CEN/TS 16822:2015
(Main)Textiles and textile products - Self-declared environmental claims - Use of the terms
Textiles and textile products - Self-declared environmental claims - Use of the terms
This Technical Specification establishes guidelines for the development and use of self-declared environmental claims for textiles (e.g. fibres, yarns, fabrics), textile products (e.g. clothing) and textile components of products (e.g. upholstery fabric in furniture), which includes principles, methodology and rules for some terms commonly used in environmental claims.
This Technical Specification does not provide any substitute for any legal requirements applicable to textile products, related to environmental information, environmental claims or labelling, or any other legal requirement.
Textilien und textile Erzeugnisse - Umweltbezogene Anbietererklärung - Verwendung von Begriffen
Diese Technische Spezifikation legt Leitlinien für die Entwicklung und Verwendung umweltbezogener Anbietererklärungen für Textilien (z. B. Fasern, Garne, Flächengebilde), Textilprodukte (z. B. Bekleidung) und textile Produktteile (z. B. Polsterstoff bei Möbeln) fest, die die Grundlagen, Methodik und Vorschriften für einige, in Umwelterklärungen üblicherweise verwendete Begriffe einschließt.
Diese Technische Spezifikation bietet keinen Ersatz für irgendwelche, auf Textilprodukte anwendbare gesetzliche Anforderungen, die sich auf Umweltinformationen, Umweltaussagen oder Umweltkennzeichnungen oder auf eine sonstige gesetzliche Anforderung beziehen.
Textiles et produits textiles - Autodéclarations environnementales - Utilisation des termes
La présente Spécification technique établit des lignes directrices concernant l’élaboration et l’utilisation d’autodéclarations environnementales relatives aux textiles (par exemple, fibres, fils, étoffes), aux produits textiles (par exemple, vêtements) et aux composants de produits (par exemple, tissus d’ameublement). Ces lignes directrices regroupent des principes, une méthodologie et des règles relatifs à certains termes couramment employés dans les déclarations environnementales.
La présente Spécification technique ne saurait se substituer à toute exigence légale applicable aux produits textiles, relative aux informations, aux déclarations et aux marquages environnementaux, ou à toute autre exigence légale.
Tekstilije in tekstilni izdelki - Okoljsko samodeklariranje - Uporaba izrazov
Ta tehnična specifikacija določa smernice za razvoj in uporabo okoljskega samodeklariranja za tekstilne izdelke, ki vključujejo načela, metodologijo in pravila za nekatere izraze, ki se pogosto uporabljajo v okoljskih deklaracijah za tekstilne izdelke. Ta tehnična specifikacija ne nadomešča zakonskih zahtev za tekstilne izdelke, povezanih z okoljskimi informacijami, deklaracijami ali označevanjem, ali drugih veljavnih zakonskih zahtev. Namen te tehnične specifikacije je zagotoviti trdno podlago, da bi bilo mogoče boljše razumeti nekatere uporabljene izraze ter nato izbrati tekstilne izdelke, ki so najbolj okolju prijazni, in opozoriti strokovnjake v tekstilni panogi, zlasti iz malih in srednje velikih podjetij, na načela odkritosrčnega in natančnega okoljskega deklariranja.
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2016
Tekstilije in tekstilni izdelki - Okoljsko samodeklariranje - Uporaba izrazov
Textiles and textile products - Self-declared environmental claims - Use of terms
Textilien und textile Erzeugnisse - Umweltbezogene Anbietererklärung - Verwendung
von Begriffen
Textiles et produits textiles - Auto-déclarations environnementales - Emploi des termes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 16822:2015
ICS:
13.020.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi z Other standards related to
varstvom okolja environmental protection
59.080.01 Tekstilije na splošno Textiles in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
CEN/TS 16822
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
November 2015
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
ICS 13.020.50; 59.080.01
English Version
Textiles and textile products - Self-declared environmental
claims - Use of the terms
Textiles et produits textiles - Autodéclarations Textilien und textile Erzeugnisse - Umweltbezogene
environnementales - Utilisation des termes Anbietererklärung - Verwendung von Begriffen
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 22 May 2015 for provisional application.
The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to
submit their comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard.
CEN members are required to announce the existence of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS
available promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in
parallel to the CEN/TS) until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached.
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United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Guidance on the use of terms in relation to self-declared environmental claims . 8
4.1 Objective . 8
4.2 Fundamental principles . 8
4.2.1 General . 8
4.2.2 Principle of accurate information . 8
4.2.3 Principle of verifiable methods. 8
4.2.4 Principle of significant impact. 9
4.3 Methodology for developing self-declared environmental claims . 9
4.3.1 Methodology . 9
5 Terms frequently used in self-declared environmental claims for textile products. 10
5.1 List of the terms frequently used. 10
5.2 Terms: explanation and allowance . 11
5.2.1 Organic . 11
5.2.2 Respect the environment, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly, ecological and
lower environmental impact . 12
5.2.3 Bio-based . 12
5.2.4 Recycled, recyclable . 12
5.2.5 Biodegradable . 14
5.2.6 Compostable . 14
5.2.7 Renewable . 14
5.2.8 Natural . 15
5.2.9 Eco-designed . 15
5.2.10 Green. 15
5.2.11 Sustainable . 15
5.2.12 "Substance" free. 16
5.2.13 Carbon neutral . 16
5.2.14 “Less water used” . 16
5.2.15 “Less energy used” . 17
Annex A (informative) Consideration of the terms "organic", “biological”, “biology” and
“ecological” . 18
A.1 General . 18
A.2 Etymology and definitions from reference dictionaries . 18
A.2.1 "organic" (English) . 18
A.2.2 "biological" (English), "biology" (English) . 18
A.2.3 "ecological" (English) . 19
A.3 Considerations . 19
A.4 European Regulation 834/2007/EC, Community Ecolabel for textile products and
the translations in the different European languages . 19
A.5 Useful links . 21
Annex B (informative) European/International standards related to environmental
aspects . 22
B.1 Generalities . 22
B.2 Organization-related standards . 22
B.2.1 EN ISO 14001- series of standards . 22
B.2.2 EN ISO 19011- series of standards . 22
B.2.3 EN ISO 14031+ series of standards . 22
B.2.4 EN ISO 14063- series of standards . 22
B.3 Product-specific standards . 22
B.3.1 EN ISO 14020- series of standards . 22
B.3.2 EN ISO 14040- series of standards . 23
B.3.3 Technical Report ISO/TR 14062 . 23
B.3.4 EN ISO 14064 (all parts) and CEN ISO/TS 14067 . 23
Annex C (informative) Methods frequently used to verify claims related to the terms as
mentioned in Clause 5 . 24
Annex D (informative) Flow chart check-list when drafting a self-declared environmental
claim . 25
Bibliography . 26
European foreword
This document (CEN/TS 16822:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 248
“Textiles and textile products”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to announce this Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Introduction
This Technical Specification has been written to help companies within the textile supply chain to
define self-declared environmental claims for textile products based on accurate and verifiable
information and to harmonize the use of self-declared environmental claims and, therefore, to promote
to the final consumer the purchase of textile products with less negative environmental impact and to
increase environmental consciousness.
It is essential that the self-declared environmental claims for textile products are reliable, based on a
clear, transparent, accurate and documented methodology.
The self-declared environmental claims for textile products can be carried out by any entity from the
textile chain, including manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers, etc.
In many sectors, including the textile sector, the offers of "ecological" products are numerous and their
number is increasing. The environment is now the spot light on which many companies focus their
strategy.
However, this tendency leads to a proliferation of claims about textile products and these claims are
sometimes difficult to understand correctly, such as "sustainable", "responsible", "organic", "natural",
"biodegradable", or may even be abusive, for example "greenwashing".
The purpose of this Technical Specification is to answer the fol
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