making over 180 products fully traceable and setting new sustainability standards in the sportswear industry.

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    Oeko-Tex and ZDHC formalize collaboration

    2023-06-02T08:24:00Z

    ZDHC and Oeko-Tex have joined forces to enhance sustainable chemical management and cleaner chemistry principles. Their aim is to empower the Textile/Apparel and Leather/Footwear industries to improve their environmental impact by optimizing industry guidelines and solutions through collaborative efforts and creating a cohesive approach to sustainable chemical and product management ...

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    Oekotex publishes new regulations, offers online webinar

    2023-01-12T15:16:00Z

    Oeko-Tex has now published its new regulations, which will come into force in the first quarter of 2023 after a transition period. Part of the new standards is a general ban on the use of perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS/PFC) in textiles, leather and footwear for the Oeko-Tex Standard ...

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    Oeko-Tex released 36,000 certificates and labels in the last FY

    2022-08-31T14:30:00Z

    Oeko-Tex issued 36,084 certificates and labels in over 100 countries in the past financial year, between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022, representing an increase of 14 percent compared to the previous fiscal year. The STeP by Oeko-Tex facility certification recorded the strongest growth, almost doubling from the last ...

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    STeP by Oeko-Tex Research sees need for legislative action to improve workers' wages

    2022-04-20T13:10:00Z

    Oeko-Tex has published a blog post about a new study conducted by Alva-Louisa Rose of the School of Textiles and Design at the Herriot-Watt University as her master’s thesis. The paper named “Guidance for sustainability standards on supporting decent pay in certified facilities - a STeP by Oeko-Tex case study” ...

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    Oeko-Tex introduces impact calculator for textile companies

    2022-01-11T09:21:00Z

    After about two years of development, Oeko-Tex has produced an “impact calculator” with which textile and leather companies can track their CO2 emissions and water use and share the data with customers, investors, business partners or others. The tool is available to customers of STeP by Oeko-Tex. Later this year, ...

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    Sateri Lyocell fiber production in Rizhao receives Oeko-Tex STeP certification

    2021-12-08T10:46:00Z

    Chinese viscose fiber producer Sateri has received the qualification to carry the Made in Green by Oeko-Tex product label for the product coming from its Lyocell factory in Rizhao. The plant commenced operation in May 2020 and has an output of 20,000 metric tons of Lyocell fiber. The same site ...