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RCS Blended – Recycled Claim Standard

The RCS (Recycled Claim Standard) is used as a chain of custody standard to track recycled raw materials through the supply chain.

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RCS blended – Recycled Claim Standard
    RCS Blended standard

    About the standard

    The standard was developed through work done by the Materials Traceability Working Group, part of Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)’s Sustainability Working Group. The Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) uses the chain of custody requirements of the Content Claim Standard.

    The RCS verifies the presence and amount of recycled material in a final product. This happens through input and chain-of-custody verification from a third party. It allows for the transparent, consistent and comprehensive independent evaluation and verification of recycled material content claims on products.

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    Accreditation

    RCS can be used as a business-to-business tool to give companies the means to ensure that they are selling quality products and getting what they pay for. It is also used as a way to ensure accurate and honest communication with consumers. This includes companies in ginning, spinning, weaving and knitting, dyeing and printing and stitching. Control Union Certifications is accredited by SLAB for this scheme under registration no. CP 004-01. Control Union UK is authorised to undertake audits under this programme.

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    RCS Blended standard

    How you benefit

    The benefits of getting certified by Control Union

    Through third-party verification, we motivate your (quality) claim independently towards your clients. Furthermore, traceability and contamination risks can be managed better by certifying your your product.

    With up to 40 certification programmes, we are able to conduct combination audits saving time and expenses for our customers.

    As a result, you will benefit from a ‘front runner’ position in the eyes of investors, rating agencies and other analysts and have an improved stakeholder communication.

    Our network of offices in more than 80 countries allows us to make certification more efficient and cost-effective, while upholding the same stringent professional auditing and certification procedures.

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