Textile Exchange uses a third-party accreditation system combined with a licensing agreement to recognize certification bodies for each standard. This page is written for certification bodies and accreditation bodies. If you are a company who would like to become certified to a Textile Exchange standard, please visit the certification bodies page.
Under the Textile Exchange accreditation system, each certification body is independently accredited by an authorized accreditation body. ASR 101 Accreditation and Certification Procedures is the main document which defines requirements for certification bodies and accreditation bodies. Please see this document for further details on the application process.
Please note that Textile Exchange is not accepting open applications from certification bodies (CB) until further notice.
We are focused on strengthening our assurance system as part of the standards transition development. The shift to a unified standard requires a review of our policies and processes, which presents an opportunity for our team to ensure effective implementation of our standards while minimizing standard integrity risks. We anticipate that this review will result in changes to our application process and are pausing applications in the meantime to ensure the revised process contributes to our strategic goals.
Therefore, if you are interested in applying, please check back with us in the future. Thank you for your interest!
Note: This application closure does not apply to existing authorized CBs looking to expand their scope. Additionally, Textile Exchange may consider allowing applications during the closure if we determine there is a specific need for additional operational capacity to meet certification demand. Please contact Assurance@TextileExchange.org for more details.
For more information about accreditation, please fill out our contact form.
Accreditation Body | Home Country | Contact Information | Authorized Standards |
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IOAS | United States/Global | info@ioas.org |
CCS OCS RCS GRS RDS RAF |
ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) | United States | ehinton@anab.org, rfigueiredo@anab.org |
CCS OCS RCS GRS RDS RAF |
COFRAC | France | https://www.cofrac.fr/en/home |
CCS OCS RCS |
DAkkS | Germany | https://www.dakks.de/en |
CCS OCS RCS |
SLAB | Sri Lanka | http://slab.lk/ |
CCS OCS RCS GRS RDS RAF |
TAF | Taiwan | https://www.taftw.org.tw/wSite/mp?mp=2 |
CCS OCS RCS GRS RDS RAF |
IAJapan | Japan | rep-iajapan@nite.go.jp |
CCS (China, Japan) GRS (Japan) RCS (Japan) OCS (Japan) |
Textile Exchange is willing to consider applications from other internationally recognized accreditation bodies such as signatories of the IAF Multilateral Agreement. Accreditation bodies are required to submit ASR-207 Accreditation Body Application Form and supporting documentation for consideration.
Textile Exchange will not accept a certification body application unless the application nominates an authorized accreditation body.
Textile Exchange charges certification bodies an application fee, an annual licensing fee per standard, and a set fee per scope certificate based on the number of sites and/or audit days. Full details are found in ASR-107 Certification Fee Schedule.
There are no fees for accreditation bodies.