Certifications
Restricted Substance List
A&E is a member of the American Apparel & Footwear Association. We were instrumental in the establishment of the Restricted Substance List (RSL) which seeks to ensure that restricted substances do not become associated with a company’s products. All of A&E’s thread products observe the RSL.
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Oeko-Tex® Standard 100
The STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® is the global benchmark for textile products tested for hazardous chemicals. Developed in 1992, the STANDARD 100 tests and verifies certified products are free from harmful levels of more than 300 concerning substances. Inquire with your A&E representative on product with this certification.
- A&E Bangladesh – 22.HBD.98071 | 07.KA.54024 | 21.HBD.45289
- A&E Costa Rica – 21.HCR.93382 | 11.HOT.99456
- A&E Dominican Republic – 11.HDO.99137
- A&E Dongmei – HK005 193657 | HKYO 045551
- A&E Gütermann Germany – 94.0.9492 | S14-0292 | S14-0814 | S21-3265
- A&E Gütermann India – 09.HIN.67055
- A&E Hengmei – SHYO 032707 | SH005194706
- A&E Huamei – SHYO 115904 | SHO 05194706 | SHYO 032707
- A&E Sri Lanka – 19.HLK.72215
- A&E U.S. – 09.HUS.66394 | 14.HUS.42459 | 17.HUS.18968
- A&E Vietnam – 21.HVN.72473 | 19.HVN.82206
- A&E Vardhman – ZH005 158576 | ZH005 194091 | ZHYO 071237 | ZHYO 101537
- Diktas – 02.T.2440
- Globe Spinning and Dyeing – CR005 176776 OETI | CR005 173464 OETI
- Golden Thread – 12.HTH.13673
- Manila Bay – 11-64894 | 11-33689
- Nishat Mills – 11-29590 | 11-30068 | 11-63849 | 11-63850
- PT. Idaman Eramandiri – JKYO 050050
Section Last Updated 03.21.24
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Global Recycled Standard
The Global Recycled Standard (GRS) is a voluntary product standard for tracking and verifying the content of recycled materials in a final product. The standard applies to the full supply chain and addresses traceability, environmental principles, social requirements, chemical content and labeling. GRS covers processing, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, trading and distribution of all products made with a minimum of 20% recycled material. A&E’s ECO100, 100% recycled thread products, are ethically produced in GRS SCOPE CERTIFIED facilities.
View/download current A&E’s GRS certificates by location below.
- A&E Bangladesh
- A&E Dongmei
- A&E Gütermann GmbH
- A&E Hengmei
- A&E Hong Kong
- A&E Huamei
- A&E Sri Lanka
- A&E Americas (A&E United States, A&E Costa Rica, A&E Dominican Republic, and A&E Gütermann Mexico)
- A&E Vardhman Yarns and Threads
- A&E Vietnam
Section Last Updated 10.14.24
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Higg FEM / FSLM
Developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, the Higg Index is a suite of tools that enables brands, retailers, and facilities to accurately measure and score a company or product’s sustainability performance. A&E uses the Higg Facility Tools to measure the social and environmental performance of their facilities with Facility Environmental Module (FEM) and Facility Social and Labor (FSLM) Modules.
Connect with A&E in Higg by logging in to view our verified, annual FEM and FSLM reports using Higg IDs for our locations below:
- A&E Bangladesh: 48742
- A&E Costa Rica: 123831
- A&E Dominican Republic: 123832
- A&E Dongmei: 34957
- A&E Gütermann Germany: 49171
- A&E Gütermann India: 49172
- A&E Gütermann Mexico: 49399
- A&E Hengmei: 49168
- A&E Huamei: 123835
- A&E Sri Lanka: 48639
- A&E U.S. Plants 01 and 20: 123834
- A&E U.S. Plants 05 and 15: 123830
- A&E U.S. Plant 56: 123833
- A&E Vietnam: 133722
- A&E Vardhman Unit I: 50337
- A&E Vardhman Unit IA: 50350
- A&E Vardhman Unit II: 50395
- A&E Vardhman Unit III: 50406
- A&E Vardhman Unit VI: 50407
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Material Health
Cradle to Cradle Certified™ is a globally recognized measure of safer, more sustainable products made for the circular economy. A&E has earned a C2C Certified Material Health Certificate™ for multiple products. A C2C Certified Material Health Certificate™ is awarded to products that meet the material health requirements of the multi-attribute Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product Standard.
View A&E’s current C2C Certified Material Health Certificate™ information via the links by product type below.
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Organic Cotton Standard
The Organic Content Standard (OCS) is a voluntary standard from Textile Exchange for tracking and verifying the content of organically grown materials in a final product. The standard provides a consumer facing logo and labelling language for products to be identified as certified.
View/download A&E’s current OCS certificates by location below.
Section Last Updated 03.21.24
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Global Organic Textile Standard
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is the worldwide leading textile processing standard for organic fibres, including ecological and social criteria, backed up by independent certification of the entire textile supply chain. The aim of the standard is to define world-wide recognized requirements that ensure organic status of textiles, from harvesting of the raw materials, through environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing up to labelling in order to provide a credible assurance to the end consumer.
View/download A&E’s current GOTS certificates by location below.
Section Last Updated 03.21.24
