Certified and/or branded materials

Certified and branded materials are materials that are either organic, recycled, in-conversion or subject to a third-party licensing agreement or certification.  

ORGANIC COTTON

Organic cotton is grown according to organic farming practices. 
Minimum content requirement is 50%.

 

IN-CONVERSION COTTON


The transition period for a farmer to get the organic certification takes an average of three years as the soil needs to recover from the practices commonly used in conventional cotton farming. In this period, the farmers are not paid extra – known as the ‘organic premium’ – for their hard work and effort to transition. When being supported under the Direct To Farm program, the farmers will be paid a premium while converting their farm to organic practices and requirements (to ensure the land eventually qualifies to be certified organic under international standards).
Minimum content requirement is 50%.

 

ORGANIC WOOL 

Organic wool is spun from the fleece of sheep raised according to organic farming practices.
Minimum content requirement is 50%.



ORGANIC LINEN

Organic linen is grown according to organic farming practices.
Minimum content requirement is 50%.



CMIA ORGANIC COTTON 

Cotton made in Africa, an initiative of the Aid by Trade Foundation. Their goal is to help people help themselves, via trade rather than donations. CmiA Organic cotton provides an online Tracking System to facilitate transparency throughout the value chain, allowing the cotton to be traced back from the field to the finished product. 
Minimum content requirement is 50%.

 

ORGANIC SILK 

Organic silk is grown according to organic farming practices.
Minimum content requirement is 50%.

RECYCLED COTTON

Recycled cotton is typically made from manufacturing waste like leftover fabric scraps or from used cotton garments and textiles. 
Minimum content requirement is 20%.



RECYCLED POLYESTER 

Recycled polyester is a synthetic material typically made from waste items like plastic bottles or leftover textiles waste from manufacturing.
Minimum content requirement is 50%. 



RECYCLED WOOL 

Recycled wool is typically made from manufacturing waste like leftover fabric scraps or from used wool garments and textiles. 
Minimum content requirement is 30%.



POLYLANA® (MIN. 100%)

Polylana® is made from a 50%/50% mixture of virgin polyester and recycled polyester to create a fibre with characteristics similar to acrylic fibres. The integrated AWARE® tracer is using blockchain technology to show traceability. 

 

RECYCLED NYLON

Recycled nylon – also known as polyamide - is a synthetic material commonly sourced from leftover fabric scraps collected from the spinning factory and waste from weaving mills.  
Minimum content requirement is 50%.



RECYCLED POLYAMIDE

Recycled polyamide - is a synthetic material commonly sourced from  leftover fabric scraps collected from the spinning factory and waste from weaving mills.
Minimum content requirement is 50%. 

 

CUPRO 

Cupro is a high-quality, cellulose fibre made from an often-overlooked part of the cotton plant called cotton linter. Cotton linter is processed and turned into cupro - a silk-like quality with a soft and smooth touch. 
Minimum content requirement is 50%.



TENCEL™ Lyocell 

TENCEL™ branded lyocell fibres are cellulose fibres made from wood pulp. TENCEL™ is a trademark of Lenzing AG.
Minimum content requirement is 50%.



TENCEL™ Modal 

TENCEL™ Modal fibres are made from wood pulp. TENCEL™ is a trademark of Lenzing AG.
Minimum content requirement is 50%.



TENCEL™ REFIBRA™ 

TENCEL™ REFIBRA™ fibres are cellulose fibres made from wood pulp mixed with 30% cotton waste from textile manufacturing.   TENCEL™ REFIBRA™ is a trademark of Lenzing AG. 
Minimum content requirement is 50%.



LENZING™ ECOVERO™ 

LENZING™ ECOVERO™ fibres are viscose fibres made from wood pulp. LENZING™ ECOVERO™ fibres are EU Ecolabel certified. LENZING™ and ECOVERO™ are trademarks of Lenzing AG. 
Minimum content requirement is 50%.



LIVAECO BY BIRLA CELLULOSE™  

Livaeco™ by Birla Cellulose.is a man-made cellulosic fibre from wood pulp sourced from FSC® certified forests. 
Minimum content requirement is 50%.



LIVA REVIVA BY BIRLA CELLULOSE™ 

Liva Reviva by Birla Cellulose is made with 80% wood pulp fibres combined with 20%  manufacturing fabric waste. 
Minimum content requirement is 50%.



LIVAECO™ MODAL 

Livaeco™ Modal by Birla Cellulose is a man-made cellulosic fibre made from wood pulp sourced from FSC® certified forests and is traceable across the value chain. 
Minimum content requirement is 50%.



BIRLA EXCEL™

Birla Excel™ by Birla Cellulose is a man-made cellulosic fibre from wood pulp sourced from certfied forests and is traceable across the value chain. 
Minimum content requirement is 50%.



VISCOSE CIRCULOSE®

CIRCULOSE has created a recycling method that creates a new material by recovering cellulose from old cotton clothes. CIRCULOSE® has the same quality, look and feel as the virgin alternative. 
Minimum content requirement is 20%.



ONCEMORE® by Södra 

OnceMore®  – a fibre made with textile waste. OnceMore® combines a minimum of 20% recycled textile with renewable wood from controlled or certified forests
Minimum content requirement is 50%.

 

The Good Cashmere Standard® 

The Good Cashmere Standard® was developed in response to the growing need and demand for more transparent and traceable cashmere production.  

The Good Cashmere Standard® is a trademark of the Aid by Trade Foundation. 

Minimum 20% of cashmere content in main fabric is required.



Certified Down

As per BESTSELLER's animal welfare policy all virgin down used in our products are sourced from sources certified sources.
The certification requires animal welfare practices to be in place at the duck and goose farms in the down and feather supply chain.

In order for us to claim certified down, 100% of down and feather fillings used in the product should be from RDS certified sources unless certified recycled down is used. No blending with polyester is allowed.

 



Certified Mohair 

As per BESTSELLER's animal welfare policy all mohair used in our products are sourced from sources certified sources. The certification verifies mohair animal welfare and land management requirements and tracks it from the source to the final product.
Minimum content requirement is 20%.



Certified Wool

Certified wool verifies wool animal welfare and land management requirements, and tracks it from the source through the supply chain.  
Minimum content requirement is 20%.

 

Certified Alpaca

Certified Alpaca verifies alpaca animal welfare and land management requirements, and tracks it from the source through the supply chain.
Minimum content requirement is 20%. 

Investigating alternative and recycled fibres for long-term viability.

Our approach to cotton sourcing.

We have taken a strong stance.

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