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Bombyx, a division of PFGHL, has announced that it has completed the GOTS, GRS, and RCS certifications at its garment facility, Nanchong Ka Fung (NCKF) located in the Northeast of China’s Sichuan Province. Bombyx is a silk supplier and textile manufacturer that aims to disrupt the textile industry’s problematic norms and challenge the status quo.
The accreditations are in addition to the company’s existing Bluesign, IFOAM, LEED, and Think Green Initiative certifications and continue to propel Bombyx towards achieving an organic and recycled, vertical supply chain. These acknowledgments are in addition to the previously achieved CERES organic cotton certification announced in November 2020, according to Bombyx.
Throughout the pandemic, Bombyx has continued to demonstrate its commitment to its core mission of innovation to make enlightened, aspirational silk and to re-emerge stronger with more capabilities. The GOTS, GRS, and RCS certifications awarded signify the supplier’s progression towards completing phase 2 of its journey to building a fully organic, owned, and operated supply chain, which it plans to complete by 2023, Bombyx said.
The new certifications mark an important benchmark in Bombyx’s evolution as it progresses through Phase 2 of its vertical operation journey with the successful inclusion of organic and recycled materials. The new certifications come on the coattails of its recent CERES organic certification at its mulberry farms where Bombyx has been replacing chemical, GMO, and synthetic inputs with natural, organic substitutes by incorporating regenerative farming practices, the company said in a media statement.
The GOTS certification version 5.0 affirms that Bombyx’s entire manufacturing processes, including finishing, manufacturing, trading, and washing for women’s apparel utilises a variety of machinery for eco-functionality based on the use of 100 per cent organic silk. Textile production includes E-Flow washing machines by Jeanologia which reduces water consumption in garment washing by up to 95 per cent; silk is dyed and washed with 100 per cent recycled water, and 100 per cent renewable energy, and 3,194 panels of polycrystalline silicon solar panels create clean energy for the facility’s operations. The GOTS certification is an internationally recognised organic certification that includes ecological and social criteria, demonstrating to stakeholders, partners, and consumers Bombyx’s commitment to providing sustainable, ethical, and high-quality products, the company said in a press release.
The Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certification version 4.0 verifies that women’s apparel, specifically shirts and blouses, manufactured at Bombyx’s garment facility are composed of 20 per cent post-consumer recycled fibres. The Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) certification version 2.0 further verifies categories of women’s apparel including dresses and skirts, which are 5 per cent pre-consumer recycled content. RCS and GRS are international, voluntary standards that set requirements for third-party certification of recycled input and additional criteria for social and environmental processing requirements and chemical restrictions. The components for GRS and RCS are collected from certified recycled materials and demonstrate Bombyx’s commitment to traceability as well as a circular economy by reducing textile waste and keeping the integrity of the fibres by reincorporating them into high-quality garments.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (GK)
Bombyx, a division of PFGHL, has announced that it has completed the GOTS, GRS, and RCS certifications at its garment facility, Nanchong Ka Fung (NCKF) located in the Northeast of China's Sichuan Province. Bombyx is a silk supplier and textile manufacturer that aims to disrupt the textile industry's problematic norms and challenge the status quo.