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B.2. No. 5 Chemical Use To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements for the documented use of all chemicals, at least for the production of certified products. Documented use refers to inventory of chemicals and maintenance of records on chemical use. B.3.6 No. 6.1.11 Synthetic pesticides (Within 3 years) To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements on the reduction of synthetic pesticides in agricultural production. This criterion refers to requirements regarding the restricted use or the prohibiton of synthetic pesticides.

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B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes B.3.6 Requirements for raw materials from other sustainable, agricultural production (plant-based fibres)

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Meta-label: No.6 Hazardous Chemicals - Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall prohibit the use of substances of very high concern (SVHC) listed in the most current and authentic version of the Candidate List of substances of very high concern for Authorisation (published in accordance with Article 59(10) of the REACH Regulation). If the standard defines derogations, deviations, or exceptions for a defined use, compliance with the criterion is still achieved. If the standard does not include a binding reference to the Candidate List, then compliance with this criterion is still achieved if the standard uses a binding Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL) which reflects the results of the corresponding risk assessment by means of listing those substances for which either usage restrictions or exceptional acceptance apply. This requirement is based on: ECHA Candidate List Due Diligence Process (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, DoI Basic, Not explicit): No. 1.1.1: Commitment to international conventions & frameworks. The company's policy includes a commitment to respect human rights in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and at least the following international conventions and frameworks: - the International Bill of Human Rights and the ILO Core Labour Standards - internationally recognised environmental frameworks (e.g., BAT, Detox, ZDHC) (ZDHC = Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals)

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Meta-label: B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes - No.6 Hazardous Chemicals - Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) Due Diligence Process: No. 1.1.1: Commitment to international conventions & frameworks

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No.8 Chemicals Harmful to Human Health To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall prohibit inputs that are classified with specific hazard statements (risk phrases) related to health hazards in accordance with the codification system of the Global Harmonized System (GHS) as published by the United Nations at least for certified products. If the standard requires an assessment of inputs according to the 'risk phrase' classification according to EU Directive 67/548EEC (amended and appealed by Regulation EC 1272/2008) and prohibits the equivalent risk phrases, compliance is still achieved.

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B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes - No.8 Chemicals Harmful to Human Health

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Choice of approved fibres and materials Fibres and materials generally are allowed if they a) are recycled or b) are as new fibres/materials in principle suitable for circularity. Circularity is assumed to be given if • a low SVHC content can be proven for fibres and materials, as well as • a basic recyclability is given (i.e., melting point is below the point for thermal decomposition of the polymer), or • a biodegradability is possible (The biodegradability of the fibre material is given according to ISO 14851 or Standard EN 13432) Selected animal fibres are only permissible if the extraction conditions are demonstrably justifiable from the point of view of animal ethics.

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2. Principles of approved fibres and materials

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No. 7 Chemicals Harmful to the Environment To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall prohibit inputs that are classified with specific hazard statements (risk phrases) related to environmental hazards in accordance with the codification system of the Global Harmonized System (GHS) as published by the United Nations at least for certified products. If the standard requires an assessment of inputs according to the 'risk phrase' classification according to EU Directive 67/548EEC (amended and appealed by Regulation EC 1272/2008) and prohibits the equivalent risk phrases, compliance is still achieved.

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B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes - No. 7 Chemicals Harmful to the Environment

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No.10 Chemical Residues To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall contain a list of limit values for residues of specific groups of substances.

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B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes - No.10 Chemical Residues

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6.1.12 Hazardous chemicals To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements to ban hazardous chemicals. This criterion refers to specifications of prohibited substances, such as a list of banned chemicals and pesticides. Prohibition needs to include at least chemicals listed in the Stockholm Convention, as well as either WHO Class 1A and B or the Rotterdam Convention. References can be Class 1A and B substances as defined by WHO, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.

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B.3.6 Requirements for raw materials from other sustainable, agricultural production (plant-based fibres)

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Fibres from Artificial Polymers - The standard contains a requirement that products with a weight content of polyester >3% do not exceed defined limits for the heavy metal antimony. The limits are a maximum of 260ppm (total dissolution) or 30mg/kg (eluate).

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B.3.4 Requirements for raw materials for virgin man-made fibres from artificial polymers (synthetics) - 4.1 Residues in Virgin Man-Made

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B.2. No. 4 Chemical Storage and Labelling To achieve compliance with this criterion the standard shall include requirements to safely store and appropriately label chemicals at least for certified products. B.3.6 No.6.1.13 Chemicals storage and labelling To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements on storage and labelling of chemicals. This criterion refers to requirements to safely store and appropriately label chemicals. If a standard completely prohibits the use of hazardous chemicals and synthetic pesticides, this criterion is not relevant and therefore positively assessed.

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B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes B.3.6 Requirements for raw materials from other sustainable, agricultural production (plant-based fibres)

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No.5 Use of chemicals To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements for the documented use of all chemicals, at least for the production of certified products. Documented use refers to inventory of chemicals and maintenance of records on chemical use.

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B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes - No.5 Use of chemicals

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No. 12 Training on Chemical Handling and Exposure To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall require that anyone who handles or is exposed to chemicals is regularly provided with appropriate instruction and training on how to safely store and handle chemicals. Safety Data Sheets (SDS) shall serve as reference documents. Appropriate instruction and training refers to necessary measures taken to protect workers and to ensure an effective control of chemical risks at the workplace. This requires an efficient flow of information from the manufacturers or importers to the users of chemicals on potential hazards and on the safety precautions to be taken. This requirement is based on: ILO C155 Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) ILO R177 - Chemicals Recommendation, 1990 (No. 177)

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B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes - No. 12 Training on Chemical Handling and Exposure

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1. Adverse impacts: One or more specific incidents in which people, the environment or integrity have actually suffered harm. UN Guiding Principles 2. The company has taken internal measures aimed at addressing the identified most significant risks in its own textile supply chains and mitigating the identified adverse impacts on human rights, the environment, and integrity (CE2). If the company has its own production facilities, measures are also taken for these. 3. If a certification body or its appointed personnel fails to comply with the requirements listed under 5.3 or ignores any comments made by the accreditation body, the Secretariat, bodies designated by the Secretariat or the scheme owner, one or more of the following measures may become necessary, depending on the severity of the incidents: a) notice with an offer of dialogue to the certification body b) formal request for correction c) submission and implementation of an action plan by the certification body d) more intensive supervision within the framework of the integrity programme e) withdrawal of the attestation of the personnel’s (professional) qualification f) financial sanctions/contractual penalties. It should be noted that the national accreditation authority decides on its own authority on the suspension or withdrawal of accreditation. (13), cf. p. 14 OECD Guidance, cf. p. 13, 65 ff.

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1. Glossary 2. Criterion 3.1 Internal prevention and mitigation measures 3. 5.3.4.1 (additionally)

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No. 15 Water Consumption To achieve compliance with the criterion, the standard shall require mandatory continuous monitoring of the facility's total water consumption. Total water consumption refers to all water used for the production processes.

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B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes

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No. 13 Wastewater Management To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall require that wastewater is treated according to the legal standards in a) a functional wastewater treatment plant operated by the facility (direct discharge) or b) a municipal wastewater plant (indirect discharge).

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B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes - No. 13 Wastewater Management

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B.2 No. 13 Wastewater Management To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall require that wastewater is treated according to the legal standards in a) a functional wastewater treatment plant operated by the facility (direct discharge) or b) a municipal wastewater plant (indirect discharge). B2. No.14 Wastewater Parameters To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall require mandatory wastewater analysis and compliance at least with applicable legal requirements for wastewater treatment including limit values with regard to pH-value, maximal effluent temperature, Total Organic Carbon (TOC), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), colour removal, residues of (chemical) pollutants, and discharge routes. The standard shall further define binding limits with values at least for: a) pH-value and b) maximal effluent temperature and c) Total Organic Carbon (TOC), and/or d) Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). If limit values differ, the stricter values shall apply. The most current version of the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines serves as the reference document for adequate limit values.

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B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes - No. 15 Water Consumption

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No. 14 Wastewater Parameters To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall require mandatory wastewater analysis and compliance at least with applicable legal requirements for wastewater treatment including limit values with regard to pH-value, maximal effluent temperature, Total Organic Carbon (TOC), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), colour removal, residues of (chemical) pollutants, and discharge routes. The standard shall further define binding limits with values at least for: a) pH-value and b) maximal effluent temperature and c) Total Organic Carbon (TOC), and/or d) Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). If limit values differ, the stricter values shall apply. The most current version of the “ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines” serves as the reference document for adequate limit values.

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B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes - No. 14 Wastewater Parameters

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To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall require mandatory wastewater analysis and compliance at least with applicable legal requirements for wastewater treatment including limit values with regard to pH-value, maximal effluent temperature, Total Organic Carbon (TOC), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), colour removal, residues of (chemical) pollutants, and discharge routes. The standard shall further define binding limits with values at least for: a) pH-value and b) maximal effluent temperature and c) Total Organic Carbon (TOC), and/or d) Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). If limit values differ, the stricter values shall apply. The most current version of the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines serves as the reference document for adequate limit values.

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14 Wastewater Parameters - B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes

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Meta-label (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, DoI Advance, Explicit): XIII: All other natural fibres - Up to 30% - Allowed without requirements *** Due Diligence Process (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, DoI Basic, Explicit): No. 2.1.2 Country, sector, and specific material and product risks: The company has identified and analysed social, environmental, and integrity risks along its own textile supply chains from raw material extraction to garment manufacturing. The following risks were considered: - country-specific risks - the sector-specific risks from the OECD Guidance and other risk areas relevant to the company (in relation to its own material supply chains and business model) - material- or product-specific risks Note: If suppliers in the deeper supply chains are not yet known, these stages can be analysed based on material specific risks. In doing so, the company can consider similar materials together, but should make a distinction between natural fibres, fibres of animal origin, cellulose-based regenerated fibres, and synthetic man-made fibres. Ingredients and accessories do not need to be considered.

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Meta-label: Page XIII, the entire table *** Due Diligence Process: No. 2.1.2 Country, sector, and specific material and product risks

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Meta-label (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, DoI Advance, Explicit): No. 4.1 Residues in virgin man-made fibers from artificial polymers The standard contains a requirement that products with a weight content of polyester >3% do not exceed defined limits for the heavy metal Antimony. The limits are a maximum of 260ppm (total dissolution) or 30mg/kg (eluate). *** Due Diligence Process (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, DoI Advanced, Explicit): No. 2.1.2 Country, sector, and specific material and product risks: The company has identified and analysed social, environmental, and integrity risks along its own textile supply chains from raw material extraction to garment manufacturing. The following risks were considered: - country-specific risks - the sector-specific risks from the OECD Guidance and other risk areas relevant to the company (in relation to its own material supply chains and business model) - material- or product-specific risks Note: If suppliers in the deeper supply chains are not yet known, these stages can be analysed based on materialspecific risks. In doing so, the company can consider similar materials together, but should make a distinction between natural fibres, fibres of animal origin, cellulose-based regenerated fibres, and synthetic man-made fibres. Ingredients and accessories do not need to be considered.

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Meta-label: B.3.4 Requirements for raw materials for virgin man-made fibres from artificial polymers (synthetics) - No. 4.1 Residues in virgin man-made fibers from artificial polymers; Due Diligence Process: No. 2.1.2 Country, sector, and specific material and product risks

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Meta-label (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, DoI Advance, Explicit): B.3.3 No. 3.1.1 Recycling raw materials The standard includes a requirement that raw materials taken from post- or pre-consumer waste streams as defined in ISO 14021 be used in the manufacture of synthetic fibers. B.3.7 No.7.1.1 Recycling raw materials The standard includes a requirement that raw materials taken from post- or pre-consumer waste streams as defined in ISO 14021 be used in the manufacture of cotton yarn. *** Due Diligence Process (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, DoI Advance, Explicit): 1.1.2 Commitment to living wages and the use of sustainable materials The policy contains a voluntary commitment - to responsible procurement and purchasing practices - to the promotion of living wages - to continuously increasing the use of sustainable materials

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Meta-label: B.3.3 Requirements for recycled raw materials for man-made fibres from artificial polymers (synthetics) - No 3.1.1 B.3.7 Requirements for raw materials from recycled material (plant-based fibres) - No.7.1.1 *** Due Diligence Process: 1.1.2

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Cotton Seed - To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements to use only cotton seed that has not been genetically modified.

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B.3.6 Requirements for raw materials from other sustainable, agricultural production (plant-based fibres) - 6.1.16 No Use of Genetically Modified

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Type of Fibre Proportion: Explanation Proportion in End Product: Specification according to textile label Approval Condition: For some fibre types, it is required that the product is eligible to be labelled with a Green Button recognised certification label for the fibres/materials used. In some cases, this requirement only applies if a certain percentage by weight is exceeded. Definition of Exceptio: For certain fibres, exceptions can be defined in limited areas of application (business model and/or product type).

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List of approved fibres and materials (the entire table)

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No. 16 Energy Consumption To achieve compliance with the criterion, the standard shall require mandatory continuous monitoring of the facility's total energy consumption. Total energy consumption refers to all energy consumed during the production processes.

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B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes - No. 16 Energy Consumption

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To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall require measures to reduce total amounts of waste being produced. Total amounts of waste refers to waste for disposal or recycling (and not to material which is reused).

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B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes - 18. Reducing Waste Volume

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B.3.3 No. 3.1 Requirements for Recycled Raw Materials for Man-Made Fibres from Artificial Polymers (Synthetics) The standard includes a requirement that only raw materials taken from post- or pre-consumer waste streams in accordance with the ISO 14021 standard are used in the manufacture of synthetic fibres. The standard ensures traceability of the recycled material to the final product B.3.3 No. 3.1.1 Recycling Raw Materials The standard includes a requirement that raw materials taken from post- or pre-consumer waste streams as defined in ISO 14021 are used in the manufacture of synthetic fibres. B.3.7 No. 7.1 Recycled Content The standard includes a requirement that only raw materials taken from post- or pre-consumer waste streams in accordance with the ISO 14021 standard are used in the manufacture of cotton yarn. The standard ensures traceability of the recycled material to the final product. 3.7. No. 7.1.1 Recycling Raw Materials The standard includes a requirement that raw materials taken from post- or pre-consumer waste streams as defined in ISO 14021 be used in the manufacture of cotton yarn.

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B.3.3 Requirements for recycled raw materials for man-made fibres from artificial polymers (synthetics) - No. 3.1 Requirements for Recycled Raw Materials for Man-Made Fibres from Artificial Polymers (Synthetics) - No. 3.1.1 Recycling Raw Materials B.3.7 Requirements for raw materials from recycled material (plant-based fibres) - No. 7.1 Recycled Content - No. 7.1.1 Recycling Raw Materials

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No. 17 Waste Management To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall require monitoring of waste streams and other discharges as well as their disposal.

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B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes - No. 17 Waste Management

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To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall require monitoring of waste streams and other discharges as well as their disposal.

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B.2.17 Waste Management

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To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall require monitoring of waste streams and other discharges as well as their disposal. WITH Glossary: Waste streams in the scope of wet processes: Waste streams consist of waste materials of one type that are directed toward a disposal method such as waste incineration, energy recovery, or landfilling. For recycling, waste materials are separated from waste streams

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B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes - 17 Waste Management WITH Glossary

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No. 19 Air Pollution To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall require mandatory and continuous monitoring of total air emissions at least for greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted by the facility. In the case of textile production, air emissions include greenhouses gases (GHG) such as CO2, SOx and NOx, dust and ozone depleting substances.

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B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes

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To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall require mandatory and continuous monitoring of total air emissions at least for greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted by the facility. In the case of textile production, air emissions include greenhouses gases (GHG) such as CO2, SOx, and NOx, dust, and ozone depleting substances AND 20 Reducing Air Pollution - To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements for the identification and implementation of measures to reduce air emissions emitted by the facility, at least for greenhouse gases (GHG)

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B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes - 19 Air Pollution

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Meta-label (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, Explicit): B.2. No.22 Permits To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall require all relevant legal licence(s) or permit(s) necessary to ensure compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations. B.3.1 No.1.1.1 Compliance with current laws The standard includes a requirement that the forestry operation comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and international treaties, conventions and agreements ratified at the national policy level. *** Due Diligence Process (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, Explicit): The Green Button is a voluntary standard that does not replace the respective national regulations of a country. It is the responsibility of each company to comply with the applicable legal requirements.

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B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes B.3.1 Requirements for raw materials for man-made fibres from natural polymers (regenerated) - forestry; *** p. 1

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1. To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall require all relevant legal licence(s) or permit(s) necessary to ensure compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations. 2. The certification body shall direct ownership, use and display of licenses, certificates, marks of conformity, and any other mechanisms for indicating a process is certified. This refers only to licenses, certificates, and marks of conformity issued by the certification body itself (see also NOTE 3).

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1. B.2 - 22 permits 2. 4.1.3 Use of license, certificates and marks of conformity 4.1.3.1 (adapted)

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1. To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall require an environmental risk assessment, including identifying potential environmental impacts and risks, classifying and prioritizing those risks. 2. The standard recognizes the central importance of the ecosystem services and environmental goods of the forest and sets requirements for forest enterprises to restore them or to avoid, remedy or mitigate any negative environmental impacts of management. 3. Per definition "sustainable Materials": Glossary: Sustainable materials: Materials used in textile production that are made from raw materials that have a lower environmental impact than conventionally produced materials. These include 1) synthetic fibres that are degradable, recyclable and/or already recycled, or 2) natural fibres from demonstrably responsible production

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1. B.2. Environmental Risk and Impact Assessment 2. B.3.1 Requirements for raw materials for man-made fibres from natural polymers (regenerated) – forestry - 1.1.6 Effects on the Environment 3. Glossary

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Meta-label (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, Explicit): B.2 No. 2 Environmental Risk and Impact Assessment To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall require an environmental risk assessment, including identifying potential environmental impacts and risks, classifying and prioritizing those risks. B.3.1 No. 1.1.6 Effects on the environment The standard recognizes the central importance of the ecosystem services and environmental goods of the forest and sets requirements for forest enterprises to restore them or to avoid, remedy or mitigate any negative environmental impacts of management. *** Due Diligence Process (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, Explicit): 2.1.2 Country, sector, and specific material and product risks Development stage A: The company has identified and analysed social, environmental, and integrity risks along its own textile supply chains from raw material extraction to garment manufacturing. The following risks were considered: - country-specific risks - the sector-specific risks from the OECD Guidance and other risk areas relevant to the company (in relation to its own material supply chains and business model) - material- or product-specific risks

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Meta-label: B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes B.3.1 Requirements for raw materials for man-made fibres from natural polymers (regenerated) - forestry *** Due Diligence Process: 2.1.2

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Meta-label (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, Explicit): Introduction The document consists of Part A: Process for the recognition of certification labels and Part B: Requirements for the recognition of certification labels. Together with the document Green Button Standard 2.0.1 - Requirements for Corporate Due Diligence Processes and Conditions for Product Claims (Link), this document constitutes the Green Button Standard 2.0.1. *** Due Diligence Process (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, Explicit): B.2 No.1 Environmental Management System To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall require procedures in place that enable monitoring and improvement of the relevant aspects of environmental performance within the facility. B.3.1 No. 1.1.7 Forestry management The standard requires forest operations to manage and define guiding principles and objectives in proportion to the scale, intensity, and risk of management. The standard requires that monitoring results are implemented and updated in this management, thus promoting adaptive management of forest operations Criterion 1.1 Components of the policy The company has a policy on responsible business conduct regarding human rights, the environment, and integrity, which delineates expectations of its own business activities as well as of suppliers. Criterion 1.3 Embedding the policy in the company The company ensures that appropriate responsibilities, incentive structures, financial and human resources, and competencies are in place within its own organisation for the implementation of the policy.

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Meta Label: B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes B.3.1 Requirements for raw materials for man-made fibres from natural polymers (regenerated) - forestry *** Due Diligence process: Criterion 1.1 Criterion 1.3

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Meta-label (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, DoI Advanced, Explicit): B.1. No.2 Freedom of Association and Protectition of the Right to Organise To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include a mandatory requirement for the facility to comply with ILO Convention 87 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise or, in absence of an explicit reference, include mandatory requirements on the following: a) Workers shall have the right to establish and join any organisation of workers of their own choosing for the furthering and defending of workers’ interests, without previous authorisation. b) Workers' organisations shall have the right to draw up their constitutions and rules, to elect their representatives in full freedom, to organise their administration and activities, which includes the right to strike, and to formulate their programmes. c) The employer shall refrain from any interference which would restrict this right or impede the lawful exercise thereof. d) Workers' organisations shall have the right to establish and join federations and confederations and any such organisation, federation or confederation shall have the right to affiliate with international organisations of workers and employers. The requirement is based on: ILO C087 - Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), Articles 2, 3, 5 B.3.6. No.6.1.1 Freedom of Association (Within 3 years) To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements at least three years after the first certification of the production site on freedom of association and the right to organize as described in ILO-convention 87. According to ILO Convention 87, workers and employers, without distinction whatsoever, shall have the right to establish and, subject only to the rules of the organisation concerned, to join organisations of their own choosing without previous authorisation (Art. 2) Where restricted under law, other means of workers voice and representation (e.g. workers' committees) must be allowed. *** Due Diligence Process (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, DoI Basic, Explicit): International Labor Organization: Occupational Safety and Health Convention (No. 155). 1981

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Meta-label: B.1 Criteria for the recognition of certification labels for manufacturing - No.2 Freedom of Association and Protectition of the Right to Organise B.3.6 Requirements for raw materials from other sustainable, agricultural production (plant-based fibres) - No.6.1.1 Freedom of Association *** Due Diligence Process: References and Glossary International Labor Organization: Occupational Safety and Health Convention (No. 155). 1981

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Meta-label (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, Explicit): B.1 No.4 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include a mandatory requirement for the facility to comply with ILO Convention 98 on the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining or in absence of an explicit reference include mandatory requirements on the following: a) Workers' organisations shall have the right to take on voluntary negotiations between the employer and the workers' organisation, with a view to the regulation of terms and conditions of employment by means of collective agreements. b) Workers shall enjoy adequate protection against acts of anti-union discrimination in respect to their employment, including the prohibition of making the employment of a worker subject to the condition that he or she shall not join or shall relinquish membership in a workers' organisation, as well as causing the dismissal of or otherwise prejudicing a worker by reason of membership or because of participation in activities. c) Workers' organisations shall enjoy adequate protection against any acts of interference, in particular, acts which are designed to promote the establishment of workers' organisations under the domination of employers or employers' organisations, or to support workers' organisations by financial or other means, with the object of placing such organisations under the control of employers or employers' organisations. The requirement is based on: ILO C098 - Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98), Articles 1, 2, 4 B.1 No.5 Workers‘ Representation Where Restricted by Law To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall prohibit the employer from hindering alternative forms of independent and free workers’ organisations and collective bargaining as defined in ILO Conventions 87 and 98 in countries in which the national, regional, or local law prohibits or restricts these rights. This shall include not hindering the establishment of and membership in alternative forms of workers’ organisations or representations, free elections of representatives, access to the workplace, entering into social dialogue and taking on voluntary negotiations with the employer, as well as enjoying adequate protection against discrimination and interference. B.3.6 No. 6.1.2 Collective Bargaining (Within 3 years) To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements at least three years after the first certification of the productionsite on the right to collective bargaining, as laid down by ILO 98. This criterion refers to the right for the group to take collective action to pursue the interests of the group without fear of discrimination or retaliation. *** Due Diligence Process (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, Explicit): 1.1.1 Commitment to international conventions & frameworks The company's policy includes a commitment to respect human rights in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and at least the following international conventions and frameworks: - the International Bill of Human Rights and the ILO Core Labour Standards - internationally recognised environmental frameworks (e.g., BAT, Detox, ZDHC) - internationally recognised frameworks for dealing with integrity risks (e.g., OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, Chapter VII and OECD Due Diligence Guidance for the Garment and Footwear Sector, Module 11). 2.1 Analysis and prioritisation of risks The company analyses and prioritises its human rights, environmental, and integrity risks ("risks") along its own textile supply chains, from raw material extraction to garment manufacturing. If the company has its own production facilities, these are also considered. 2.1.2 Country, sector, and specific material and product risks The company has identified and analysed social, environmental, and integrity risks along its own textile supply chains from raw material extraction to garment manufacturing. The following risks were considered: - country-specific risks - the sector-specific risks from the OECD Guidance and other risk areas relevant to the company (in relation to its own material supply chains and business model) - material- or product-specific risks Reference: The following documents, among others, serve as the basis for the development of this standard: • United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights • OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises • OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct • OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Foot wear Sector • ILO Core Labour Standards

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Meta-label: B.1 Criteria for the recognition of certification labels for manufacturing - No.4 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining and No.5 Workers‘ Representation Where Restricted by Law - B.3.6 Requirements for raw materials from other sustainable, agricultural production (plant-based fibres) - No. 6.1.2 Collective Bargaining *** Due Diligence Process:

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Meta-label (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, Explicit): B.1 No.6 Prohibition of Forced Labour To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include a mandatory requirement for the facility to comply with ILO Convention 29 on Forced Labour and ILO Convention 105 on Abolition of Forced Labour or, in absence of an explicit reference, include mandatory requirements on: a) All work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty and for which the said person has not offered him or herself voluntarily. b) Any form of forced or compulsory labour as a means to political coercion or education or as a punishment for holding or expressing political views or views ideologically opposed to the established political, social or economic system; as a method of mobilising and using labour for purposes of economic development; as a means of labour discipline; as a punishment for having participated in strikes; as a means of any type of discrimination. The requirement is based on: ILO C029 - Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), Article 2 ILO C105 - Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105), Article 1 B.3.6 No. 6.1.3 Forced labour (Within 3 years) To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements at least three years after the first certification of the production site on the prohibition of forced and compulsory labour as defined in ILO C29 and C105. This includes any types of forced and compulsory labour, as defined in ILO C29 and C105, including bonded labour and slavery. Two elements characterise forced or compulsory labour: Threat of penalty and work or service undertaken involuntarily. This said, measures that prevent employees from ending their employment, such as withholding of payment, deposits and loans or withholding of papers and identification documents, are not allowed but are not sufficient alone to fully comply with the criterion. B.1 No 7 Bonded Labour and Financial Deposits To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements on the prohibition of bonded labour and shall prohibit that any worker is required to pay or make any other forms of financial deposits to enter employment in order to force a worker to continue working for the employer. The requirement is based on: ILO C029 - Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), Article 2 ILO C095 - Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95), Article 9 ILO C181 – Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181), Article 7 B.1. No.8 Withholding of Papers and Wages To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall prohibit withholding workers' original personal documents, such as identity cards, travel documents, and work permits, as well as withholding any part of wages outside a legal contractual agreement in order to force a worker to continue working for the employer. The requirements is based on: ILO C029 - Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), Article 2 ILO C095 - Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95), Articles 6, 12 B.3.6. No. 6.1.3. Forced Labour To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements at least three years after the first certification of the production site on the prohibition of forced and compulsory labour as defined in ILO C029 and C105. This includes any types of forced and compulsory labour, as defined in ILO C029 and C105, including bonded labour and slavery. Two elements characterise forced or compulsory labour: Threat of penalty and work or service undertaken involuntarily. This said, measures that prevent employees from ending their employment, such as withholding of payment, deposits, and loans or withholding of papers and identification documents, are not allowed but are not sufficient alone to fully meet the criterion. *** Due Diligence Process (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, Explicit): 1.1.1 Commitment to international conventions & frameworks The company's policy includes a commitment to respect human rights in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and at least the following international conventions and frameworks: - the International Bill of Human Rights and the ILO Core Labour Standards - internationally recognised environmental frameworks (e.g., BAT, Detox, ZDHC) - internationally recognised frameworks for dealing with integrity risks (e.g., OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, Chapter VII and OECD Due Diligence Guidance for the Garment and Footwear Sector, Module 11). 2.1 Analysis and prioritisation of risks The company analyses and prioritises its human rights, environmental, and integrity risks ("risks") along its own textile supply chains, from raw material extraction to garment manufacturing. If the company has its own production facilities, these are also considered. 2.1.2 Country, sector, and specific material and product risks The company has identified and analysed social, environmental, and integrity risks along its own textile supply chains from raw material extraction to garment manufacturing. The following risks were considered: - country-specific risks - the sector-specific risks from the OECD Guidance and other risk areas relevant to the company (in relation to its own material supply chains and business model) - material- or product-specific risks Reference: The following documents, among others, serve as the basis for the development of this standard: • United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights • OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises • OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct • OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Foot wear Sector • ILO Core Labour Standards

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Meta-label: - B.1 Criteria for the recognition of certification labels for manufacturing - No.6 Prohibition of Forced Labour, No. 7 Bonded Labour and Financial Deposits, No. 8 Withholding of Papers and Wages - B.3.6 Requirements for raw materials from other sustainable, agricultural production (plant-based fibres) - No. 6.1.3. Forced Labour *** Due Diligence Process: 1.1.1, 2.1.2, References, Glossary

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Meta-label (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, DoI Advance, Explicit): B.1. No. 10 Minimum Age To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements on the prohibition of employing persons under the age of completion of compulsory schooling and, in any case, not under 15 years as defined under ILO 138. If a country has specified a minimum age of 14 years in accordance with the exception for countries whose economy and educational facilities are insufficiently developed as defined under ILO Convention 138, Article 2, the facility may apply a minimum age of 14 years. The requirement is based on: ILO C138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138), Article 2 B.1 No. 11 Age Verification To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements on a system verifying the age of workers prior to them starting employment and to keep records of said verifications to avoid any risks of employing persons below the minimum age as defined under ILO Convention 138, Article 2. The requirement is based on: ILO C138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138), Articles 2, 9 B.1 No. Prohibition of Worst Forms of Child Labour To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include a mandatory requirement for the facility to comply with ILO Convention 138 on Minimum Age, ILO Convention 182 on Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention and ILO Recommendation 146 on Minimum Age and ILO Recommendation 190 on Worst Forms of Child Labour or, in absence of an explicit reference, include mandatory requirements on the worst forms of child labour for all persons under 18 years of age and shall define the worst forms of child labour as: a) all forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery, such as the sale and trafficking of persons under 18 years of age, debt bondage and serfdom and forced or compulsory labour, including forced or compulsory recruitment of children for use in armed conflict; b) the use, procuring or offering of persons under 18 years of age for prostitution, for the production of pornography or for pornographic performances; c) the use, procuring or offering of persons under 18 years for illicit activities, in particular for the production and trafficking of drugs as defined in the relevant international treaties; d) work which, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is likely to harm the health, safety or morals of persons under 18 years of age; e) work which exposes persons under 18 years of age to physical, psychological or sexual abuse; f) work with dangerous machinery, equipment and tools, or which involves the manual handling or transport of heavy loads; g) work in an unhealthy environment which may, for example, expose persons under 18 years of age to hazardous substances, agents or processes, or to temperatures, noise levels, or vibrations damaging to their health; h) work under particularly difficult conditions, such as work for long hours or during the night or work where persons under 18 years of age are unreasonably confined to the facilities of the employer. The requirement is based on: ILO C182 - Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182), Article 3 ILO R190 - Worst Forms of Child Labour Recommendation, 1999 (No. 190), Article 3 ILO C138 – Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138), Article 3 6.1.4 Minimum Age/ ILO 138 To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements at least three years after the first certification of the production site on the prohibition of child labour as defined under ILO C138. Only standards that include the requirements set out by ILO convention 138 with regards to minimum age will be recognized: General minimum age for admission to employment or work is set at 15 years (13 for light work) and the minimum age for hazardous work at 18 (16 under certain strict conditions). It provides for the possibility of initially setting the general minimum age at 14 (12 for light work) where the economy and educational facilities are insufficiently developed. In cases where the ILO norm and national law differ, the stricter rule shall apply. For agriculture standards: Where children work on their family’s farm, Article 32(1) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) needs to be respected, making sure that children are “protected from economic exploitation and from performing any work that is likely to be hazardous or to interfere with the child's education, or to be harmful to the child's health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development." B.3.6 No. 6.1.4 Minimum Age/ ILO 138 (Within 3 years) To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements at least three years after the first certification of the production site on the prohibition of child labour as defined under ILO C138. Only standards that include the requirements set out by ILO convention 138 with regards to minimum age will be recognized: General minimum age for admission to employment or work is set at 15 years (13 for light work) and the minimum age for hazardous work at 18 (16 under certain strict conditions). It provides for the possibility of initially setting the general minimum age at 14 (12 for light work) where the economy and educational facilities are insufficiently developed. In cases where the ILO norm and national law differ, the stricter rule shall apply. For agriculture standards: Where children work on their family’s farm, Article 32(1) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) needs to be respected, making sure that children are “protected from economic exploitation and from performing any work that is likely to be hazardous or to interfere with the child's education, or to be harmful to the child's health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development.” *** Due Diligence Process (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, DoI Basic, Not explicit): 1.1.1 Commitment to international conventions & frameworks The company's policy includes a commitment to respect human rights in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and at least the following international conventions and frameworks: - the International Bill of Human Rights and the ILO Core Labour Standards - internationally recognised environmental frameworks (e.g., BAT, Detox, ZDHC) - internationally recognised frameworks for dealing with integrity risks (e.g., OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, Chapter VII and OECD Due Diligence Guidance for the Garment and Footwear Sector, Module 11). 2.1 Analysis and prioritisation of risks The company analyses and prioritises its human rights, environmental, and integrity risks ("risks") along its own textile supply chains, from raw material extraction to garment manufacturing. If the company has its own production facilities, these are also considered. 2.1.2 Country, sector, and specific material and product risks The company has identified and analysed social, environmental, and integrity risks along its own textile supply chains from raw material extraction to garment manufacturing. The following risks were considered: - country-specific risks - the sector-specific risks from the OECD Guidance and other risk areas relevant to the company (in relation to its own material supply chains and business model) - material- or product-specific risks The following documents, among others, serve as the basis for the development of this standard: • United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights • OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises • OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct • OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector • ILO Core Labour Standards

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Meta-label: B.1 Criteria for the recognition of certification labels for manufacturing - No. 10 Minimum Age, No. 11 Age Verification, No. Prohibition of Worst Forms of Child Labour B.3.6 Requirements for raw materials from other sustainable, agricultural production (plant-based fibres) - No 6.1.4. Minimum Age *** Due Diligence Process: 1.1.1, 2.1.2, References, Glossary

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Meta-label (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, Explicit): B.1 No. 12 Prohibition of Worst Forms Child Labour To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include a mandatory requirement for the facility to comply with ILO Convention 138 on Minimum Age, ILO Convention 182 on Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention and ILO Recommendation 146 on Minimum Age and ILO Recommendation 190 on Worst Forms of Child Labour or, in absence of an explicit reference, include mandatory requirements on the worst forms of child labour for all persons under 18 years of age and shall define the worst forms of child labour as: a) all forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery, such as the sale and trafficking of persons under 18 years of age, debt bondage and serfdom and forced or compulsory labour, including forced or compulsory recruitment of children for use in armed conflict; b) the use, procuring or offering of persons under 18 years of age for prostitution, for the production of pornography or for pornographic performances; c) the use, procuring or offering of persons under 18 years for illicit activities, in particular for the production and trafficking of drugs as defined in the relevant international treaties; d) work which, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is likely to harm the health, safety or morals of persons under 18 years of age; e) work which exposes persons under 18 years of age to physical, psychological or sexual abuse; f) work with dangerous machinery, equipment and tools, or which involves the manual handling or transport of heavy loads; g) work in an unhealthy environment which may, for example, expose persons under 18 years of age to hazardous substances, agents or processes, or to temperatures, noise levels, or vibrations damaging to their health; h) work under particularly difficult conditions, such as work for long hours or during the night or work where persons under 18 years of age are unreasonably confined to the facilities of the employer. The requirement is based on: ILO C182 - Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182), Article 3 ILO R190 - Worst Forms of Child Labour Recommendation, 1999 (No. 190), Article 3 ILO C138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138), Article 3 ILO R146 - Minimum Age Recommendation, 1973 (No. 146), Articles 9, 13 B.1 No. 13 Special Protection of Young Workers To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include a mandatory requirement for the facility to comply with ILO Convention 138 on Minimum Age Article 2, and 18 years of age as defined in ILO Convention 90 on Night Work of Young Persons and ILO Convention 182 on Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention and ILO Recommendation 146 on Minimum Age and ILO Recommendation 190 on Worst Forms of Child Labour or, in absence of an explicit reference, include mandatory requirements on: a) Prohibition of persons under 18 years of age to be employed or to work during the night in any public or private industrial undertaking or in any branch thereof, the term night signifying a period of at least twelve consecutive hours. b) Prohibition of persons under 18 years of age performing any hazardous work which, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is likely to harm the health, safety or morals of children. c) Prohibition of workers under 18 years of age working any overtime hours. d) Prohibition of a period of absence of persons under 18 years of age from their homes of less than a consecutive period of 12 hours' night rest. The requirements is based on: ILO C090 - Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention (Revised), 1948 (No. 90), Article 2 ILO C138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138), Article 3 ILO C182 – Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182), Article 3 ILO R190 - Worst Forms of Child Labour Recommendation, 1999 (No. 190), Article 3 ILO R146 – Minimum Age Recommendation, 1973 (No. 146), Article 13 B.3.6 No. 6.1.5 Worst forms child labour/ ILO 182 (Within 3 years) To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements at least three years after the first certification of the production site on the prevention of worst forms of child labour as defined under ILO C182. Worst forms of child labour comprises: (a) all forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery, such as the sale and trafficking of children, debt bondage and serfdom and forced or compulsory labour, including forced or compulsory recruitment of children for use in armed conflict; (b) the use, procuring or offering of a child for prostitution, for the production of pornography or for pornographic performances; (c) the use, procuring or offering of a child for illicit activities, in particular for the production and trafficking of drugs as defined in the relevant international treaties; (d) work which, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is likely to harm the health, safety or morals of children. *** Due Diligence Process (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, Explicit): 1.1.1 Commitment to international conventions & frameworks The company's policy includes a commitment to respect human rights in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and at least the following international conventions and frameworks: - the International Bill of Human Rights and the ILO Core Labour Standards - internationally recognised environmental frameworks (e.g., BAT, Detox, ZDHC) - internationally recognised frameworks for dealing with integrity risks (e.g., OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, Chapter VII and OECD Due Diligence Guidance for the Garment and Footwear Sector, Module 11). 2.1 Analysis and prioritisation of risks The company analyses and prioritises its human rights, environmental, and integrity risks ("risks") along its own textile supply chains, from raw material extraction to garment manufacturing. If the company has its own production facilities, these are also considered. 2.1.2 Country, sector, and specific material and product risks The company has identified and analysed social, environmental, and integrity risks along its own textile supply chains from raw material extraction to garment manufacturing. The following risks were considered: - country-specific risks - the sector-specific risks from the OECD Guidance and other risk areas relevant to the company (in relation to its own material supply chains and business model) - material- or product-specific risks The following documents, among others, serve as the basis for the development of this standard: • United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights • OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises • OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct • OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Foot wear Sector • ILO Core Labour Standards

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Meta-label: - B.1 Criteria for the recognition of certification labels for manufacturing - No. 12 Prohibition of Worst Forms Child Labour and No. 13 Special Protection of Young Workers - B.3.6 Requirements for raw materials from other sustainable, agricultural production (plant-based fibres) - No. 6.1.5 Worst forms child labour *** 1.1.1, 2.1.2, References, Glossary

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Meta-label (DoO Within 3 years, DoC Major, Explicit): No.6.1.9 Equal Remuneration/ ILO 100 To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements at least three years after the first certification of the production site on the payment of equal wages as defined in ILO C100. Equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value refers to rates of remuneration established without discrimination based on sex (ILO 100 Art 1); Due Diligence Process (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, Explicit): 1.1.1 Commitment to international conventions & frameworks The company's policy includes a commitment to respect human rights in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and at least the following international conventions and frameworks: - the International Bill of Human Rights and the ILO Core Labour Standards - internationally recognised environmental frameworks (e.g., BAT, Detox, ZDHC) - internationally recognised frameworks for dealing with integrity risks (e.g., OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, Chapter VII and OECD Due Diligence Guidance for the Garment and Footwear Sector, Module 11). 2.1 Analysis and prioritisation of risks The company analyses and prioritises its human rights, environmental, and integrity risks ("risks") along its own textile supply chains, from raw material extraction to garment manufacturing. If the company has its own production facilities, these are also considered. 2.1.2 Country, sector, and specific material and product risks The company has identified and analysed social, environmental, and integrity risks along its own textile supply chains from raw material extraction to garment manufacturing. The following risks were considered: - country-specific risks - the sector-specific risks from the OECD Guidance and other risk areas relevant to the company (in relation to its own material supply chains and business model) - material- or product-specific risks Reference: The following documents, among others, serve as the basis for the development of this standard: • United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights • OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises • OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct • OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Foot wear Sector • ILO Core Labour Standards

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Meta-label: B.3.6 Requirements for raw materials from other sustainable, agricultural production (plant-based fibres) - No.6.1.9 Equal Remuneration/ ILO 100; Due Diligence Process: 1.1.1, 2.1.2, References, Glossary

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Meta-label (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, Explicit): B.1. No. 15 Non-Discrimination To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements on the non-discrimination of workers and shall prohibit any distinction, exclusion or preference which has the effect of nullifying or impairing equality of opportunity or treatment in employment or occupation including access to employment and to particular occupations, wages, access to training, promotion, termination based on race, colour, gender, religion, political opinion, nationality, social origin, ethnic origin, age, disability, pregnancy, trade union or workers' organisation membership, or any other condition that could give rise to any distinction, exclusion or preference. The requirement is based on: ILO C111 - Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) ILO C100 - Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) ILO C135 - Workers' Representatives Convention, 1971 (No. 135) ILO C158 - Termination of Employment Convention, 1982 (No. 158), Article 5 B.3.6 6.1.10 Non-Discrimination (Within 3 years) To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements at least three years after the first certification of the production site on the non-discrimination in the workplace, as defined in ILO C111. This refers to any discriminationon the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin, which has the effect of nullifying or impairing equality of opportunity or treatment in employment or occupation (incl. access to vocational training, access to employment and to particular occupations, and terms and conditions of employment). *** Due Diligence Process (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, Explicit): 1.1.1 Commitment to international conventions & frameworks The company's policy includes a commitment to respect human rights in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and at least the following international conventions and frameworks: - the International Bill of Human Rights and the ILO Core Labour Standards - internationally recognised environmental frameworks (e.g., BAT, Detox, ZDHC) - internationally recognised frameworks for dealing with integrity risks (e.g., OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, Chapter VII and OECD Due Diligence Guidance for the Garment and Footwear Sector, Module 11). 2.1 Analysis and prioritisation of risks The company analyses and prioritises its human rights, environmental, and integrity risks ("risks") along its own textile supply chains, from raw material extraction to garment manufacturing. If the company has its own production facilities, these are also considered. 2.1.2 Country, sector, and specific material and product risks The company has identified and analysed social, environmental, and integrity risks along its own textile supply chains from raw material extraction to garment manufacturing. The following risks were considered: - country-specific risks - the sector-specific risks from the OECD Guidance and other risk areas relevant to the company (in relation to its own material supply chains and business model) - material- or product-specific risks Reference: The following documents, among others, serve as the basis for the development of this standard: • United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights • OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises • OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct • OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Foot wear Sector • ILO Core Labour Standards

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Meta-label: B.1 Criteria for the recognition of certification labels for manufacturing - No. 15 Non-Discrimination B.3.6 Requirements for raw materials from other sustainable, agricultural production (plant-based fibres) - 6.1.10 Non-Discrimination *** Due Diligence Process:

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Meta-label (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, DoI Advance, Explicit): B.1 No.28 Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Management System To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements that: a) The facility has a mechanism to detect, assess, document, and eliminate unsafe conditions and respond to cases of emergencies. b) At least one representative of the management has been appointed for questions of safety and health at the workplace. c) Workers are trained at defined intervals on relevant topics of the safety and health criteria including mandatory training on evacuation drills and fire prevention. d) All responsible persons have to be trained in handling chemicals additionally. The requirement is based on ILO C155 - Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155), Article 19d ILO C148 - Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration), Article 9, Article 15 ILO R164 - Occupational Safety and Health Recommendation, 1981 (No. 164), Article 10 b, c, d, Article 14, Article 15 ILO C174 - Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents Convention, Article 7, Article 9, Article 10 ILO C062 - Safety Provisions (Building) Convention, Article 16 (2) ILO C170 - Chemicals Convention, 1990, Article 12, Article 13, Article 15d ILO R156 – Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Recommendation, 1977 (No. 156), Article 3, Article 11 B.1 No. 29 Workplace Safety To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include the following mandatory requirements: a) Workplaces, machinery, equipment are safe to use and without risk to health b) Chemical, physical & biological substances and agents under the facility’s control are without risk to health when appropriate measures of protection are taken c) Employers shall provide, where necessary, adequate protective clothing and personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent risk of accidents or adverse effects on health to workers free of charge The requirement is based on: ILO C155 - Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155), Article 16, Article 21 ILO R164 - Occupational Safety and Health Recommendation, 1981 (No. 164), Article 10 a, e No. 31 Workplace Conditions To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall include mandatory requirements on workplace conditions that are safe and without risk to health as is reasonably practicable regarding defined levels of: a) Lighting b) Temperature/heating c) Ventilation d) Noise e) Exposure to dust f) Cleanliness The requirement is based on: ILO R097 - Protection of Workers' Health Recommendation, Article 2 a, c, d, h B2 No.3 Chemical Management To achieve compliance with this criterion, the standard shall require the nomination of at least one person responsible for all chemical duties. This requirement is based on: ILO C155 Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155)" *** Due Diligence Process (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, DoI Basic, Explicit): International Labor Organization: Occupational Safety and Health Convention (No. 155). 1981

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Meta-label: - B.1 Criteria for the recognition of certification labels for manufacturing - No.28 Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Management System and No. 29 Workplace Safety - B.2 Criteria for recognition of certification labels for wet processes - No.3 Chemical Management *** Due Diligence Process:

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1.1.1 Commitment to international conventions & frameworks Development stage A: The company's policy includes a commitment to respect human rights in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and at least the following international conventions and frameworks: - internationally recognised frameworks for dealing with integrity risks (such as at least the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, Chapter VII and OECD Due Diligence Guidance for the Garment and Footwear Sector, Module 11). 1.1.5 Commitment to dealing with the most significant risks and listing the due diligence processes embedded in the company Development stage A: The company commits to managing its most significant risks in relation to human rights, the environment, and integrity (Core Element 2) in its own textile supply chains. In the policy, it lists these risks and the due diligence processes it has embedded to avoid or mitigate these risks

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1.1.5 Commitment to dealing with the most significant risks and listing the due diligence processes embedded in the company Development Stage A (1 year): The company commits to managing its most significant risks in relation to human rights, the environment, and integrity (Core Element 2) in its own textile supply chains. In the policy, it lists these risks and the due diligence processes it has embedded to avoid or mitigate these risks.

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1.1.5

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1.3.2 Internal awareness and expertise Development stage A: The company has ensured that the responsible employees (1.3.1) are aware of their own organisation’s basic requirements regarding corporate due diligence and have the necessary knowledge to practically implement them in their function. If employees have direct contact with potentially affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives, they have been sensitised accordingly to identify and assess possible grievances. Development stage B: The company has identified training needs and trained the relevant employees on specific sector risks and implementation challenges.

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Meta-label (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, Explicit):No. 1.1.4 Local community relations The standard includes requirements for reviewing the input of the forest enterprise in maintaining or improving the social and economic well-being of the local community. *** Due Diligence Process (DoO Immediate, DoC Major, Explicit): 2.2.1 Year 1: The company has analysed its adverse impacts on human rights, the environment, and integrity on an ad hoc basis. Relevant occasions are at least: - grievances received or information about incidents with suppliers or in the company that indicate a change in risks or concrete adverse impactson the ground, and - lack of information on the most significant risks. Note: A lack of information on significant risks may exist, for example, if there are indications of significant risks in deeper supply chains, but no further information is available on the likelihood and the suppliers involved. Year 3: The company cooperates with external stakeholders, in particular other companies and/or suppliers, to analyse adverse impacts on human rights, the environment, and integrity in supply chains on an ad hoc basis. In addition to the joint analysis of adverse impacts, this also includes the sharing of results and the joint finding of solutions in the case of proven adverse impacts. 2.2.2 Year 1: In the analysis, the company has considered: - internal expertise - the feedback and results of exchanges with (potentially) affected stakeholders and/or their legitimate representatives. Note: Affected stakeholders and their local representatives may include, for example, child rights organisations or local communities and their representatives, in addition to workers and their representatives. 2.2.1 Year 1: The company has analysed its adverse impacts on human rights, the environment, and integrity on an ad hoc basis. Relevant occasions are at least: - grievances received or information about incidents with suppliers or in the company that indicate a change in risks or concrete adverse impactson the ground, and - lack of information on the most significant risks. Note: A lack of information on significant risks may exist, for example, if there are indications of significant risks in deeper supply chains, but no further information is available on the likelihood and the suppliers involved. Year 3: The company cooperates with external stakeholders, in particular other companies and/or suppliers, to analyse adverse impacts on human rights, the environment, and integrity in supply chains on an ad hoc basis. In addition to the joint analysis of adverse impacts, this also includes the sharing of results and the joint finding of solutions in the case of proven adverse impacts. 2.2.2 Year 1: In the analysis, the company has considered: - internal expertise - the feedback and results of exchanges with (potentially) affected stakeholders and/or their legitimate representatives. Note: Affected stakeholders and their local representatives may include, for example, child rights organisations or local communities and their representatives, in addition to workers and their representatives. Year 3: The company seeks feedback from external experts or stakeholders on the methodology and results of adverse impact assessments at least every two years.

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Meta-label: B.3.1 Requirements for raw materials for man-made fibres from natural polymers (regenerated) - forestry - No. 1.1.4 Local community relations; *** Due Diligence Process:2.2.1 Analysis of the company’s own adverse impacts 2.2.2 Formal requirements

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5.1.4 Formal requirements Development stage A: The company: - focuses on ensuring that, where possible, mechanisms are available where they can be accessed locally and used anonymously by potentially affected stakeholders, and that its own measures do not undermine the role of local grievance mechanisms, in particular those of trade unions and workers’ representative bodies. - considers whether potentially affected stakeholders are protected from retaliation. Note: Local accessibility includes, in particular, adequate announcement to potential users and availability of the mechanism in their local languages.

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5.1.4 Formal requirements