The Definitive Sustainability Certification Program for Commercial Textiles

Facts was developed to recognize contract textiles that conform to the rigors of the multi-attribute standard NSF/ANSI 336 and are third-party certified. A Facts sustainability rating indicates a textile has been evaluated for environmental, economic and social aspects across its life cycle.

To earn the Facts certification mark, the textile must be assessed and verified by an independent third-party certification body authorized by the Association for Contract Textiles (ACT). Textiles assessed by a first or second party, or not verified by an authorized third party, cannot bear the Facts certification mark.

Degrees of Achievement
Facts utilizes four conformance ratings to provide ascending thresholds of sustainability. Facts certified textiles must meet all of the robust prerequisites in NSF/ANSI 336. Once a textile achieves the Facts Compliant threshold, it can be designated as a Facts Silver, Gold or Platinum rating by earning points for additional sustainability criteria.

Eight Sustainability Attributes
Facts comprehensive multi-attribute examination assesses both the composition of textiles and how they are manufactured.

Two elements that comprise half of the evaluation focus on fiber composition:

30%
Safety of Materials 20%
Fiber Sourcing

Six elements that comprise the other half scrutinize the fabric manufacturing process:

12%
Energy 12%
Social
Accountability 12%
Recycling
Practices 6%
Water
Quality 6%
Water
Conservation 2%
Air
Quality