Textile Exchange is a global non-profit that works closely with our members to drive industry transformation in preferred fibres, integrity and standards and responsible supply networks. We identify and share best practices regarding farming, materials, processing, traceability and product end-of-life in order to reduce the textile industry’s impact on the world’s water, soil and air, and the human population.
Find out more about Textile Exchange at - https://textileexchange.org/
ISEAL Code Compliant designates members who have successfully undergone independent evaluations against the ISEAL Codes of Good Practice in Standards-Setting, Assurance and Impacts.
Please note, all ISEAL Code Compliant members are also ISEAL Community Members.
The ISEAL Code came into effect on 1 March 2024. Organisations that had adhered to the previous Codes of Good Practice were granted an 18-month transition period to align their system(s) with the ISEAL Code. For further information, visit: What is ISEAL Code Compliant.
From October 2025, independent evaluations against the ISEAL Code will commence in accordance with the Independent Evaluation Procedure. ISEAL Code Compliant organisations are required to successfully close an evaluation across the full scope of the ISEAL Code. This can be done through a single, full-scope evaluation or through phased specific-scope evaluations. Evaluations must be completed within four years of the end of the transition period, no later than October 2029, to maintain ISEAL Code Compliant status.
Details on the evaluation schedule will be made publicly available.
As a result of this independent evaluation, Textile Exchange has made the following improvements to how they set their standards:
- Updated their 2024 Standard Setting Procedure and published this on their website.
- Made their project plan available on their website.
As a result of this independent evaluation, Textile Exchange made the following improvements to their assurance system:
- Improved their record keeping and document control systems.
- Clarified and identified roles and responsibilities for their assurance programme.
- Continue to develop their criteria describing how auditors can support conformance in the assessment against milestones agreed by ISEAL which will be evaluated in 2026.
As a result of this independent evaluation, Textile Exchange made the following improvements to their M&E system:
- Improved accessibility of their public impact reports.
- Improved clarity on their monitoring and evaluation indicators.
- Continue to develop their global monitoring and evaluation indicators against milestones agreed by ISEAL which will be evaluated in 2026.
ISEAL Code Compliant members provide publicly available reports that give a comprehensive and accessible overview of a member's system.
ISEAL System Overview Textile Exchange 2022