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Quality assurance

Everything we can document, on one page.

Kayteks can share nine credentials with buyers: GOTS, OCS, RCS and GRS (organic and recycled content), OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 and STeP (chemical safety and site), amfori BSCI and Sedex (social compliance), and Better Cotton (responsible cotton). Certificate number, scope and validity are shared on request.

Credentials
9
Licensed logos
Control UnionCU 813210 · GOTS, GRS, OCS, RCS
Sharing
On requestnumber, scope, validity
Social audit
amfori BSCIand the Sedex platform

01 Content claims

Organic and recycled content

Chain-of-custody standards. A transaction certificate (TC) is issued for every shipment that carries a claim.

  • GOTSorganic fibre

    Global Organic Textile Standard

    The most comprehensive environmental and social standard for textile products made from organic natural fibres. Covers the entire production chain from raw material to finished product.

    Licensed logo · CU 813210
  • OCSTextile Exchange

    Organic Content Standard

    Independent third-party certification for verifying organic content in products. Transparently documents the proportion of organic material.

    Licensed logo · CU 813210
  • RCSTextile Exchange

    Recycled Claim Standard

    International standard verifying recycled content claims in products. Documents the contribution to a sustainable circular economy.

    Licensed logo · CU 813210
  • GRSTextile Exchange

    Global Recycled Standard

    International standard that verifies recycled content in products and also audits social, environmental and chemical requirements in production (Textile Exchange).

    Licensed logo · CU 813210

02 Chemical safety

OEKO-TEX®

Product-level testing for harmful substances and site-level sustainable production. Official labels are only used together with the certificate number.

  • Standard 100OEKO-TEX® · product

    OEKO-TEX® Standard 100

    Independent testing and certification system proving the absence of harmful substances in textile products. Ensures safe production for human health.

  • STePOEKO-TEX® · site

    OEKO-TEX® STeP

    OEKO-TEX certification for textile production sites that documents environmentally friendly, socially responsible and safe production conditions, covering chemical management, environmental performance, health and safety and social responsibility.

03 Social compliance

Audits and ethical trade

They show how the site is audited and support the buyer’s due diligence file.

  • amfori BSCIsocial audit

    Business Social Compliance Initiative

    International initiative for social compliance auditing in working conditions, human rights and business ethics. Documents fair and safe work environment.

  • Sedexethical trade platform

    Sedex

    Global ethical trade platform where data on labour standards, health and safety, the environment and business ethics is shared with buyers. We can share our social compliance information with buyers via Sedex.

04 Fibre and cotton

Responsible raw materials

A cotton programme and a fibre brand. Better Cotton works on a mass-balance basis; it does not trace a single sheet back to the farm.

  • Better CottonBCI · mass balance

    Better Cotton

    The world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, working to improve environmental and social practices in cotton farming. Better Cotton enters the supply chain on a mass-balance basis; we share the related documents on request.

  • TENCEL™fibre brand

    TENCEL™ fibres

    A cellulosic fibre brand. It is a fibre brand, not a certificate; its logo requires a licence and is therefore not used.

05 Document request

For your supplier approval file

Contact us for certificate verification and supplier approval processes. We share each document with its number, scope and validity date.

Request documents

Which documents can Kayteks share?

GOTS, OCS, RCS, GRS, OEKO-TEX Standard 100, OEKO-TEX STeP, amfori BSCI, Better Cotton (BCI) and Sedex. If you need a document that is not on the list, ask us; we will tell you plainly what we can and cannot document.

How do I get copies of the certificates?

Ask through the contact form or at [email protected]; we share them with number, scope and validity date.