Cestab

CESTAB has established this page to provide clarity for sustainability claims that are in the news, promote research and new technology that should be considered by companies in their sustainability programs, and to provide insights on issues that will be part of future sustainability efforts. If anyone would like to provide information on what is posted in this group, email Dr. Henry Boyter, the admin of the site. CESTAB’s Mission is to provide validated information, analyses, and resources to promote sustainable environmental practices within the global textile supply chain. CESTAB is a private consulting group bringing together information from experts in all fields of the supply chain including fibers, fabric, dyeing, finishing, water, wastewater, engineering, chemical usage. and chemical tracking. CESTAB will define and strengthen the measurement of environmental responsibilities in textile sustainability, generate and document product specific textile sustainability knowledge, educate employees and businesses in pragmatic sustainability rooted in good science and economics, and provide textile technology expertise and scientific knowledge to global textile standard development groups. Specific CESTAB products from which benefits can be derived include: Evaluations Using Published Standards including Oeko-tex, ISO 14001, AAFA RSL, BlueSign, SAC, ANSI/NSF 336 Access to the CESTAB Alternative Substance List (ASL) and Associated Chemical and Product Technical Reports Evaluate Chemical Usage Using SDSs and AAFA VPEPs Reviews of Corporate Sustainability Reports Customer Driven Applied Research Reviews of Corporate Sustainability Systems Reviews of Government/Supply Chain Agreements Sustainable Product Development Evaluation of Conformance with CESTAB WTOCS Water Standard