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A member has got in touch regarding Textile Exchange's update to its Content Claim standard (V.3), making it a requirement for brands/retailers to become certified by 1st April 2023.
This member asked the following question:
"As an organisation we have been reviewing what this entails and have discovered there is more involved than we had first thought. Do other retailers have feedback on or experience in becoming certified to Textile Exchange standards?
"Some key points from our perspective are: 
1. Costs - Retailers will now be charged a fee for Transaction Certificates and we can see this as having a considerable impact on margins and budgets.
2. Generic claims - are other retailers moving forward with getting certified? Or are they just going to run with generic claims instead?"
MEMBER 1 RESPONSE:

"We don’t have experience in becoming certified to Textile Exchange for the reasons outlined below Re. cost. We internally accept certification as a form of governance with our suppliers without the use of logo’s etc."

MEMBER 2 RESPONSE:

"It’s an annual audit so an annual fee for several days of audit, plus a cost for each label review. Then there is the ongoing cost of maintaining the system to align with the Textile Exchange requirements. The audit covers various parts of the business such as Distribution Centres, Shipping, Finance, Training, etc. If there are only a few products displaying the textile exchange logo’s the costs may be prohibitive. Where claims are made, we collect transaction certificates to be able to demonstrate traceability of stock."