GRS certification : textiles and/or plastics
Understanding the GRS standard for developping and certiflying recycled and sustainable products
GRS (Global Recycled Standard) certification has become essential in the development of products that are in line with current sustainable development issues. Discover the requirements of this standard for the development and certification of products made from recycled materials.
Goals
- Interpret the GRS requirements applicable to the company
- Explain traceability monitoring
- List the requirements for chemical inputs and accessories
- Define social and environmental criteria
- Identify the stages of the audit and certification process
- Communicate about GRS-certified products
Program
SUSTAINABLE CERTIFICATIONS
- Industry challenges
- Overview of the main certifications and labels
- International requirements and regulations
PURCHASING AND TRACEABILITY CONTROL IN GRS CERTIFICATION
- Implementing a traceability system linked to certification
- Documents enabling traceability
- Company and transaction certificates
- Requests to be made at each stage of sale and purchase / supplier requirements
- Risk analysis
GRS PRODUCT CRITERIA
- Requirements relating to recycled materials (authorised recycled materials, other materials, etc.)
- Composition criteria for products, accessories and supplies
- Production criteria
- Compliance of inputs used in the manufacturing stages
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CRITERIA
- Requirements to be applied
- Control procedures
IDENTIFICATION, LABELLING AND COMMUNICATION ON GRS PRODUCTS
- Labelling requirements
- The basics of compliant communication
PREPARING FOR YOUR GRS AUDIT
- The audit in the certification process
- The audit process
- Documents checked, traceability and flow exercises, operating methods, procedures
The advantages of the training
- Case studies allowing participants to experience the requirements of the standard
- Quizzes
Who is the training intended for?
- Companies wishing to undertake the GRS certification process
- Quality managers
- Purchasing managers
- Managers
Prerequisites
- This training course does not require any specific prerequisites.
Evaluation methods
- Pre-training self-assessment questionnaire and collection of expectations
- Formative and summative assessments during and at the end of the training
- Measurement of satisfaction and progress through a post-training self-assessment
- Evaluation of the training’s impact two months later