Textile Exchange, which offers certifications for the global textile industry, has recently revised standards for labeling. Let\u2019s take a look at essential requirements to kick in from the second half of 2022.<\/p>\n\n
| <\/th> | CCS 2.0 + \nAllowed until July 1, 2022<\/th> | CCS 3.0 + \nAllowed now, mandatory July 1, 2022<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n | ||||||
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| Certification \nrequirements**<\/td> | Product is certified up to the seller in the last business-to-business (B2B) transaction. \nThis is typically the brand, but the garment manufacturer may be sufficient for brands selling direct to consumer. <\/td> | Product is certified up to the brand. \nThis means all brands (the company that owns the brand on the product) must be certified. <\/u> \n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Claim approval<\/td> | Brands may request their direct supplier submit a claim approval application\/label release form to the supplier\u2019s CB on the brand\u2019s behalf. <\/td> | Brands are responsible for submitting claim approval applications to their own CB. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Physical | \napplication of \nhangtags\/labels<\/td> Only certified organizations may attach hangtags\/ labels: direct suppliers must attach if brand is not certified. <\/td> | Only certified organizations may attach hangtags or labels. Under CCS 3.0, brands may attach hangtags\/ labels or direct suppliers may attach hangtags\/labels with the brand\u2019s license number. <\/u><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n | Among the key changes are that brands, as well as the end suppliers in B2B transactions, should also be certified and that only the brands\u2019 numbers can be used as certification number. The certification numbers of others, such as suppliers are not allowed to be used in parallel (B3.7).<\/p>\n |