SHADES OF GREEN

The aim of the Shades of Green instrument is to offer simple yet comprehensive environmental and social sustainability information of products in an actionable form. The instrument aims to help product-level sustainability communication to consumers, making it easier for them to understand and compare the multi-faceted sustainability aspects of textile and fashion items... The instrument encapsulates both the environmental and social aspects throughout a product's lifecycle focusing on materials, production, support services and working conditions. It has two levels, Sustainability Basic and Sustainability Innovation, demonstrated as a staircase with different shades of green. In order to meet the instrument criteria, companies need to be well on the way of developing the sustainability of their products. Many of the fashion items of today do not qualify for the requirements of the instrument... The Shades of Green instrument structures environmental and social sustainability..