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Documentation, labels and certifications
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OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100
OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 is the world’s leading health label for textiles. The label certifies that a product
has been tested and approved according to the OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 requirements. These requirements concern, for example, the content of chemicals in textiles which pose – or are suspected of posing
– a health risk. The substances in question include: formaldehyde, chemical residues with an acidic or
basic action, pesticides, phenols, heavy metals, special dyes and phthalates. OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100
requirements go further than legislation currently stipulates and are divided into four classes, depending
on the textile’s use (for example, the level of direct skin exposure).
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EU Ecolabel
The EU Ecolabel is the European Union’s official environmental label and covers environmental issues
throughout a product’s life cycle stages. The labelling system focuses on energy, water and chemicals
and on reducing the most significant environmental impacts of a given product. For textiles, this means
focusing in particular on the quantity of pesticide residues in the raw material, the scouring of the raw
wool, the use and emissions of hazardous chemicals in production and the quantity of toxic substances and
heavy metals in the finished product. The EU Ecolabel also sets requirements concerning the product’s
quality to ensure that the product carrying the environmental label is at least of the same quality as the
non-labelled alternative.
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Life cycle assessment (LCA)
An LCA assesses a product’s potential environmental impact throughout its life cycle within a wide range
of environmental parameters including climate, aquatic environment and health. A product’s environmental impact is calculated and assessed by charting the total amount of resources, materials, energy, water,
waste and emissions used and/or produced throughout its life cycle. Characterisation factors, methods
and software are used to convert these data into a potential impact on the environment. Gabriel started
publishing LCA results on the website during the financial year.
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Volatile organic compounds (VOC) under ANSI/BIFMA M7.1
This test method is intended for determining VOC emissions from furniture under the environmental and
product usage conditions that are typically found in buildings. The standard is used, for example, in new
buildings and renovations of existing buildings where the interior climate is important. The majority of
Gabriel’s global standard designs are tested. For more information, see: Standards Descriptions – BIFMA.
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82%
100%
of fabrics in Gabriel’s global standard
collection carry the EU Ecolabel
of fabrics in Gabriel’s global standard collection
are OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certified
