The Green Button is a government seal for sustainable textiles that was launched in 2019 on the initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and has been continuously developed ever since. In order for our products to bear the Grüner Knopf seal, they are checked by independent inspection bodies to determine whether we as a company are living up to our responsibility towards people and the environment in the supply chain and fulfilling our corporate duty of care. On the one hand, they check whether we are aware of the environmental and social risks in our supply chain and what measures we are taking to prevent them. It also assesses whether we report transparently and whether there are grievance mechanisms.
On the other hand, it must also be proven that the respective product was manufactured sustainably. The Green Button acts as a so-called metal label. This means that the Grüner Knopf does not set its own criteria, but refers to other recognized labels. These labels, such as the GOTS certification for ecological standards, serve to prove the sustainability of the production processes.