The Global Recycled Standard (GRS certification) is an international, voluntary, and comprehensive product standard that specifies third-party certification requirements for content, chain of custody, social responsibility and environmental practices, and chemical restrictions. The content is aimed at the implementation of the control of products, recycled content, chain of custody, social responsibility and environmental norms, and chemical restrictions by the **chain manufacturers. The goal of GRS is to increase the use of the best materials in products and to reduce and eliminate the hazards caused by their production.
Key points of GRS certification:
GRS certification is a retrospective certification, that is to say, GRS certification is required from the source of the first chain to the shipment of finished products, because it is necessary to monitor whether the total balance of the product is guaranteed in the production process, so when we ship, we need to issue TC certificates to downstream customers, and TC certificates must be issued with GRS certificates.
There are 5 parts of the GRS certification audit: social responsibility part, environmental part, chemical part, product recycled content and ** chain requirements.
The main audit content of GRS certification
Social responsibilityThere is no difference between social responsibility and BSCI certification, but the main thing is whether the working environment is safe, whether the employee wears appropriate protective clothing, the health status of the employee, and whether there is child labor and whether the working hours of the week and month are in accordance with the regulations. If the enterprise or factory has successfully passed the human rights inspection such as BSCI and SA8000, the audit agency can be exempted from this assessment after evaluation.
Recycled content: Regeneration, the recycled content in the product should be greater than 20%, and whether this standard is met in the testing process.
Environmental stewardshipThe environment is also a very important point, after all, it is the first standard, and the environment must be a key indicator.
Another top priority in the environment is the discharge of sewage, especially in recent years, the state has been very strict in environmental protection. Wastewater without treatment can not be discharged directly, wastewater without any additives must be cooled to below 40 before discharge, pH value less than 6 and greater than 9, to neutralize between the limit values, and keep corresponding records.
ChemicalsManagement: Guidelines and policies for the management of chemicals used in the production of GRS products.
What does GRS certification mean?