Product certifications ensure that products meet specific standards for quality, safety, and environmental friendliness. Through certification, independent third-party organizations test the products to verify that they comply with national and international regulations. This provides consumers with confidence by guaranteeing that the products they purchase are reliable and safe to use. Certifications, such as the CE mark, ISO certifications, and eco-labels, also signal a commitment to quality and sustainability.
OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN
Product certification for Wenaas Workwear since 2024.
The certificate is a global product certification. OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN is a traceable product label for all kinds of textiles and leather products that have been manufactured in environmentally friendly facilities under safe and socially responsible working conditions. The OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN aim is a 100% traceable supply chain for all involved product specific manufacturing processes from raw material to factory of the finished product. All products have a unique ID/QR code for traceability of the supply chain.
Overall description of the certificate:
- OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN serves as a legal verification of successful product certification in all business processes in accordance with OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100, OEKO-TEX® ORGANIC COTTON or OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD.
- To achieve OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN product certification, all the making up facilities are also certified according to OEKO-TEX® STeP. OEKO-TEX® STeP stands for “Sustainable Textiles & Leather Production” and is based on a modular certification system.
- The goal of OEKO-TEX® STeP is to implement environmentally friendly processes to improve health and safety and to also promote socially responsible working conditions at the production sites. STeP analyses all important areas of a company; 1) Chemical management, 2) Environmental management, 3) Environmental performance, 4) Social responsibility, 5) Quality management, 6) Health protection and safety at work.
- To verify the OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN label, scan the QR code provided on the product. You will be forwarded directly to the OEKO-TEX® label check site. From here you can track the products’ journey, locations and producers involved in the MADE IN GREEN supply chain, as well as the owner of the label.
Fairtrade Norway
Member since 2022.
Product certification for Fairtrade (uniforms for SPAR).
Fairtrade is a tool for companies that want to reduce the risk of human rights violations in their own value chain.
Overall description of the certificate:
- Fairtrade is a well-known recognized certification for fair trade. Fairtrade means increased fair trading conditions and greater opportunities for cotton producers in developing countries to invest in their businesses and communities for a sustainable future.
- Fairtrade contributes to sustainable development for certified cotton farmers through fairer trading conditions which in turn contributes to social change and protection of the environment possible.
- Fairtrade does not require organic certification; however organic production is rewarded by higher Fairtrade Minimum Prices for organically grown products.
- The minimum percentage of Fairtrade cotton in a product must be at least 50% of the total finished fabric.
- FAIRTRADE Cotton Mark means that a product's cotton composition is 100% Fairtrade certified and physically traceable from farmer to product.
Wenaas` is certified to use Woolmark Blend and Woolmark Rich Blend
The Woolmark, Woolmark Blend and Wool Blend logos are owned by The Woolmark Company. The Woolmark logo is the world’s best-known textile quality fibre brand, representing a long-term commitment between woolgrowers, mills, brands, and consumers.
Overall description of the certificate:
The Woolmark Licensing Brands provide consumers with assurance of fibre content and of quality and are backed by technical specifications for a wide range of wool products and wool care products. Stringent testing is carried out by independent authorized laboratories before the relevant Woolmark Licensing Brand logo can be applied.
- The Woolmark certification trademark is used to identify goods or services that meet certain standards or specifications, such as quality, accuracy, place of origin, raw materials, and mode of manufacture of goods.
- To use the Woolmark Blend Wenaas must meet the Woolmark Company’s technical specifications relating to wool content, physical wool properties, color fastness and dimensional stability.
- The Wool Blend logo indicates that a product contains 30%-49.9% new wool.
- The Wool Rich Blend logo indicates that a product contains 50%-99.9% new wool.
- By complying with the Woolmark we can assure you that the certified product you purchase is of the highest quality, traceable and of natural, renewable, and biodegradable wool.
For more information about Woolmark, please contact Wenaas.
OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD
Product certification for Wenaas Leather Gloves since 2023.
This is an internationally standardised testing and certification system for leather and leather goods at all production levels, including accessory materials.
Overall description of the certificate
- OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD serves as a legal verification of successful product certification in all business processes in accordance with the LEATHER STANDARD.
- The certificate enables everyone to make responsible decisions and implement high human-ecological product safety. All components are approved by a third party for harmful substances and assures that the leather product therefore is harmless for human health.
- There are four product classes categorized according to their intended utilization (class 1, 2, 3 and 4). Wenaas is certified for product class II (products with direct contact to skin).
- OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD ensures that textiles- and leather products have been tested against a long list of numerous regulated and non-regulated substances.
- Every single component is subject to a lab test consisting of nearly 100 parameters. The test also includes threads, zippers, linings, prints, and coatings.
- To verify and check an OEKO-TEX® label is official – scan QR code or check online here.
See the certification by scanning the QR.
Tecasafe ® Ecogreen
Fabric certification (survival suits) since 2021.
Product certification for inherently heat- and flame-resistant fabrics that offer excellent protection.
Overall description of the certificate:
- Ecogreen and Tecapro® Ecogreen, the world's first sustainable flame-retardant finished fabrics.TenCate Protective Fabrics has developed three new and innovative workwear-materials: Tecawork® Ecogreen, Tecasafe®
- Tecasafe® Ecogreen was the first ever inherent FR multi-norm fabric to incorporate sustainable TENCEL™ Lyocell fibres.
- Tecasafe® considers sustainability from all points of view–from the end users who need safe products to improving the environment by means of development, optimized sustainable production, use and recycling.
- Tecasafe has developed an EPD® (Environmental Product Declaration) including its manufacturing chain, water, energy, chemical substances, emissions, and waste.
- An environmental product declaration (EPD®) gives users transparency in relation to how environmental concerns are made with regards to the production of fabrics for work clothes with protective characteristics.
- Wennas uses the highest quality in our developments - the most comfortable workwear with the smallest environmental footprint with the ambitious goal of Tecasafe® Ecogreen.
Logo transfer approved by OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100
In Wenaas certification is an important step in our sustainable journey to create trust and increase transparency for our customers. In collaboration with our supplier Avery Dennison NTP, all the self-produced transfer logos used in our production comply with OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certification requirements. Avery Dennison NTP is the world leader in transfer brands and offer unique, environmentally friendly products that always guarantee fantastic quality, color reproduction and resolution in photo quality
Overall description of the certificate:
- OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 serves as a legal verification of successful product certification in all processes in according with the STANDARD 100.
- The certificate enables everyone to make responsible decisions and protect natural resources. All components are approved by third party for harmful substances and assures that the textile product therefore is harmless for human health.
- There are four product classes and categorized according to their intended utilization (class 1, 2, 3 and 4). Logos are certified for product class 1.
- STANDARD 100 label is a product chemical certificate that ensures that the textile article has been tested against a long list of numerous regulated and non-regulated substances.
- Every single component is subject to a lab test consisting of nearly 100 parameters.
To verify and check an OEKO-TEX® label is official – check online here.
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