Links

ASSOCIATIONS & INSTITUTIONS
	Swiss Textiles is the general federation of the Swiss textile and garments industry. www.swisstextiles.ch
	The label Swiss Organic Fabrics guarantees the compliance with most modern ecological and ethical standards on all process steps of the Swiss textile economy. www.swissorganicfabrics.ch
	The Swiss Association for Textile Labelling is responsible for care and raw material labelling. www.ginetex.ch
	Empa is a research establishment for material sciences and technology development and is part of the ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology). www.empa.ch
	The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property is responsible for patent applications, trade mark and design registrations. www.ige.ch
	TESTEX is an independent, neutral Swiss textile testing institute. www.testex.com
	The Business Social Compliance Initiative is a business-oriented platform for the improvement of social structures in the global supply chain. www.bsci-eu.org
FOUNDATIONS
	The Fairwear Foundation advocates fair working conditions in the garments industry. www.fairwear.org
	The Max Havelaar Foundation (Switzerland) awards a quality mark for fair trade products. www.maxhavelaar.ch
OTHER
	The Swiss Textile College is a higher vocational school for the textile industry. www.textilfachschule.ch
	The Clean Clothes Campaign improves working conditions in the garments industry all over the world. www.cleanclothes.org