We're committed to increasing our assortment of products containing certified organic fibres. Read on to learn more about the organic certifications we recognise.
Compared to conventional methods, Organic farming requires less water and the crops are grown without the use of conventional pesticides - contributing to healthier soils and greater biodiversity on nearby communities. Supporting Organic Farming helps to mitigate a greater carbon footprint and reduce the use of harmful chemicals, when compared to conventional fibres.
Suppliers providing Certified Organic fibres undergo frequent third party audits to ensure they are adhering to these various environmental requirements. Many third party standards have their own set of conditions to be addressed in order to become certified - Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and Organic Content Standard (OCS) are two separate organic standard certifications, each with their own qualifications.
With the supporting knowledge of these certification schemes, THE ICONIC will continue to increase our volume products using Organic fibres - mainly focusing on converting Cotton, Linen, Hemp, Silk & Wool.
GOTS is an industry leading textile processing certification standard for organic fibres which covers the environmental and social criteria of the processing, manufacturing and trading of textiles backed up by independent certification of the entire textile supply chain.
The Organic Content Standard is a chain of custody standard that verifies that organic fibres are in the final product by ensuring the integrity and identity of the input material is preserved at each stage of the supply chain. A key difference between the GOTS and OCS is that GOTS has additional ecological and social requirements that must be met in the processing stage, and a 70% requirement and restrictions on other fibers that are allowed to be blended.
OCS is owned by Textile Exchange - THE ICONIC, under our parent company Global Fashion Group (GFG) are proud members of Textile Exchange, a global non-profit driving beneficial impacts on climate and nature across the fashion, textile, and apparel industry.
