US' Textile Exchange publishes Certification Procedures for CCS 3.0

The Certification Procedures is the document that certification bodies use to interpret the requirements of the standard. This extension has been written into the CCS 3.0 Certification Procedures and there is no action required on the brand side to take advantage of this extension, Textile Exchange said in a press release.

Certification bodies will continue to accept new claim approval applications from direct suppliers up until March 31, 2023. After April 1, 2023, only certified brands may apply for claim approvals.

Following a standard revision involving an International Working Group, Textile Exchange launched Version 3.0 of the CCS on June 29, 2021, with an effective date of July 1, 2021, and a mandatory date of July 1, 2022. One of the key updates to the standard is the adjustment of the scope of chain of custody. Under the CCS 2.0, product-related claims were only allowed if the entire supply chain up to the seller in the final business-to-business transaction was certified. In the CCS 3.0, product-related claims may only be made if chain of custody is in place up to the brand, regardless of the brand’s distribution model. This means brands were required to be certified by July 1, 2022, to make product-related claims, the release added.

Due to delays with the release of CCS 3.0 Certification Procedures, the document certification bodies (CB) use to audit the standard, Textile Exchange is granting an extension period for brands that are pursuing new scope certificates. This extension has been written into the CCS 3.0 Certification Procedures and there is no action required on the brand side to take advantage of this extension.

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