Sustainability Certifications
| We use leading third-party certifications to identify products, brands, and materials that have lessened their negative social or environmental impacts verses their conventional counterparts. These certifications can help you make more sustainable choices when shopping at SportChek. |
B Corp Certified Brands meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose
Bluesign® approved textiles are manufactured to strict safety and environmental requirements, from chemical input to final product. These materials have less negative impact on the environment and people. Bluesign® certified products look at the total environmental impact of the product, and must include at least 90% bluesign-approved fabrics/yarns and 30% approved accessories
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified products utilize more sustainable forest management practices, designating products that are made from trees harvested from sustainably-managed forests.
The Global Traceable Down Standard certification ensures that down and feathers are made without causing “unnecessary harm” to the animals that provide them.
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certifies that a product is made from organic cotton, and has met additional processing site social and environmental standards.
Leather Working Group Members are a group of brands, retailers, manufacturers, suppliers and other experts that have developed an environmental stewardship protocol for the leather manufacturing industry.
Lenzing fibers are extracted from sustainably grown wood using a unique closed loop system which recovers and reuses the solvents used in the manufacturing process, minimizing the environmental impact of production
OEKO-TEX offers several certifications to ensure products have met certain environmental standards. The OEKO-TEX Made in Green certification is a traceable product label for textiles and leather products that have been manufactured in environmentally friendly facilities under safe and socially responsible working conditions. The OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification indicates products that do not contain high levels of over 100 harmful substances known to be dangerous to humans and the environment.
The Organic Content Standard (OCS) tracks certified organic materials in the whole supply chain, including the processing, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, storage, handling, trading, and distribution of all textiles. The Organic 100 Claim Standard applies to products that are made entirely (95%+) of organic content and the Organic Blended Claim Standard applies to products that are made partially of organic content (5%+)
The Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) certifies recycled content in textile products. The standard applies to the full supply chain and addresses traceability, environmental principles, social requirements, chemical content and labeling.The Recycled 100 Claim Standard applies to products that are made entirely (95%+) of recycled content and the Recycled Blended Claim Standard applies to products that are made partially of recycled content (5%+)
Repreve is a 100% recycled polyester fiber made from post-consumer plastic water bottles. The environmental impact is minimized by sourcing inputs from recycled bottles and post-industrial waste
The Responsible Down Standard (RDS) seeks to ensure that down and feathers come from “animals that have not been subjected to any unnecessary harm.” The standard both monitors current practices and incentivizes humane treatment by producers.
SCS Recycled Content Standard Certified products are made either in whole or part from recycled waste material.
ZQ Merino Wool Growers Standard addresses animal welfare, environmental sustainability, fibre quality, traceability, and social responsibility