2025 Responsible Sourcing Manual - Updated 21.08.20

VERSION 1.
1 JULY 2020
INTRODUCTION
Next believes it is important that raw materials are sourced in a way that respects the people, animals and environment in our supply chain. In 2018 we launched the 2025 Responsible Sourcing
targets for our key raw materials to support this ambition. This 2025 Responsible Sourcing Manual has been created to provide guidance to our Product Teams and Supply Chain Partners on our
approach to Responsible Sourcing.
It is important we share true and accurate information with our customers to maintain the integrity of the Next brand. The raw materials we source must meet the requirements of this Responsible
Sourcing Manual to ensure they are genuine, fully verified or certified and traceable.
The purpose of the Manual is to:

i) Provide instructions on how to accurately record information on Buyers Range Plan (BRP) for the responsibly sourced raw materials used.
This is done through either fibre composition or item attributing and enables us to measure progress towards our 2025 Responsible Sourcing Targets.
Follow the attribute loading procedure in the 2025 Attributes Guide (BRP) tab and only attribute the 2025 responsible raw materials indicated.
ii) Clearly state what can be promoted to our customers using the Next Generation branding.
Follow the 2025 Labelling & Claims Guide tab for full details. There are certain minimum criteria, such as composition % or verification requirements, below which, promotion can NOT take place.
If promotion can not take place, most products can still be reported in the overall 2025 Responsible Sourcing Targets for the business by using the 2025 Attributes on BRP.
In the 2025 Responsible Sourcing Manual you will find:

Use this guide to find out more about the different responsible fibres and certification schemes and to check if the fibre you are considering counts
1 2025 RESPONSIBLE FIBRE GUIDE
towards our 2025 targets
Use this guide to decide which Next Generation information you can use on your product and how this needs to be verified. It covers all on-
2 2025 LABELLING & CLAIMS GUIDE product labelling including swing tickets and care labels, as well as packaging (for products without swing tickets) and approved wording for online
copy and spreads
Use this guide to understand what, if any, attributes you need to load onto Buyers Range Plan (BRP) in order to track your 2025 progress as a
3 2025 ATTRIBUTES GUIDE (BRP) department. By loading the relevant attributes we can roll up this information across the business and report on the overall progress towards our
2025 targets
Here you will find the label approval and release procedure that must be followed when using Next Generation labels that contain a 3rd party
4 2025 LABEL RELEASE PROCEDURE
certification logo
Here you will find further detail on the different methods of verification such as mass balance and physical segregation, as well as the relevant
5 2025 VERIFICATION METHODS
verification information for specific fibres
VERSION 1.2 AUGUST 2020
Next believes it is important that raw materials are sourced in a way that respects the people, animals and environment in our supply chain. In 2018 we launched the 2025 Responsible Sourcing targets for our key raw materials to support this ambition. This 2025 Responsible
Sourcing Manual has been created to provide guidance to our Product Teams and Supply Chain Partners on our approach to Responsible Sourcing.
It is important we share true and accurate information with our customers to maintain the integrity of the Next brand. The raw materials we source must meet the requirements of this Responsible Sourcing Manual to ensure they are genuine, fully verified or certified and
traceable.

Follow the 2025 Labelling & Claims Guide tab for full details. There are certain minimum criteria, such as composition % or verification requirements, below which, promotion can NOT take place. If promotion can not take place, most products can still be reported in the
overall 2025 Responsible Sourcing Targets for the business by using the 2025 Attributes on BRP.

1 2025 RESPONSIBLE FIBRE GUIDE Use this guide to find out more about the different responsible fibres and certification schemes and to check if the fibre you are considering counts towards our 2025 targets
Use this guide to decide which Next Generation information you can use on your product and how this needs to be verified. It covers all on-product labelling including swing tickets and care labels, as well as packaging (for
2 2025 LABELLING & CLAIMS GUIDE
products without swing tickets) and approved wording for online copy and spreads
Use this guide to understand what, if any, attributes you need to load onto Buyers Range Plan (BRP) in order to track your 2025 progress as a department. By loading the relevant attributes we can roll up this information
3 2025 ATTRIBUTES GUIDE (BRP)
across the business and report on the overall progress towards our 2025 targets
4 2025 LABEL RELEASE PROCEDURE Here you will find the label approval and release procedure that must be followed when using Next Generation labels that contain a 3rd party certification logo
5 2025 VERIFICATION METHODS Here you will find further detail on the different methods of verification such as mass balance and physical segregation, as well as the relevant verification information for specific fibres
1. COTTON
2. POLYESTER
3. MANMADE CELLULOSIC FIBRES (MMCF)
4. NYLON
5. DENIM
1) Go to the relevant section using the links shown here or filter (shown in orange below)
6. FEATHERS
7. WOOL
2) Read about the different fibres and check if the fibre you are considering counts towards our 2025
8. LEATHER
targets 9. OTHER MATERIALS
10. PACKAGING PLAN
11. CHEMICAL POLLUTION
12. APPENDIX I - BCI CERTIFICATE
13. APPENDIX II - EXAMPLE SCOPE AND TRANSACTION CERTIFICATES
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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2025 FIBRE
Y/N FIBRE INFORMATION
(see 2025 Labelling and Claims Guide for full requirements)
1. COTTON
1. COTTON
BANNED - Cotton from Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Xinjiang Province in Western China due to social issues
BANNED The following cotton is banned from use in Next Products
1. COTTON
Cotton is a water and pesticide intensive crop which is in competition for land with food crops.
On the Fabric Spec in NIS record;
ALL COTTONS There are issues with worker safety, bonded labour, government monopoly control. As cotton is
- Country of Origin of the cotton
primarily traded as a commodity crop there can be little or no traceability back to the farm
2025 BCI COTTON

The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) is the largest cotton sustainability programme in the world
YES Request BCI cotton at development stage - accept no upcharge
providing a more responsible solution for the mainstream cotton industry. BCI helps farmers to
• All BCI cotton must be verified using BCCUs (Better Cotton Claims Units) transferred to Next Tracer account 1000866-1-Next Retail Ltd .
1. COTTON
grow cotton in a way that reduces stress on the local environment and improves the livelihoods
To do this, the supplier must follow the BCI verification procedure in BCI verification methods section
and welfare of farming communities. BCI adopts a mass balance approach to traceability and is
• See 2025 Labelling and Claims Guide for details of verification requirements
physically traceable to the ginner/spinner only but NOT to the finished product. Traceability
• See Appendix I (below) for example of transaction document
through the supply chain is done by tracking of volumes by the transfer of BCCU's (Better Cotton
• See Verification methods for verification procedure
Claim Units)
2025 ORGANIC COTTON - GOTS
YES NOTE - Organic cotton does NOT come under the BCI cotton scheme, they are both different certifications. However Organic and BCI cotton both
count towards Next 2025 responsible cotton targets
All organic cotton MUST be GOTS or OCS certified and fully verified
• Each relevant party in the chain must have a valid Certification certificate (cost approx. £2,500/year) - see 2025 Labelling and Claims Guide for
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is the leading textile processing standard for organic
1. COTTON
details of which relevant parties need to be certified

fibres. GOTS certified cotton is fully traceable to the finished product and the certification
includes environmental and social standards and is backed up by independent certification of the
• 2 certificates are needed for verification i) GOTS/OCS Scope Certificate (SC) which shows the facility and products or processes that are certified
entire textile supply chain. Finished products are also produced to strict chemical standards
ii) Transaction Certificates (TC) which show the volumes of certified components/products that are bought/sold. These are used to reconcile
volumes to ensure that certified products contain certified fibre
• See Verification methods for the full certification process and links to the full GOTS standard
• See Appendix II (below) for example scope and transaction certificates
2025 ORGANIC COTTON - OCS

The Organic Content Standard (OCS) is a standard for tracking and verifying the content of
1. COTTON
YES
organically grown materials in a final product. It is a traceable certified organic standard where
As GOTS General Requirements above
cotton is grown without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilisers. It does not cover social
standards or chemical controls in finished products
2025 FAIRTRADE® COTTON

Fairtrade cotton is produced without using harmful pesticides, child labour or forced labour. It
1. COTTON
YES
gives workers in cotton fields fairer wages and working conditions. Businesses can source No recent experience of sourcing - if supplier can provide Fairtrade cotton, say ''yes please'' and discuss verification process with Product
Fairtrade cotton in two ways: the classic Fairtrade Certified Cotton model (fully traceable) or the Legislation (Liz_Cash@next.co.uk)
Fairtrade Sourced Cotton (mass balance model)
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2025 FIBRE
2025 RECYCLED COTTON - GRS

YES All recycled cotton MUST be from post-consumer waste and be GRS or RCS certified and fully verified
The Global Recycled Standard (GRS) addresses input material verification, chain of custody, • Each relevant party in the chain must have a valid Certification certificate (cost approx. £2,500/year) - see 2025 Labelling and Claims Guide for
environmental principles, social requirements and labelling for textile products made from details of which relevant parties need to be certified
1. COTTON
recycled materials.
NOTE - Whilst the GRS standards addresses the use and management of chemicals, it does not • 2 certificates are needed for verification i) GRS/RCS Scope Certificate (SC) which shows the facility and products or processes that are certified
address the chemicals that are present in the final product so can not be used to certify products ii) Transaction Certificates (TC) which show the volumes of certified components/products that are bought/sold. These are used to reconcile
to Next's Restricted Substance Standards, independent testing (or other certification) is still volumes to ensure that certified products contain certified fibre
required • See Verification methods for the full certification process and links to the full GRS standard
• See Appendix II (below) for example scope and transaction certificates
2025 RECYCLED COTTON - RCS

1. COTTON
YES The Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) is a chain of custody standard to track recycled raw materials
through the supply chain to give credibility to recycled content claims on products. It does not As GRS General Requirements above
cover environmental or social standards
2025 COTTON MADE IN AFRICA

1. COTTON
YES
Cotton made in Africa is an initiative of the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) that helps smallholder No experience of sourcing yet - if supplier can provide CMiA cotton, say ''yes please'' and discuss verification process with Liz Cash in Product
cotton farmers in Africa to improve their living conditions Legislation (liz_cash@next.co.uk)
2025 SUPIMA® COTTON

YES All Supima Cotton counts towards our BCI cotton volume and must be verified using BCCUs (Better Cotton Claims Units) - See the 2025 Labelling
& Claims Guide for full details
1. COTTON
Supima cotton is a superior type of cotton grown in the USA. It is an extra-long staple fibre and
• Next must have a valid Supima cotton licence covering the specific product types being sourced e.g. men's socks, men's t-shirts etc.
this gives the cotton premium properties such as strength, softness and colour retention. Supima
Contact Product Legislation (Liz Cash) to check the current next licence details
cotton represents less than 1% of cotton grown in the world
• The Garment / Product Manufacturer also needs a valid Supima Licence, so this will need to be requested and checked to ensure it covers the
products being sourced - See the 2025 Labelling & Claims Guide for full details
2025 EGYPTIAN COTTON Egyptian cotton is NOT yet a Responsible Fibre choice and is NOT eligible for BCI currently due to social issues.
1. COTTON
NO
• Move toward other more responsible long staple cottons instead
Egyptian cotton is reputedly the best cotton in the world. The unique growing conditions in
• There is a new BCI trial underway in Egypt. From the 2020-21 cotton season onwards, farmers in Egypt who participate in the BCI Programme
Egypt give the cotton superior staple length, strength and softness
may be eligible to receive a licence to grow and sell Better Cotton. If they are awarded a licence, their Better Cotton will enter the global supply
chain in Autumn (around the beginning of October) 2020.
PIMA COTTON & OTHER
1. COTTON
2025
Other long staple cottons are available, such as Suvin from India. Currently we do not know of any long staple cotton growers other than Supima
NO LONG STAPLE COTTON
Long staple cottons give superior properties such as strength and softness that have converted to BCI methods of farming so these do NOT currently count as Responsible Cotton. Please discuss with Liz Cash in Product
Legislation if you learn of any that are now BCI certified, or claim to be sustainable/responsible
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2025 FIBRE
2. POLYESTER
ALL POLYESTERS Polyester is derived from non-renewable crude oil and is energy intensive to produce.
2. POLYESTER 2. POLYESTER

Microplastic/fibre ocean pollution is also emerging as an issue worldwide.
• FULL name of the Polyester Fibre Manufacturer
Recycled polyester can be made by i) melting down waste clear plastic (bottles) or ii) chemically
• Country of Fibre Manufacture
extracting the polyester from other waste such as clothing or coloured plastic bottles. Recycled
All recycled polyester used MUST come from post consumer waste only i.e. bottles, garments or products diverted from landfill
polyester for Next must come from post consumer waste
2025 DOPE DYED POLYESTER
YES Dope dyeing saves water and energy as the input materials used to make the fibres are already Increase the use of dope dyed polyester wherever possible
coloured, cutting out the need to dye the fibre, yarn or fabric later. Request dope dyed polyester at development stage
Colourfastness properties are increased and the resulting fabrics look newer for longer Record all dope dyed fibres on the fabric spec in NIS under ''Dyeing Method''
2025 RECYCLED POLYESTER -

YES GRS All recycled polyester MUST be from post consumer waste and be GRS or RCS certified and fully verified
The Global Recycled Standard (GRS) addresses input material verification, chain of custody,
environmental principles, social requirements and labelling for textile products made from
2. POLYESTER
full details of which relevant parties need to be certified

recycled materials
NOTE - Whilst the GRS standards addresses the use and management of chemicals, it does not
• 2 certificates are needed for verification i) GRS/RCS Scope Certificate (SC) which shows the facility and products or processes that are certified
address the chemicals that are present in the final product so can not be used to certify products
to Next's Restricted Substance Standards, independent testing (or other certification) is still
volumes to ensure that certified products contain certified fibre. See Appendix II (below) for example scope and transaction certificates and
required
Verification methods tab for the full certification process and links to full standard
2025 RECYCLED POLYESTER -

2. POLYESTER 2. POLYESTER2. POLYESTER2. POLYESTER
YES RCS The Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) is a chain of custody standard to track recycled raw materials
2025 REPREVE® POLYESTER by REPREVE U-Trust bulk fabric testing and final product testing are used to verify the use of Unifi Repreve® We also require the Fabric Mill to be GRS
YES Unifi Repreve® is a recycled polyester made by Unifi from recycled plastic bottles
or RCS certified. See 2025 Labelling & Claims Guide for full details and supplier requirements. See Verification methods tab for the full
Unifi are GRS and RCS certified
certification process and links to Repreve website
2025 SORONA® POLYESTER by
NO DuPont Suppliers offering Sorona® must follow DuPont requirements for verification.
Sorona® polyester is a fibre where a proportion of the fibre (37%) is made from corn starch from
Sorona® swingers CAN be used for general promotion but the fibre does not meet Next criteria for a 2025 Next Generation fibre as the % of
sugars and the balance from virgin plastics
recycled content is too low, and so can not carry a Next Generation label. See 2025 Labelling & Claims Guide for full details
2025 POLYLANA® POLYESTER

TBC Polylana® is a staple fibre made from a mixture of virgin and recycled materials (modified
polyester pellets and rPET flakes) to create an innovative fibre with characteristics similar to acrylic No experience of sourcing yet, contact Product Legislation (Liz_Cash@next.co.uk) if interested in sourcing
or wool fibre. It can be dyed at low temperatures and has a unique loft and feel
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2025 FIBRE
2025 SEAQUALTM POLYESTER by

Textil Santandarina SequalTM polyester is a high quality polyester yarn made from recycled materials including post
2. POLYESTER
TBC
consumer plastic bottles and plastic captured from the sea. It is dyed using specific dyes chosen No experience of sourcing yet, contact Product Legislation (Liz_Cash@next.co.uk) if interested in sourcing
for their water and energy saving properties (Ecolandye, naturdye and Vital responsible dyeing GRS/RCS certification systems (as GRS General Requirements above) are used to verify SequalTM polyester.
process). It is traceable from fibre to fabric as all operations are carried out within the See Verification methods tab for the full GRS/RCS certification process and links to full standard
Santandarina Group
GREENSPUN® POLYESTER
2. POLYESTER
2025
TBC by
Dgrade Greenspun® polyester is a high quality polyester fibre made from recycled bottles No experience of sourcing yet, contact Product Legislation (Liz_Cash@next.co.uk) if interested in sourcing
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2025 FIBRE
3. MMCF
BANNED - from AW21, MMCFs from Fibre Producers who have not obtained a Canopy Green Shirt Hot Button Ranking and have not
3. MMCF
committed to the Changing Markets Roadmap Towards Responsible Viscose & Modal Fibre Manufacturing will be restricted from use in Next
BANNED The following MMCFs are banned from use in Next Products
Products
See Next Responsible MMCF Policy for full details or contact Product Legislation for more information

• FULL name of the MMCF Fibre Manufacturer
Regenerated cellulosics - also know as Manmade Cellulosic Fibres (MMCF) refer to viscose, lyocell • Country of Fibre Manufacture
3. MMCF
ALL MANMADE and modal. They are made from cellulose from trees and there are issues around sourcing these Note - Fibre companies can have several manufacturing sites in different countries and locations, so the full name and country of the manufacturing
CELLULOSICS (viscose, lyocell trees from ancient and endangered forests. In addition, the fibre manufacturing process is site must be given e.g. Lenzing Nanjing Fibres (LNF) instead of just 'Lenzing'
and modal) chemically intensive and environmentally polluting and with standard MMCFs there is no
traceability Only MMCF Fibre Manufacturers who a) meet the Canopy Green Shirt Hot Button Ranking and b) have committed to Changing Markets
Roadmap towards responsible viscose & modal fibre manufacturing should be used for Next Products from AW21 onwards. See Next
Responsible MMCF Policy for further details
2025 LENZINGTM viscose

Increase the use of LENZINGTM viscose wherever possible. LENZINGTM viscose is NOT yet recognised as a Responsibly Sourced fibre as it
3. MMCF
NO
CANNOT be verified and traced in the end product, however it is preferable to source from Lenzing where possible because of Lenzings
Lenzing standard viscose fibre. A viscose fibre produced using responsibly sourced timber
commitments to more responsible fibre production. See the 2025 Labelling and Claims Guide for labelling details and supplier requirements.
See Verification Methods tab for the full certification process
3. MMCF 3. MMCF
2025 LENZINGTM ECOVEROTM A viscose fibre from Lenzing containing a 'tracer' to verify the origin of the fibre in the finished Increase the use of LENZINGTM ECOVEROTM viscose. See the 2025 Labelling and Claims Guide for labelling details and supplier requirements. See
YES viscose
product Verification Methods tab for the full certification process
2025 ALL LYOCELL FIBRES All lyocell, including non-branded lyocell, counts towards our 2025 Responsible Sourcing Targets as it is produced from a more responsible 'closed
YES
A type of MMCF manufactured in a 'closed loop' manufacturing process. It was developed as a loop' manufacturing process than other MMCF (conventional viscose and modal). All lyocell is produced from a 'closed loop' manufacturing
less polluting version of viscose process (branded and non-branded)
Consider switching to lyocell instead of conventional viscose
2025 TENCEL™ Lyocell x
3. MMCF 3. MMCF 3. MMCF
A lyocell fibre from Lenzing where a percentage of the feedstock* comes from pre-consumer
YES REFIBRA™ Increase the use of TENCEL™ Lyocell x REFIBRA™ fibre. See the 2025 Labelling and Claims Guide for labelling details and supplier requirements.
recycled cellulosic fibres instead of from timber
See Verification Methods tab for the full certification process
*was previously 20%. As of Nov 2019, this increased to 50%
2025 TENCEL™ Lyocell Lenzing's standard lyocell fibre
YES Increase the use of TENCEL™ Lyocell. See the 2025 Labelling and Claims Guide for labelling details and supplier requirements. See Verification
Note - TENCEL is a Brand name for Lenzing fibres (lyocell and modal), it is NOT a fibre in it's own
Methods tab for the full certification process and links to full standard
right
2025 TENCELTM Modal Lenzing's standard modal fibre
YES Increase the use of TENCELTM Modal. See the 2025 Labelling and Claims Guide for labelling details and supplier requirements. See Verification
Note - TENCEL is a Brand name for Lenzing fibres (lyocell and modal), it is NOT a fibre in it's own
Methods tab for the full certification process
right
2025 DOPE DYED MMCFs (viscose,
YES lyocell, modal)
3. MMCF
Dope dyeing saves water and energy as the input materials used to make the fibres are already Increase the use of dope dyed MMCFs (viscose, lyocell, modal) wherever possible
coloured, cutting out the need to dye the fibre, yarn or fabric later Request dope dyed MMCFs at development stage
Colourfastness properties are increased and the resulting fabrics look newer for longer Record all dope dyed fibres on the fabric spec in NIS under ''Dyeing Method''
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2025 FIBRE
2025 FinexTM by Sateri

3. MMCF
FinexTM (short for 'Fibre Next'), a new viscose fibre from Sateri made using a mix of dissolving pulp
TBC
made from recycled post-consumer textile waste by Swedish company Södra, and other PEFC- New on the market (June 2020) and not yet investigated - discuss with Product Legislation if you are offered any Finex® fibre
certified wood pulp
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2025 Liva Eco® by Aditya Birla NOT yet recognised as a Responsibly Sourced fibre as not all of the Fibre Manufacturing plants have achieved ''closed loop'' production (current
3. MMCF
NO A Branded viscose fibre from Aditya Birla made using 20% pre-consumer waste instead of virgin estimate to achieve closed loop in Vilyat (India) plant - end 2020. China plant already achieved closed loop). Product Legislation will advise if this
timber situation changes. It is still encouraged to source this fibre in preference to standard viscose as there is increased traceability however it cannot yet
be marketed.
2025 Liva Reviva® by Aditya Birla NOT yet recognised as a Responsibly Sourced fibre as not all of the Fibre Manufacturing plants have achieved ''closed loop'' production (current
NO estimate to achieve closed loop in Vilyat (India) plant - end 2020. China plant already achieved closed loop). Product Legislation will advise if this
A Branded viscose fibre from Aditya Birla made using 20% alternative feedstock / recycled waste
situation changes. It is still encouraged to source this fibre in preference to standard viscose as there is increased traceability however it cannot yet
be marketed.
2025 Bamboo (viscose from bamboo) NOT a recognised Responsibly Sourced fibre as there are uncertainties over where the bamboo is sourced and whether ancient and endangered
3. MMCF
NO This is a type of viscose fibre made using bamboo as a feedstock instead of timber. It can not
forests have been cleared for bamboo plantations. Claims that bamboo is microbial are tenuous as the fibre production process is so chemically
actually be called bamboo. It must be labelled as viscose from bamboo. There is no traceability
intensive that any microbial effects will be lost
available
Products made from bamboo must be labelled viscose from bamboo
4. NYLON
4. NYLON
On the Fabric Spec in NIS record:

ALL NYLONS Nylon is derived from non-renewable crude oil and is energy intensive to produce • FULL name of the nylon Fibre Manufacturer
• Country of Fibre Manufacture
2025 RECYCLED NYLON - GRS
YES All recycled nylon MUST be from post consumer waste and be GRS or RCS certified and fully verified
• Each relevant party in the chain must have a valid certification certificate (cost approx. £2,500/year) - see 2025 Labelling and Claims Guide for
4. NYLON
recycled materials
volumes to ensure that certified products contain certified fibre. See Appendix II (below) for example scope and transaction certificates and
required
Verification methods tab for the full certification process and links to full standard
2025 RECYCLED NYLON - RCS

4. NYLON
YES The Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) is a chain of custody standard to track recycled raw materials
ECONYL® Nylon
4. NYLON 4. NYLON
2025
YES ECONYL® is a regenerated nylon made from nylon waste from landfills and oceans around the Increase the use of ECONYL® Nylon wherever possible. See 2025 Labelling & Claims Guide for full details and supplier requirements. See
world using a pioneering closed loop regeneration system Verification methods tab for the full process and links to full standard
2025
NO MIPAN® RegenTM nylon by
NOT accepted as a Responsibly Sourced fibre as the feedstock is not post consumer waste MIPAN® RegenTM nylon can be declared on the care label if all verification is in place
Hyosung
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2025 FIBRE
5. DENIM
Criteria for Next's Responsible Denim - See Next's Responsible Denim Guidelines for full details:
• 100% of the fibres used must be 2025 responsible fibres
5. DENIM
ALL RESPONSIBLY Denim production can be highly polluting and is chemically and energy intensive. All stages of • Fabric Mill and laundry must be on the ZDHC Gateway
SOURCED production from the fibre being used, the denim dyeing, laundry washing and garment finishing • Fabric must be dyed using pre-reduced indigo
DENIM PRODUCTS must be addressed when producing a responsibly sourced denim product • Laundry and garment manufacturer must be COP Cat 1-3
• Laundry must have Jeanologia licensed EIM software
• Bulk laundry wash must be rated Green/Low Impact and EIM report provided for verification
Denim made with
5. DENIM
2025 Denim must be made with 100% Responsible Cotton. BCI, Organic, Fairtrade, Cotton Made in
YES • 100% responsible cotton In order to label a product as Responsible Denim it MUST meet ALL of the criteria in Next Responsible Denim Guidelines. See the 2025
Africa, Supima® or recycled cotton are all acceptable
Labelling and Claims Guide for full verification and labelling details
2025 Denim made with a blend of Denim can be made from blends of cotton and other fibres providing that
YES • REPREVE® polyester i) all of the cotton is a 2025 Responsible Cotton (BCI, Organic etc.)
• recycled polyester (RS / OCS)
ii) all of the remaining fibre is a 2025 approved responsible fibre
5. DENIM
• TencelTM Lyocell
• TencelTM Modal In order to label a product as Responsible Denim it MUST meet ALL of the criteria in Next Responsible Denim Guidelines - See the 2025
• Lenzing Refibre Labelling and Claims Guide for full verification and labelling details
• Lenzing EcoVero
2025 Denim made with other non 2025 Any denim that does not contain 100% 2025 Responsible Fibres DOES NOT qualify as a Increase the use of denim mills and laundries meeting the requirements in Next Responsible Denim Guidelines
NO responsible fibre blends Responsibly Sourced Denim product and can not be labelled with Next Generation labelling. • All denim must be dyed using pre-reduced indigo
Even if the denim is not made using a 2025 responsible fibre, the general requirements for denim • Encourage laundries to purchase Jeanologia licensed EIM software and provide EIM Impact ratings (Red/Amber/Green) for all denim
5. DENIM
(see Responsible Denim Guidelines) must be followed to improve the overall environmental products
impact of denim products purchased by Next • Increase the use of Green (Low Impact) EIM rated washes
• Decrease the use of Red (High Impact) EIM rated washes
• Work with laundries and denim mills to engage in the ZDHC roadmap to zero programme
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2025 FIBRE
6. FEATHERS
6. FEATHERS 6. FEATHERS
BANNED The following types of feather and down are banned from use in Next Products BANNED - Eider feathers, Marabou feathers, Ostrich feathers, Peacock feathers
See Next Animal Welfare Policy for full details of Feather and Down Requirements
ALL FEATHERS AND DOWN Issues with Animal Welfare, live plucking and force feeding of ducks and geese All feather and down in Next branded filled products must contain Responsible Down Standard (RDS) certified feathers
• By end 2020 all feather and down used in 3rd party branded filled products offered for sale by Next must be RDS
2025 FEATHERS / FEATHER AND

YES DOWN - RDS certified
6. FEATHERS
All feather and down in Next branded filled products must contain Responsible Down Standard (RDS) certified feathers (Non-certified
The Responsible Down Standard aims to ensure that down and feathers come from animals that
feather and down is NOT allowed)
have not been subjected to any unnecessary harm. It provides fully traceable and certified feather
and down from bird to finished product
• By end 2020 all feather and down used in 3rd party branded filled products offered for sale by Next must be RDS
RECYCLED FEATHER AND

2025
YES DOWN We do not have experience with sourcing recycled feathers, so contact Product Legislation (Philippa Dalton/Elspeth Dundas) if you have any
Feather and down is recycled from old pillows, duvets, cushions and clothing
suppliers offering this product
2025 DECORATIVE FEATHERS

NO
No fully traceable and certified routes are known for decorative feathers Decorative feathers DO NOT meet our Responsible Sourcing criteria and MUST NOT be attributed on BRP
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2025 FIBRE
7. WOOL
BANNED
7. WOOL
• Angora fibres and Mohair* fibres (*note a new Responsible Mohair Standard launched in March 2020, so the ban on Mohair may change in the
BANNED The following types of wool are banned from use in Next Products
future once the Standard has been reviewed)
Merino classed as: Clip-mulesed, mulesed, mulesed with pain relief or 'unknown'
See Next Animal Welfare Policy for full details of Wool Requirements
7. WOOL

ALL WOOLS Issues with Animal Welfare, land use and management
• Country of origin of the wool/merino wool/alpaca /cashmere/fibre
• Name of Fibre Supplier e.g. trader/top maker
2025 ALL MERINO WOOL
7. WOOL
A fine an highly crimped wool prized for its softness. Issues with mulesing (the removal of strips Current Requirements - All Merino wool must be non-mulesed or ceased mulesed
NO • non-certified of wool-bearing skin from around the breech (buttocks) of a sheep to prevent the parasitic • Documentation must be declared to Next to show proof of non-mulesed status e.g. Purchase Orders
infection - flystrike) of merino sheep especially in Australia. Not fully traceable 2025 Requirements - by 2025 ALL Merino Wool must be RWS certified
2025 RWS MERINO WOOL
YES Responsible Wool Standard The Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) is an industry tool designed to recognize the best Start sourcing and working towards using Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) Merino now. RWS merino can be blended with non-RWS merino at
7. WOOL
practices of farmers; ensuring that wool comes from farms with a progressive approach to 5% and upwards. This is a good way to begin introducing RWS merino at minimal cost
managing their land and from sheep that have been treated responsibly. RWS merino wool is N.B. RWS labelling is NOT allowed at low %'s but can still be claimed internally as a 2025 attribute (see Labelling and Claims Guide for full details)
fully traceable from farm to finished product See RWS WOOL section below for details of the RWS Certification Process
ZQ MERINO
7. WOOL
2025
YES A branded New Zealand merino wool that is certified using the RWS Standard All ZQ Merino qualifies as RWS Merino wool and should be certified via the RWS certification process - see RWS WOOL section below
2025 RWS WOOL

YES Responsible Wool Standard Request Fabric Suppliers to source all wool as RWS wool by 2025
All RWS wool MUST be RWS certified and fully verified
The Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) is an industry tool designed to recognise the best • Each relevant party in the chain must have a valid Certification certificate (cost approx. £2,500/year) - see 2025 Labelling and Claims Guide for
7. WOOL
practices of farmers, ensuring that wool comes from farms with a progressive approach to details of which relevant parties need to be certified
managing their land and from sheep that have been treated responsibly. RWS wool is fully • 2 certificates are needed for verification i) RWS Scope Certificate (SC) which shows the facility and products or processes that are certified ii)
traceable from farm to finished product Transaction Certificates (TC) which show the volumes of certified components/products that are bought/sold. These are used to reconcile
volumes to ensure that certified products contain certified fibre.
See Appendix II for example scope and transaction certificates
2025 RECYCLED WOOL &

The Global Recycled Standard (GRS) addresses input material verification, chain of custody, All recycled wool/cashmere MUST be from post consumer waste and be GRS or RCS certified and fully verified
YES CASHMERE - GRS
environmental principles, social requirements and labelling for textile products made from • Each relevant party in the chain must have a valid Certification certificate (cost approx. £2,500/year) - see 2025 Labelling and Claims Guide for
7. WOOL
recycled materials details of which relevant parties need to be certified

NOTE - Whilst the GRS standards addresses the use and management of chemicals, it does not • 2 certificates are needed for verification i) GRS/RCS Scope Certificate (SC) which shows the facility and products or processes that are certified
address the chemicals that are present in the final product so can not be used to certify products ii) Transaction Certificates (TC) which show the volumes of certified components/products that are bought/sold. These are used to reconcile
to Next's Restricted Substance Standards, independent testing (or other certification) is still volumes to ensure that certified products contain certified fibre.
required See Appendix II for example scope and transaction certificates
2025 RECYCLED WOOL &
YES CASHMERE - RCS
7. WOOL
The Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) is a chain of custody standard to track recycled raw materials
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2025 RECYCLED WOOL

7. WOOL
NO • non-certified Historically, wool has always been recycled in areas such as Prato, Italy. Often the origin or source All recycled wool MUST be either GRS or RCS certified. If these 'historical' suppliers are not able to provide certification then the fibre can not
of the recycled fibre is unknown and the route is not certified or traceable be counted as a 2025 Responsible Fibre as the full route of the fibre must be traceable
2025 ALPACA From SS21 onwards alpaca fibre must not be used until a robust certified and traceable route is approved. Development of the Responsible
7. WOOL
NO The alpaca is a species of South American camelid, similar to but smaller than a llama. July
Alpaca Standard (RAS) began in June 2020, therefore a source of certified alpaca should be available in the future. If you are interested in sourcing
2020 - concerns over animal welfare were raised and Next banned the use of alpaca unless it can
RAS certified alpaca, please contact Product Legislation (Philippa Dalton/ Elspeth Dundas). NOTE - The use of alpaca is currently banned at
be sourced responsibly
Next but this may be revised once the new Standard is issued and has been reviewed
2025 CASHMERE
NO Testing needed at garment stage to verify fibre is cashmere (see relevant Fabric Tech for details)
The Cashmere goat produces a high quality fibre prized for its softness and fineness. Most Note - We are currently engaging with both 'Aid by Trade's Responsible Cashmere Standard' and the 'Sustainable Fibre Alliance' on their newly
7. WOOL
commercial cashmere comes from China (Inner Mongolia) and Mongolia. Issues with land developing certification programmes and will update when more information is known.
degradation, desertification and animal welfare To qualify as a 2025 Responsible fibre consider using Recycled Cashmere (with relevant GRS/RCS certification) instead, otherwise
Certification programmes are currently being developed and will eventually provide certified, on the Fabric Spec in NIS record;
traceable cashmere • Country of origin of the cashmere fibre
• Name of Fibre Supplier e.g. trader / top maker
2025 MOHAIR
7. WOOL
NO Due to the development of the Responsible Mohair Standard (RMS) in March 2020, Next MAY consider the use of RMS certified mohair in its
Mohair is the hair of the Angora goat and is high in lustre and sheen. In 2018/9 there were
products in the future. If you are interested in sourcing RMS certified mohair, please contact Product Legislation (Philippa Dalton/Elspeth Dundas).
concerns over animal welfare and many brands banned the use of mohair including Next.
NOTE - The use of mohair is currently banned at Next but this may be revised once the new Standard has been reviewed
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8. LEATHER
BANNED:
• Leather and skins from animals other than cows, sheep, pigs, goats and buffalo
• Leather and skins from cows slaughtered in India (N.B. Leather and skins from cows slaughtered outside India and then processed through Indian
tanneries is permitted)
8. LEATHER
Leather and skins from certain animals and countries are banned at Next. See Next Animal • Leather and skins from Bangladesh (applies to ALL animals slaughtered in Bangladesh and ALL Bangladesh tanneries)
BANNED
Welfare Policy for full details of why each is banned • Leather and skins from animals reared on farms within the Brazilian Amazon Biome
• Calf leather from calves reared in Veal Crates e.g. Calfskin, Novillo, Veau Velours. Calf leather must be from animals reared in the UK or the EU
only
• Fur (all fur including Rabbit fur)
• Mongolian Sheepskin
All Leathers:
8. LEATHER
• Country of Origin of the skins/hides must be known and loaded onto the Leather Spec
Issues with deforestation, land use and animal welfare as well as chemical pollution and worker
ALL LEATHERS • Skins/hides must be from cows, sheep, pigs, goats and buffalo only
safety at tanneries
• Skins/hides must be a by-product of the food industry
See Next Animal Welfare Policy and Leather Sourcing Policy for full requirements
Finished Leather + Wet Blue Tannery (+ any other tanneries used i.e. crust) must be known and loaded onto NIS or BRP
Leather Working Group (LWG) - By SS22 all leathers must be sourced from tanneries with a Leather Working Group medal rating of Gold,
Silver or Bronze (excluding leather trims and small components)
• Tanneries without an LWG medal rating must work towards an LWG rating by;
8. LEATHER
i) Completing a LWG Self-Assessment paperwork (Tannery of The Future) immediately

ALL TANNERIES Issues with pollution and worker safety at tanneries ii) Providing a timeline for undergoing an LWG audit
iii) Completing a LWG audit and achieve an LWG medal rating within 2 years
Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) - All Tanneries must start engaging with the ZDHC roadmap to zero programme and, as a
minimum be on the ZDHC Gateway
See Next Leather Sourcing Policy for full details
2025 LEATHER WORKING GROUP

YES (LWG) TANNERIES
The Leather Working Group (LWG) is made up of brands, retailers, product and leather
By SS22 all leathers must be sourced from tanneries with a Leather Working Group (LWG) medal rating of Gold, Silver or Bronze (excluding leather
manufacturers, chemical suppliers and technical experts that have worked together to develop an
8. LEATHER
trims and small components)

environmental stewardship protocol specifically for the leather manufacturing industry
LWG tanneries have been audited against environmental criteria and are awarded a medal rating
By SS22 all leathers and skins that originate from Brazil must be sourced from leather tanneries with an LWG Medal Rating AND an LWG
(bronze, silver, gold) depending on their environmental performance. Traceability Scores are also
Traceability Score to demonstrate the leather and skins did not originate from farms linked to illegal deforestation in the Amazon Biome
awarded to tanneries based on the traceability of their raw materials
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2025 RECYCLED LEATHER - GRS

YES All recycled leather MUST be from post consumer waste and be GRS or RCS certified and fully verified
8. LEATHER
recycled materials
ii) Transaction Certificates (TC) which show the volumes of certified components / products that are bought/sold. These are used to reconcile
volumes to ensure that certified products contain certified fibre.
required
See Appendix II for example scope and transaction certificates
RECYCLED LEATHER - RCS

8. LEATHER 8. LEATHER
2025
The Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) is a chain of custody standard to track recycled raw materials
YES
2025 VEGETABLE TANNED Leather tanned using natural materials such as bark. Not recognised as a 2025 material as there is
NO LEATHER
not yet enough evidence that the veg tanning process is overall more environmentally friendly The vegetable tanned process can be marketed on labels, however no environmental claims can be made. Please discuss with Product Legislation -
than chrome tanning. Vegetable tanned leather can have different properties to chrome tanned Philippa Dalton/Elspeth Dundas
leather.
2025 SYNTHETIC LEATHER
Avoid PVC wherever possible - Next are looking to ban the use of PVC in the future
PU/PVC/FAUX LEATHER The most common leather alternatives, PU (polyurethane) and PVC (poly vinyl chloride), can
8. LEATHER
NO
Synthetic Leather Supplier must be known and loaded onto NIS or BRP
contain hazardous substances if not manufactured responsibly and these can have negative
Restricted Substance Standards for Synthetic Leathers must be met (see RSS Textiles Table) - high failure rates on phthalates, SCCPs and DMF are
impacts on people and the environment. They are therefore not necessarily a more responsible
common
alternative to leather
Move away from solvent based PUs and towards solvent free or water based PUs wherever possible (see below for more info)
2025 SYNTHETIC LEATHER - WATER
TBC BASED/SOLVENT FREE ZDHC are working with several Synthetic Leather suppliers to phase out hazardous chemicals used in synthetic leathers (e.g. DMF) and move
ALTERNATIVES towards water based alternatives. Currently water based/solvent free alternatives are still being developed to meet performance demands and
8. LEATHER
Many synthetic leather manufacturers are working towards improving synthetic leather by
production scaled up to reduce the currently high cost price
i) removing the most harmful solvents used, such as DMF - 'solvent free PU' or
ii) removing solvents altogether - 'water based PU'
Our current aim is to establish if any suppliers used by Next are involved in this programme and start encouraging these suppliers to move towards
water based/solvent free production
2025 VEGAN LEATHERS

TBC Synthetic leathers (PU/PVC) are being used as non-animal alternatives to real leather, however
materials being offered as 'vegan' do NOT guarantee that they are more sustainable. ‘Vegan’
8. LEATHER
Vegan Leathers or products must meet the criteria set out in Next Vegan Product Guidelines
relates to the absence of animal-derived ingredients but does not assess the environmental
We have not yet sourced any plant based alternative leathers so please contact Product Legislation (Philippa Dalton/Elspeth Dundas) if you are
impact of the materials. Other Vegan leathers are being developed from plant based alternatives
looking at sourcing these products
such as pineapples (Piñatex), grape skin and mushrooms which are potentially more responsible
alternatives to Synthetic Leathers such as PU and PVC
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9. OTHER MATERIALS
BANNED:
9. OTHER MATERIALS
• Shells and other animal derived products from endangered or threatened species
• Tortoise and Turtle shell
The following materials are banned for use in Next products • Bone, Horn and Ivory
BANNED
• See Next Animal Welfare Policy for full details • Civit musk
• Products or parts of products made from endangered or threatened species on the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Flora and Fauna www.cites.org) or IUCN red list (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
www.iucnredlist.org)
For all natural materials the following must be recorded:

OTHER MATERIALS 9. OTHER MATERIALS
- Name of species if applicable (Latin and/or common name)

- Country of origin
- Harvesting method (farmed/by-product of the food industry/collected from the wild etc.)
ALL NATURAL MATERIALS For more information on natural materials see Next Animal Welfare Policy Wherever possible, natural materials must only be used if they are from farmed or managed sources or a by-product of the food (or another)
industry. Where this is not possible, collection must be carried out in accordance with Local Regulations and must not cause depletion of stocks,
endanger species or cause damage to the surrounding environment
- High risk sources must not be used (discuss with Product Legislation - Philippa Dalton/Elspeth Dundas)
No specific targets set for 2025 - long term, source all natural materials from responsible, verifiable and traceable sources
2025
Mother of pearl is the iridescent inside lining of a mollusc shell. It is most commonly found in The use of Mother of Pearl (MOP) is allowed but must meet the criteria in the Next Shell Guidelines and Animal Welfare Policy. MOP buttons must
9.MATERIALS
NO MOTHER OF PEARL
three types of molluscs - pearl oysters, freshwater mussels and abalone be of a suitable thickness to meet Next technical requirements
MATERIALS
2025
TROCHUS SHELL Similar in appearance to Mother of Pearl - Avoid Trochus niloticus sourced from Indonesia as it is protected under national legislation
NO
9. OTHER
2025 Sourced from wild oyster stocks which are being heavily depleted in the major export countries
OTHER9.MATERIALS
NO CAPIZ SHELL - Work with suppliers to understand the exact route and discuss with Product Legislation (Philippa Dalton/Elspeth Dundas)
(Philippines and India)
OTHER
2025
NO Bone and Horn is used to make buttons and buckles and is sometimes used for inlaid decorative Currently Banned - however, traceable responsible sources may be considered (in place of plastic)
BONE AND HORN
9. OTHER9.MATERIALS
purposes in certain hard goods • Work with suppliers to understand the exact route and discuss with Product Legislation (Philippa Dalton / Elspeth Dundas)
2025
NO NATURAL SPONGE Harvesting of natural sponge may pose a risk of wild sponge depletion/damage to coral reefs • Work with suppliers to understand the exact route and discuss with Product Legislation (Philippa Dalton/Elspeth Dundas)
9. OTHER MATERIALS
2025
NO • Avoid agate sourced from India, where the agate industry is unregulated
• Source from suppliers that have adopted wet-process grinding techniques and employed exhaust/suction systems to minimise exposure to silica
AGATE Silica dust created during the grinding/cutting of agate stone can pose a risk to workers health
dust in the workplace
• Work with suppliers to understand the exact route and discuss with Product Legislation (Philippa Dalton / Elspeth Dundas)
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2025
9. OTHER MATERIALS
TBC Hemp, is a strain of the Cannabis Sativa plant species. It is one of the fastest growing plants and
unlike cotton, it doesn't need any pesticides or herbicides and requires very little water to grow. It
HEMP can be used as a rotational crop and can help with soil erosion due to its deep root system. The No experience of sourcing yet, contact Product Legislation (Liz Cash) if interested in sourcing
entire plant can be used, from the stems which are used to make the fibres to its leaves, flowers
and seeds. It also has the potential to replace trees as a source of cellulose for paper
2025
Buttons and other products made from coconut shells are approved for use in Next Products. NOTE: There could be issues with the performance
NO
of coconut buttons as they can crack and splinter when washed and dried repeatedly.
Waste coconut shells (coconut husks), a by-product of the food industry used to make trims and
COCONUT SHELL Coconut shell products are generally untraceable being a by-product of the food industry so therefore the only claims that can be made are that
small products.
they are a natural material. It is NOT possibe to make any 2025 responsible sourcing claims.
Timber Policy - out of scope.
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PACKAGING
• Eliminate unnecessary or problematic packaging without compromising on quality
• Increase the recyclability of packaging by working towards all packaging being reusable or recyclable
Packaging is essential to protect products from damage. In some cases, reducing packaging may
PACKAGING
• Reduce the environmental impact by working to eliminate more damaging materials such as PVC, acetate and polystyrene which are more
create more damaged and waste products, so it is important the right balance is found.
difficult to recycle
PACKAGING
We are working to reduce the amount of waste produced, for ourselves and our customers, and
• Develop plastic packaging with a minimum of 30% post consumer recycled content
our approach is to:
• Label packaging with recycling information to help customers when they are disposing of it
• Everyone can do their bit to recycle as much as possible at Head Office

PACKAGING
• Biodegradable glitters are readily available for use in cosmetics, but for accessories, apparel and footwear technical trials may be needed
GLITTER • Start investigating more sustainable alternatives such as biodegradable glitter
• For contact information speak to Product Legislation (Elspeth Dundas)
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CHEMICAL POLLUTION
All Wet Processors should begin addressing their environmental impacts and work to become
more sustainable. Ask your suppliers, are they working to:
• Reduce/avoid chemical pollution? For all dye houses, printers, laundries and tanneries, the garment/product supplier must:
• Use less water, reuse water, recycle water?
• Use less energy, use renewable sources of energy? • Ensure all details are loaded correctly onto NIS/HIP so we have an accurate view of who our biggest wet processors are
CHEMICAL POLLUTION
• Produce less waste, reuse/repurpose waste (divert from landfill)?

• Ensure all wet processors have a copy of Next Chemical Management Manual and have completed Next Chemical Management Self
Assessment document (available from Philippa Dalton/Elspeth Dundas)
ALL WET PROCESSORS
• If you are visiting a wet processor, please complete Next Chemical Management Evaluation Form including the
Chemical Inventory Spot Check form (available from Product Legislation, Philippa Dalton/Elspeth Dundas) and return the completed forms to
Product Legislation
Full details of the Next ZDHC Programme can be found in the Next ZDHC Manual available on the extranet or from your Fabric Technologist
CHEMICAL POLLUTION
All suppliers must familiarise themselves with the ZDHC programme (see www.roadmaptozero.com). Next will work with its key wet processors
Next joined the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Roadmap to Zero Programme in
(dye houses, printers, laundries and tanneries) to onboard them onto the ZDHC Programme but it is strongly recommended that all Next wet
December 2018
ZDHC processors adopt the requirements of the ZDHC programme and attend any of the regular ZDHC training available worldwide or online (see
ZDHC's aim is to advance towards the zero discharge of hazardous chemicals in the textile, leather
• Zero Discharge Of Hazardous www.academy.roadmaptozero.com for full details)
Chemicals and footwear value chain to improve the environment and peoples' well being
Next key wet processors must meet the minimum requirements set out in the Next Supplier Scorecard and are required to test their
wastewater bi-annually and declare the results on the ZDHC Gateway. In addition wet processors should be working towards ensuring their
Chemical Inventory is 100% ZDHC MRSL compliant. For further information please discuss with your Fabric Technologist or Product Legislation
(Philippa Dalton/Elspeth Dundas)
CHEMICAL POLLUTION
Identify if any of your Fabric Suppliers and Processors have been or are going to be COP Audited by checking with Philippa Dalton, Elspeth Dundas
Code of Practice (COP) will formally audit our top Fabric Suppliers and Processors to assess their or COP
CODE OF PRACTICE AUDITS
Social and Environmental standards
For any Fabric Suppliers audited, make sure you are aware of their final COP CAT rating - help follow up on any corrective actions needed
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APPENDIX I BCI Certificate
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APPENDIX II Certification Process
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Example transaction certificate: Check supplier details, quantities, dates and product types match your order
Next believes it is important that raw materials are sourced in a way that respects the people, animals and environment in our supply chain. In 2018 we launched the 2025 Responsible Sourcing targets for our key raw materials to support this ambition. This 2025 Responsible Sourcing Manual has been created to provide
guidance to our Product Teams and Supply Chain Partners on our approach to Responsible Sourcing.
It is important we share true and accurate information with our customers to maintain the integrity of the Next brand. The raw materials we source must meet the requirements of this Responsible Sourcing Manual to ensure they are genuine, fully verified or certified and traceable.

Follow the 2025 Labelling & Claims Guide tab for full details. There are certain minimum criteria, such as composition % or verification requirements, below which, promotion can NOT take place. If promotion can not take place, most products can still be reported in the overall 2025 Responsible Sourcing Targets for the
business by using the 2025 Attributes on BRP.

2025 RESPONSIBLE FIBRE
1 Use this guide to find out more about the different responsible fibres and certification schemes and to check if the fibre you are considering counts towards our 2025 targets
GUIDE
2025 LABELLING & CLAIMS Use this guide to decide which Next Generation information you can use on your product and how this needs to be verified. It covers all on-product labelling including swing tickets and care labels, as well as packaging (for products without swing tickets) and
2
GUIDE approved wording for online copy and spreads
2025 ATTRIBUTES GUIDE Use this guide to understand what, if any, attributes you need to load onto Buyers Range Plan (BRP) in order to track your 2025 progress as a department. By loading the relevant attributes we can roll up this information across the business and report on the overall progress towards
3
(BRP) our 2025 targets
2025 LABEL RELEASE

4 Here you will find the label approval and release procedure that must be followed when using Next Generation labels that contain a 3rd party certification logo
PROCEDURE
2025 VERIFICATION
5 Here you will find further detail on the different methods of verification such as mass balance and physical segregation, as well as the relevant verification information for specific fibres
METHODS
HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
Read the Label Use Principles and Rules - These explain which products can carry the Next Generation information and the different types of Next Generation Label
1)
available
Use the 2025 Labelling and Claims Guide to identify the Next Generation label reference you can use on your product, the approved Tone of Voice (TOV) wording and
2)
how this needs to be verified
Tips for using the Labelling and Claims Guide Table:

1. COTTON
2. POLYESTER
i) Go to the 3.MANMADE CELLULOSIC FIBRES (MMCF) iv) Use the approved label
iii) Check the
relevant section 4. NYLON ii) Find the relevant Responsible Fibre Type reference and TOV and
verification is
using the links or 5. DENIM and percentage % in your product follow the label release
in place
fibre filter 6. FEATHERS procedure if specified
7. WOOL
8. LEATHER
Fibres Percentages Labelling and Claims for Swing Tickets and Packaging Verification
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Approved Claims wording for Point of Sale Final Product Manufacturer

Recognised 2025 Attribute % Composition Small Swing Ticket + Large Swing Ticket + Swing Ticket Reverse Swing Ticket Additional Verification Type / Proof of
Min % and requirements Swing Ticket Front (Packaging, Online etc.) and Tone of Voice Agent Requirements Requirements (Garment / Fabric Mill / Spinner Requirements
Responsible Fibre Type on BRP on care label Barcoded POS Reference Barcoded POS Reference (Short statement) Information Transaction Requirements
(TOV) Product Manufacturer)
GENERAL PRINCIPLES 1. In order to keep the integrity of the Next Brand, all Responsibly Sourced materials and/or products must be genuine, fully verified (via independent certification) and traceable
OF 2025 NEXT 2. The following rules and criteria MUST BE followed in order to be considered as Responsibly Sourced and to use Next Generation labelling or any promotional wording
GENERATION 3. Next Generation labelling or any 2025 promotional wording is only allowed on products containing 50% or more of a 2025 approved raw material
LABELLING 4. It is key that Next Generation information is consistent across the business on all Next products, therefore you must only use the swing tickets, wording and logos in the 2025 Labelling and Claims guide
The Swing Tickets, Wording and Logos must be used EXACTLY AS IS and can NOT be changed or 'tweaked' (including details such as Certifiers name and Licence numbers etc.)
If the wording is not suitable, please ALWAYS discuss if there is any alternative wording you can use with Product Legislation
5. Products promoted will be checked at random and incorrectly labelled stock will have to be reworked
NEXT GENERATION A range of standardised Next Generation swing tickets has been developed:
SWING TICKETS • A maximum of ONE swing ticket ONLY is allowed on all Next Generation products
• Always promote the 2025 responsible fibre with the largest %
• The label ref for the Next Generation swing ticket is detailed in the Label Reference column in the table below
• All small tickets start with the prefix NEXTGEN-S followed by 3 digits
• All large tickets start with the prefix NEXTGEN-L followed by 3 digits
• All small tickets will require barcoded POS sticker ref KWPM or UPMP
• All large tickets will require barcoded POS sticker ref UDBT
Visuals of all these tickets are available on nexttrims website. Please register for a login at www.nexttrims.co.uk if you do not have a login already
For packaged products that do not use swing tickets see - 'Packaged Product Without a Swing Ticket' section below
The general rules for Next Generation labelling can be found in the 'Types of Next Generation Label' table below
PACKAGED PRODUCT Packaging must be / use:

WITHOUT A SWING • Developed with approved Next Generation swing ticket suppliers - SML, ITL, Britannia, Avery Dennison
TICKET • Printed on kraft or kraft colour FSC or PEFC card/ paper including the packaging printers certification stamps
• Attached using BCI or recycled cotton string (kimbles and other plastics are not allowed)
• As small as possible (to avoid unnecessary packaging)
• The 'Next Generation and World' logo together in the set format and agreed proportions
• The wording in the 'Swing Ticket Reverse (Short statement)' column of this guide. The 'Approved Claims wording for Point of Sale (Packaging, Online etc.) and Tone of Voice (TOV)' can be used in addition if there is space
• Approved and signed off by Product Legislation
• Do NOT use terms such as 'sustainable', 'biodegradable', 'environmentally friendly', 'eco' or similar wording to describe products as they are not verifiable
• Do NOT ''Greenwash'' and make claims that can not, or have not been verified
ONLINE Standardised Next Generation promotional wording has been developed for online copy and spreads (TOV) - see the 'Swing Ticket Reverse (Short statement)' or 'Approved Claims wording for Point of Sale (Packaging, Online etc.) and Tone of Voice (TOV)' columns of this guide
PROMOTIONAL
WORDING (TOV) • Do NOT use terms such as 'sustainable', 'biodegradable', 'environmentally friendly', 'eco' or similar wording to describe products as they are not verifiable
• Do NOT ''Greenwash'' and make claims that can not, or have not been verified
NEXT GENERATION Composition

LABELLING RULES • Specific labels have been developed for different 2025 fibre contents
• Where individual components are made from 100% of a 2025 fibre (e.g. A jacket with 100% recycled polyester lining) this may be labelled using component-specific Next Generation labels, even if the component does not make up more than 50% of the total fibre content of the product
• Next Generation labelled products must not contain any conventional fibre of the same type as the Next Generation labelled fibre e.g. If using a 'MADE WITH RECYCLED POLYESTER' Next Generation label, the product must only contain recycled polyester and no conventional polyester
Label Release Procedures

• Label Release Procedures must be followed where indicated in the Labelling and Claims Guide - See 2025 Label Release Procedure Tab
Supply Chain Certification

Full supply chain certification is needed for Next Generation labelling:
• The Final Product Manufacturer/Agent must be certified - Next Generation labelling can be used
• If the Fabric Mill only is certified - no Next Generation labelling is allowed (even if the 2025 fibre is >50%)
NOTE: If the Fabric Mill only is certified - the responsible fibre can be declared in the care label composition
CARE LABEL Always use the correct 2025 branded fibre name for composition labelling if the fibre has one e.g. use REPREVE® polyester instead of polyester
COMPOSITIONS
TRACEABILITY Please collect as much information about the supply chain as possible
• Fabric supplier, spinner, knitter or weaver, dyer or printer, laundry, placement printer, finished tannery and wet blue tannery MUST be declared to NEXT
• For NIS/HIP users: all this information is loaded onto NIS/HIP
• For non-NIS/HIP users: fabric supplier and leather tannery information must be loaded onto BRP
PRODUCT WEIGHT Product weight must be loaded accurately into BRP. This is needed to calculate fibre consumption
RECYCLED FIBRE Polyester - recycled polyester fibre must be from post consumer waste. Pre consumer and post industrial waste is not accepted
CONTENT Nylon - recycled nylon fibre must be made from a minimum of 50% post consumer waste. The remaining 50% can be conventional or pre consumer/ post industrial waste nylon (due to technical issues with 100% recycled nylon)
Cotton - currently the majority of recycled cotton is from pre consumer / post industrial waste from cutting scraps. Pre consumer and post industrial waste is not accepted. This will be reviewed regularly. Please contact Product Legislation (Liz Cash) for further information or to discuss a particular
product
TRIMS Unless otherwise stated in the 'percentages' column for each 2025 raw material, the requirements for Next Generation labelling exclude any requirements for trims e.g. rib trims, interlining, fastenings including buttons, zips, poppers etc., badges, labels, sewing threads, elastic, shoulder pads etc. (NB
this list is not exhaustive)
TYPES OF NEXT GENERATION LABEL

The framework below has been applied to give consistency across all Next Generation Labels
The framework is for guidance only and full labelling details, including POS label references and approved wording for online and packaging are given in the individual fibre sections of the Labelling & Claims Guide Table
NOTE - ORGANIC COTTON* is given as an example only below, the rules apply to all 2025 Responsible Fibres
LABEL FIBRE CONTENT DESCRIPTION VERIFICATION
• use for 100% of ONE fibre only, no fibre mixes allowed

Next Generation
100% organic cotton* • use for natural fibres only - cotton, linen, silk
PURE [ORGANIC COTTON*]
• use the 95% -100% rule below for all other fibres
Next Generation • up to 5% of another fibre is allowed such as performance/decorative fibres etc.
95% -100% organic cotton*
[ORGANIC COTTON*] • the remaining 5% MUST NOT be a conventional version of the named fibre e.g. cotton
• 50% is the cut off point. Only products with 50% or more of a 2025 Responsible Fibre can carry Next
Next Generation
50% -94% organic cotton* Generation Labelling
MADE WITH [ORGANIC COTTON*] Full Supply Chain Certification is needed
• the remaining 50% MUST NOT be a conventional version of the named fibre e.g. cotton
[where applicable] i.e. Agent, Product
Manufacturer and Mill
• The component that is made with a 2025 Responsible fibre MUST be clearly indicated e.g. wadding, lining, pile etc.
• Next Generation labelling can only be used on components that are made from 100% 2025 Responsible Fibre e.g.
Next Generation One or more components are 100% organic cotton outer
CONTAINS [ORGANIC COTTON*] 100% organic cotton* • Next Generation labelling MUST NOT be used on components that are less than 100% of a 2025 Responsible Fibre
• the remaining components CAN be a conventional version of the named 2025 fibre e.g. cotton (unless this is not
allowed in the brand/certifiers rules)
Next Generation labelling is NOT allowed if:

i) the 2025 Responsible Fibre is less than 50% (even if the % is above the Branded/ Certifiers minimum certifiable
Label Responsible Fibre on i) below 50% or
percentage) OR Supply Chain Certification to the Mill only is
care label composition only ii) any composition certified to the mill
ii) the Supply Chain is certified to the Mill level only allowed
e.g. X% [organic cotton]* only
• the remaining % CAN be a conventional version of the named 2025 fibre e.g. cotton (unless this is not allowed in the
brand/certifiers rules)
Individual Certifications / Branded fibres have minimum percentages below which they will not certify fabrics:
• minimum percentages vary between 5%-30% depending on the brand/certifier (70% for GOTS) - these are indicated in
Below [X%] organic cotton* the main table
Label as conventional fibre composition only • where [X%] is the Branded/Certified fibres • as the fibre cannot be verified below these minimum percentages, it is NOT allowed to be labelled on the care label (or Not possible to certify the 2025 fibre below
e.g. X% [cotton]* minimum certifiable % (usually between 5- anywhere on the product) this %
30%)
e.g. GRS certification does not certify fabrics with recycled content lower than 20%, therefore fabrics with 15% recycled
polyester would need to be labelled as 15% polyester
FILTER

1. COTTON
1. COTTON
1. COTTON

Next support more sustainable cotton farming

through the Better Cotton Initiative. Find out
more at:
bettercotton.org/massbalance Next item number MUST be included
NEXTGEN-S052 NEXTGEN-L052 Fabric mill or Garment maker to in the transaction reference section
50%-100% cotton bought and verified as +Always use BCI Mass balance logo online Final Product Manufacturer
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT send a Better Cotton Platform with no other numbers and separated
2025 BCI BCI by TOTAL WEIGHT OF PRODUCT (Next (Garment / Product Manufacturer)
UPMP Transaction to Next Better only by a comma (,) e.g.
cotton rule) can be a platform user - if not, the
Cotton platform account 123456,234567,567890
1. COTTON
Fabric mill and/or the Spinner

100866-1 At least ONE of the following must be a
Attribute MUST Remaining %: MUST be platform users
NEXTGEN-S061 NEXTGEN-L061 BCI platform user in order to give
be loaded as % cotton • must not contain - any conventional no variable text none Next item number MUST be
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT Next item number must be transaction to Next.
BCI as can not cotton (NEXT RULE) included in the transaction
UPMP (Piece Set) included in the transaction • Final Product Manufacturer
be identified • can contain - any other fibre types reference section with no other
(Piece Set) reference section with no (Garment/Product Manufacturer)
from the numbers and separated only by a
other numbers and separated OPTIONAL platform user
composition Trims - excluded, do not need to be bought comma (,) e.g.
only by a comma (,) e.g. • Mill (MUST be a platform user)
as BCI cotton 123456,234567,567890
NEXTGEN-S062 NEXTGEN-L062 Our cotton products 123456,234567,567890 • Spinner (MUST be a BCI member and
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT support more sustainable platform user)
UPMP (Pack) cotton farming
(Pack) SUPPORTING BETTER
COTTON
BCI cotton
Next item number MUST be included

Fabric mill or Garment maker to in the transaction reference section
Final Product Manufacturer
5%-49% cotton bought and verified as BCI send a Better Cotton Platform with no other numbers and separated
2025 BCI (Garment / Product Manufacturer)
by TOTAL WEIGHT OF PRODUCT (Next rule) Transaction to Next Better only by a comma (,) e.g.
cotton can be a platform user - if not, the
Cotton platform account 123456,234567,567890
1. COTTON
Fabric mill and/or the Spinner

Remaining %: 100866-1 At least ONE of the following must be a
Attribute MUST MUST be platform users
• must not contain - any conventional None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS BCI platform user in order to give
be loaded as % cotton Next Generation labels not allowed below 50% none Next item number MUST be
cotton (NEXT RULE) Labels Labels Next item number must be transaction to Next.
BCI as can not included in the transaction
• can contain - any other fibre types included in the transaction • Final Product Manufacturer
be identified reference section with no other
reference section with no (Garment/Product Manufacturer)
from the numbers and separated only by a
Trims - excluded, do not need to be bought other numbers and separated OPTIONAL platform user
composition comma (,) e.g.
as BCI cotton only by a comma (,) e.g. • Mill (MUST be a platform user)
123456,234567,567890
123456,234567,567890 • Spinner (MUST be a BCI member and
platform user)
NEXTGEN-S001 NEXTGEN-L001
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT
UPMP If taking financial
Variable Text field for Pure organic cotton [insert garment/product
ownership of the product
Load [Certifiers name] and last type]. This product is made from Global Transaction certificates needed
NEXTGEN-S002 NEXTGEN-L002 - Agent must be GOTS
composition as certified organisation's Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified from Final GOTS certified
1. COTTON
100% organic cotton by TOTAL WEIGHT OF + barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT certified and provide Final Product Manufacturer must be
organic cotton [Licence Number] organic cotton and is responsibly produced to supplier (Agent or Final Product Fabric mill and Spinner must be GOTS
PRODUCT (GOTS RULE) UPMP (Piece Set) transaction certificates GOTS certified and provide
strict environmental and social standards Manufacturer) to Next certified and provide transaction
% organic cotton (Piece Set) (TC) to Next to cover all transaction certificates (TC) to Next
2025 organic Supplier must gain approval certificates (TC) to Final Product
Trims - must be GOTS or Oekotex 1 or 2 shipments (or Agent if applicable) to cover all
cotton for logo use from certifying + GOTS logo, final certifiers name and licence Scope and transaction Manufacturer to cover all shipments
(GOTS RULE) NEXTGEN-S003 NEXTGEN-L003 shipments
(Attribute body using label release number MUST BE SHOWN at point of sale certificates to be stored on NIS
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT If not - no certification
optional) form for all contracts before (Packaging, tickets, online) - see Swing Ticket for EVERY item number
UPMP (Pack) Certified by [Certifiers needed N.B. NS is NOT an
printing Reverse column for details
(Pack) name] [Licence Number] agent
Follow 2025 Label release Follow 2025 Label release
procedure procedure PURE Organic
ORGANIC COTTON
Cotton Organic
(GOTS)
FILTER

95%-99% organic cotton by TOTAL WEIGHT
UPMP
OF PRODUCT (GOTS RULE) If taking financial
Variable Text field for Organic cotton [insert garment/product type].
Load NEXTGEN-S005 NEXTGEN-L005 [Certifiers name] and last This product is made from Global Organic Transaction certificates needed
Remaining %: - Agent must be GOTS
composition as + barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT certified organisation's Textile Standard (GOTS) certified organic from Final GOTS certified
1. COTTON
• must not contain - any conventional certified and provide Final Product Manufacturer must be
organic cotton UPMP (Piece Set) [Licence Number] cotton and is responsibly produced to strict supplier (Agent or Final Product Fabric mill and Spinner must be GOTS
cotton OR virgin polyester OR non Lenzing transaction certificates GOTS certified and provide
(Piece Set) environmental and social standards Manufacturer) to Next. certified and provide transaction
% organic cotton manmade cellulosic (MMC) (TC) to Next to cover all transaction certificates (TC) to Next
2025 organic Supplier must gain approval certificates (TC) to Final Product
Cotton Organic • can contain - recycled polyester, any shipments (or Agent if applicable) to cover all
cotton NEXTGEN-S006 NEXTGEN-L006 for logo use from certifying + GOTS logo, final certifiers name and licence Scope and transaction Manufacturer to cover all shipments
(GOTS) Lenzing branded MMC OR any Oekotex 100 shipments
(Attribute + barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT body using label release number MUST BE SHOWN at point of sale certificates to be stored on NIS
approved Elastane (GOTS RULE) If not - no certification
optional) UPMP (Pack) Certified by [Certifiers form for all contracts before (Packaging, tickets, online) - see Swing Ticket for EVERY item number
needed N.B. NS is NOT an
(pack) name] [Licence Number] printing Reverse column for details
Trims - must be GOTS or Oekotex 1 or 2 agent
(GOTS RULE)
Follow 2025 Label release Follow 2025 Label release Organic
procedure procedure ORGANIC COTTON
70%-94% organic cotton by TOTAL WEIGHT UPMP
If taking financial
OF PRODUCT (GOTS RULE) Variable Text field for [X%], Made with [X%] organic cotton. This product
Load NEXTGEN-S008 NEXTGEN-L008 [Certifiers name] and last is made from Global Organic Textile Standard Transaction certificates needed
- Agent must be GOTS
composition as Remaining % : + barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT certified organisation's (GOTS) certified organic cotton and is from Final GOTS certified
1. COTTON
certified and provide Final Product Manufacturer must be

organic cotton • must not contain - any conventional UPMP (Piece Set) [Licence Number] responsibly produced to strict environmental supplier (Agent or Final Product Fabric mill and Spinner must be GOTS
transaction certificates GOTS certified and provide
cotton OR virgin polyester OR non Lenzing (Piece Set) and social standards Manufacturer) to Next certified and provide transaction
% organic cotton (TC) to Next to cover all transaction certificates (TC) to Next
2025 organic manmade cellulosic (MMC) Supplier must gain approval certificates (TC) to Final Product
shipments (or Agent if applicable) to cover all
cotton • can contain - recycled polyester, any NEXTGEN-S009 NEXTGEN-L009 for logo use from certifying + GOTS logo, final certifiers name and licence Scope and transaction Manufacturer to cover all shipments
shipments
(Attribute Lenzing branded MMC OR any Oekotex 100 + barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT body using label release number MUST BE SHOWN at point of sale certificates to be stored on NIS
Certified by [Certifiers If not - no certification
optional) approved Elastane (GOTS RULE) UPMP (Pack) form for all contracts before (Packaging, tickets, online) - see Swing Ticket for EVERY item number
name] [Licence Number] needed N.B. NS is NOT an
(Pack) printing Reverse column for details
agent
Trims - excluded, no GOTS requirements
Follow 2025 Label release Follow 2025 Label release Made with [X%] Organic
procedure procedure MADE WITH Cotton
1. COTTON
ORGANIC COTTON
None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS
none none Below 70% - GOTS do not certify fabrics None n/a can not be verified at this percentage
Labels Labels
Pure organic cotton [insert garment/product If taking financial

Variable Text field for
type]. This product is made from Organic ownership of the product
Load NEXTGEN-S010 [Certifiers name] and last Transaction certificates needed
NEXTGEN-L010 Content Standard (OCS) certified organic -Agent must be OCS
composition as + barcoded POS ref KWPM or certified organisation's from Final OCS certified supplier
1. COTTON
+ barcoded POS ref UDBT cotton grown without the use of synthetic certified and provide Final Product Manufacturer must be
organic cotton 100% organic cotton by weight of fabric UPMP [Licence Number] (Agent or Final Product Fabric mill and Spinner must be OCS
pesticides or fertilisers transaction certificates OCS certified and provide
(NOT total weight of product) (NEXT RULE) Manufacturer) to Next certified and provide transaction
% organic cotton Follow 2025 Label release (TC) to Next to cover all transaction certificates (TC) to Next
2025 organic Follow 2025 Label release Supplier must gain approval certificates (TC) to Final Product
procedure Certified by [Certifiers + OCS logo, final certifiers name and licence shipments (or Agent if applicable) to cover all
cotton Trims - excluded, no requirements procedure name] [Licence Number] for logo use from certifying Scope and transaction Manufacturer to cover all shipments
number + % of organic cotton MUST BE shipments
(Attribute body using label release certificates to be stored on NIS
Swinger pending approval SHOWN at point of sale (Packaging, tickets, If not - no certification
optional) Swinger pending approval form for all contracts before for EVERY item number
online) - see Swing Ticket Reverse column for needed N.B. NS is NOT an
Made with 100% printing
details agent
PURE organically grown cotton
ORGANIC COTTON
If taking financial
95%-99% organic cotton by weight of fabric ownership of the product
Load NEXTGEN-S051 [Certifiers name] and last Made with Organic Content Standard (OCS) Transaction certificates needed
(NOT total weight of product)) NEXTGEN-L051 -Agent must be OCS
composition as + barcoded POS ref KWPM or certified organisation's certified organic cotton which is grown without from Final OCS certified supplier
1. COTTON
+ barcoded POS ref UDBT certified and provide Final Product Manufacturer must be
organic cotton UPMP [Licence Number] the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilisers (Agent or Final Product Fabric mill and Spinner must be OCS
Remaining %: transaction certificates OCS certified and provide
Manufacturer) to Next certified and provide transaction
% organic cotton • must not contain - any conventional Follow 2025 Label release (TC) to Next to cover all transaction certificates (TC) to Next
2025 organic Follow 2025 Label release Supplier must gain approval + OCS logo, final certifiers name and licence certificates (TC) to Final Product
cotton procedure shipments (or Agent if applicable) to cover all
cotton procedure Certified by [Certifiers for logo use from certifying number MUST BE SHOWN at point of sale Scope and transaction Manufacturer to cover all shipments
• can contain - any other fibre types shipments
(Attribute name] [Licence Number] body using label release (Packaging, tickets, online) - see Swing Ticket certificates to be stored on NIS
Swinger pending approval If not - no certification
optional) Swinger pending approval form for all contracts before Reverse column for details for EVERY item number
Trims - excluded, no requirements needed N.B. NS is NOT an
printing
agent
Made with organically
grown cotton
ORGANIC COTTON
Cotton Organic
(OCS)
FILTER

Cotton Organic
(OCS)
If taking financial
Variable Text field for [X%], Made with [X%] Organic Content Standard
50%-94% organic cotton by weight of fabric ownership of the product
Load NEXTGEN-S011 [Certifiers name] and last (OCS) certified organic cotton which is grown Transaction certificates needed
(NOT total weight of product) (NEXT RULE) NEXTGEN-L011 -Agent must be OCS
composition as + barcoded POS ref KWPM or certified organisation's without the use of synthetic pesticides or from Final OCS certified supplier
1. COTTON
+ barcoded POS ref UDBT certified and provide Final Product Manufacturer must be
organic cotton UPMP [Licence Number] fertilisers (Agent or Final Product Fabric mill and Spinner must be OCS
Remaining %: transaction certificates OCS certified and provide
Manufacturer) to Next certified and provide transaction
% organic cotton • must not contain - any conventional Follow 2025 Label release (TC) to Next to cover all transaction certificates (TC) to Next
2025 organic Follow 2025 Label release Supplier must gain approval + OCS logo, final certifiers name and licence certificates (TC) to Final Product
cotton procedure shipments (or Agent if applicable) to cover all
cotton procedure for logo use from certifying number + % of organic cotton MUST BE Scope and transaction Manufacturer to cover all shipments
• can contain - any other fibre types Certified by [Certifiers shipments
(Attribute body using label release SHOWN at point of sale (Packaging, tickets, certificates to be stored on NIS
Swinger pending approval name] [Licence Number] If not - no certification
optional) Swinger pending approval form for all contracts before online) - see Swing Ticket Reverse column for for EVERY item number
Trims - excluded, no requirements needed N.B. NS is NOT an
printing details
Made with [X%] organically agent
MADE WITH grown cotton
ORGANIC COTTON
i) 5%-49% organic cotton by weight of

fabric (NOT total weight of product) (OCS
Load
RULE) OR Transaction certificates needed
composition as
1. COTTON
ii) compositions of >49% organic cotton from the Fabric Mill/Spinner to

organic cotton Fabric Mill and Spinner must be OCS
blended with conventional cotton OR the Final Product Manufacturer
None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS Agent does NOT need to Final Product Manufacturer does certified and provide transaction
% organic cotton iii) any composition certified to the mill Next Generation labels not allowed a) below 50% or b) when supply chain is only certified to the mill level
2025 organic Labels Labels be OCS certified NOT need to be OCS certified certificates (TC) to Final Product
level only Scope and transaction
cotton Manufacturer to cover all shipments
Remaining %: certificates to be stored on NIS
(Attribute
• can contain - conventional cotton for EVERY item number
optional)
Trims - excluded, no requirements

1. COTTON

none none Below 5% - OCS do not certify fabrics None n/a can not be verified at this percentage
Labels Labels
100% Supima cotton by TOTAL WEIGHT OF Next to send the following to

Load
PRODUCT (excluding some performance Supima:
composition as This [insert garment/product type] is made Agents - none
fibres e.g. elastane, check with Supima) • Next contracts detailing item
1. COTTON
SUPIMA® from certified SUPIMA® cotton which is grown

(SUPIMA RULE) numbers
cotton NEXTGEN-S012 exclusively in the USA and is known for its Next - approved Supima
SUPIMA® % SUPIMA® NEXTGEN-L012 • Composition test reports Final Product Manufacturer must be Spinner must be an approved Supima
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or no variable text superior extra-long staple fibres. Fabrics made licensee until Nov 2019
cotton cotton Blends of Supima cotton + other fibres not + barcoded POS ref UDBT matching item numbers an approved Supima licensee licensee
2025 SUPIMA UPMP from SUPIMA® cotton are of the highest (socks, t-shirts only - for
allowed. Must be 100% Supima for claims to • Proof of purchase of Supima
cotton quality giving softer, longer lasting other products discuss
be made fabric from Garment Maker
(Attribute performance with Product Legislation)
• 1 sample item to Supima for
optional) Fabrics made from
Trims - excluded, no requirements testing
SUPIMA® cotton are of the
highest quality giving
softer, longer lasting
SUPIMA® COTTON performance
1. COTTON
Cotton
Included as a Responsible Fibre but not currently being used at Next - Please discuss rules with Product Legislation TBC TBC TBC TBC
Fairtrade®
1. COTTON
Cotton Made in
Included as a Responsible Fibre but not currently being used at Next - Please discuss rules with Product Legislation TBC TBC TBC TBC
Africa
1. COTTON
Recycled cotton Included as a Responsible Fibre but not currently being used at Next - Please discuss rules with Product Legislation TBC TBC TBC TBC
FILTER

2. POLYESTER 2. POLYESTER
2. POLYESTER

95-100% by total weight of fabric (excluding

2. POLYESTER
some performance fibres e.g. elastane)

(NEXT RULE) Long lasting colour This [insert garment/product type] has been Final Product Manufacturer must
NEXTGEN-S013
2025 dope Remaining % NEXTGEN-L013 durability. Made with fibres made with dope dyed fibres which use less load the dyeing method as Dope Fabric Mill must declare polyester fibre
% polyester + barcoded POS ref KWPM or no variable text none none
dyed polyester • can contain - elastane and other + barcoded POS ref UDBT coloured using less water water and energy and give long lasting colour Dyed on fabric spec and NIS/HIP producer on the fabric spec
UPMP
performance fibres only and energy to keep your product looking new for longer materials page

COLOUR TECHNOLOGY
Dope Dyed -
2. POLYESTER
50% to 94% dope dyed fibre by total

polyester load relevant %
weight of fabric (NEXT RULE)
Final Product Manufacturer must
2025 dope Remaining % NEXTGEN-S014 The [insert relevant fibre- polyester/ viscose) in
composition of NEXTGEN-L014 Made with fibres coloured load the dyeing method as Dope Fabric Mill must declare polyester fibre
dyed polyester • can contain - non-dope dyed polyester, + barcoded POS ref KWPM or no variable text this [insert garment/product type] has been none none
the fibre / fibre + barcoded POS ref UDBT using less water and energy Dyed on fabric spec and NIS/HIP producer on the fabric spec
Including PV / or viscose
blend
viscose, lyocell or modal fibres UPMP dope dyed which uses less water and energy
materials page
PVL Blends Trims - excluded, no requirements
COLOUR TECHNOLOGY
2. POLYESTER
1%-49% dope dyed fibre by total weight

load relevant % of fabric (NEXT RULE) Final Product Manufacturer must
2025 dope
composition of Remaining % None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS load the dyeing method as Dope Fabric Mill must declare viscose fibre
dyed polyester Next Generation labels not allowed below 50% none none
the fibre / fibre • can contain - non-dope dyed polyester, Labels Labels Dyed on fabric spec and NIS/HIP producer on the fabric spec
or viscose
blend viscose, lyocell or modal fibres materials page
This [insert garment/product type] is made

95%-100% recycled polyester by TOTAL If taking financial
Variable Text field for from Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certified
Load WEIGHT OF PRODUCT (GRS RULE) ownership of the product
[Certifiers name] and last recycled polyester from post consumer waste Transaction certificates needed
composition as - Agent must be GRS
2. POLYESTER
NEXTGEN-S015 certified organisation's such as plastic bottles. GRS tracks and verifies from Final GRS certified supplier
recycled Must be post consumer waste only (NEXT NEXTGEN-L015 certified and provide Final Product Manufacturer must be
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or [Licence Number] the recycled material from its source to the (Agent or Final Product Fabric mill and Spinner must be GRS
polyester RULE) + barcoded POS ref UDBT transaction certificates GRS certified and provide
% recycled UPMP final product and includes strict social, Manufacturer) to Next certified and provide transaction
(TC) to Next to cover all transaction certificates (TC) to Next
polyester Supplier must gain approval environmental and chemical requirements certificates (TC) to Final Product
2025 recycled Remaining %: Follow 2025 Label release shipments (or Agent if applicable) to cover all
Follow 2025 Label release for logo use from certifying Scope and transaction Manufacturer to cover all shipments
polyester • must not contain - any conventional procedure Certified by [Certifiers shipments
procedure body using label release + GRS logo, final certifiers name and licence certificates to be stored on NIS
(Attribute polyester (NEXT RULE) name] [Licence Number] If not - no certification
form for all contracts before number MUST BE SHOWN at point of sale for EVERY item number
optional) needed N.B. NS is NOT an
printing (Packaging, tickets, online) - see Swing Ticket
Trims - excluded, no requirements agent
Reverse column for details
Recycled polyester from
post consumer waste such
as plastic bottles
RECYCLED POLYESTER
Recycled Made with [x%] Global Recycled Standard

50%-94% recycled polyester by TOTAL (GRS) certified recycled polyester from post If taking financial
polyester Load WEIGHT OF PRODUCT (GRS RULE)
Variable Text field for [X%],
consumer waste such as plastic bottles. GRS ownership of the product
[Certifiers name] and last Transaction certificates needed
(Global Recycled
2. POLYESTER
composition as tracks and verifies the recycled material from - Agent must be GRS
NEXTGEN-S016 certified organisation's from Final GRS certified supplier
recycled Must be post consumer waste only (NEXT NEXTGEN-L016 its source to the final product and includes certified and provide Final Product Manufacturer must be
Standard GRS) polyester RULE)
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or
+ barcoded POS ref UDBT
[Licence Number]
strict social, environmental and chemical
(Agent or Final Product
transaction certificates GRS certified and provide
Fabric mill and Spinner must be GRS
% recycled UPMP Manufacturer) to Next certified and provide transaction
Certified by [Certifiers requirements (TC) to Next to cover all transaction certificates (TC) to Next
polyester Supplier must gain approval certificates (TC) to Final Product
• for whole 2025 recycled Remaining %: Follow 2025 Label release name] [Licence Number] shipments (or Agent if applicable) to cover all
Follow 2025 Label release for logo use from certifying Scope and transaction Manufacturer to cover all shipments
polyester • must not contain - any conventional procedure + GRS logo, final certifiers name and licence shipments
product (Attribute polyester (NEXT RULE)
procedure body using label release
number + [X%] recycled polyester MUST BE
certificates to be stored on NIS
If not - no certification
form for all contracts before for EVERY item number
optional) Made with [X%] recycled SHOWN at point of sale (Packaging, tickets, needed
printing
Trims - excluded, no requirements polyester from post online) - see Swing Ticket Reverse column for N.B. NS is NOT an agent
consumer waste such as details
MADE WITH plastic bottles
RECYCLED POLYESTER
polyester
(Global Recycled
Standard GRS)
• for whole
product
FILTER

i) 20%-49% recycled polyester by TOTAL

Load
WEIGHT OF PRODUCT (NEXT RULE)
2. POLYESTER
composition as
ii) OR any composition certified to the mill Transaction certificates needed
recycled
level only from Fabric Mill / Spinner to Fabric mill and Spinner must be GRS
polyester
% recycled Must be post consumer waste only (NEXT None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS Final Product Manufacturer only Agent does NOT need to Final Product Manufacturer does certified and provide transaction
Next Generation labels not allowed a) below 50% or b) when supply chain is only certified to the mill level
polyester RULE) Labels Labels be GRS certified NOT need to be GRS certified certificates (TC) to Final Product
2025 recycled
Scope certificates to be stored Manufacturer to cover all shipments
polyester
Remaining %: on NIS for EVERY item number
(Attribute
• can contain - conventional polyester
optional)
2. POLYESTER

none none Below 20% - GRS do not certify fabrics None n/a can not be verified at this percentage
Labels Labels
NEXTGEN-S017
NEXTGEN-L017
UPMP
Each named component must be: (Lining)
Recycled (Lining) The [lining/ wadding/ outer / named
component/s] is made from Global Recycled
polyester 100% recycled polyester by weight of Variable Text field for
Standard (GRS) certified recycled polyester If taking financial
[named component] (NOT total weight of [named component/s] e.g.
(Global Recycled Load from post consumer waste such as plastic ownership of the product
product) (NEXT RULE) lining or wadding, [Certifiers Transaction certificates needed
2. POLYESTER
Standard GRS) composition as NEXTGEN-S018 bottles. - Agent must be GRS

NEXTGEN-L018 name] and last certified from Final GRS certified supplier
recycled + barcoded POS ref KWPM or GRS tracks and verifies the recycled material certified and provide Final Product Manufacturer must be
Must be post consumer waste only (NEXT + barcoded POS ref UDBT organisation's [Licence (Agent or Final Product Fabric mill and Spinner must be GRS
polyester UPMP from its source to the final product and transaction certificates GRS certified and provide
% recycled RULE) (Wadding) Number] Manufacturer) to Next certified and provide transaction
• for polyester
(Wadding) includes strict social, environmental and (TC) to Next to cover all transaction certificates (TC) to Next
certificates (TC) to Final Product
2025 recycled chemical requirements shipments (or Agent if applicable) to cover all
INDIVIDUAL polyester
Remaining components: Supplier must gain approval Scope and transaction
shipments
Manufacturer to cover all shipments
• can contain - conventional polyester, but for logo use from certifying certificates to be stored on NIS
NAMED (Attribute + GRS logo, final certifiers name and licence If not - no certification
only in the NON-NAMED component e.g. Certified by [Certifiers body using label release for EVERY item number
COMPONENTS optional) NEXTGEN-S019 number + [named component/s] MUST BE needed
Outer - 100% recycled polyester NEXTGEN-L019 name] [Licence Number] form for all contracts before
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or SHOWN at point of sale (Packaging, tickets, N.B. NS is NOT an agent
e.g. wadding, Lining - 100% polyester
UPMP
+ barcoded POS ref UDBT printing
online) - see Swing Ticket Reverse column for
(Variable component/s) The [lining / wadding /
lining or outer Trims - excluded, no requirements
(Variable component/s) details
named component/s] is
Follow 2025 Label release recycled polyester from
Follow 2025 Label release
procedure post consumer waste such
procedure
CONTAINS as plastic bottles
RECYCLED POLYESTER
This [insert garment/product type] is made

from Recycled Content Standard (RCS) certified
95%-100% recycled polyester by TOTAL If taking financial
Variable Text field for recycled polyester from post consumer waste
Load WEIGHT OF PRODUCT (RCS RULE) ownership of the product
[Certifiers name]and last such as plastic bottles. RCS tracks and verifies Transaction certificates needed
composition as NEXTGEN-S020 - Agent must be RCS
2. POLYESTER
NEXTGEN-L020 certified organisation's the recycled material from its source to the from Final RCS certified supplier
recycled Must be post consumer waste only (NEXT + barcoded POS ref KWPM or certified and provide Final Product Manufacturer must be
+ barcoded POS ref UDBT [Licence Number] final product (Agent or Final Product Fabric mill and Spinner must be RCS
polyester RULE) UPMP transaction certificates RCS certified and provide
% recycled (Lining) Manufacturer) to Next certified and provide transaction
(Lining) (TC) to Next to cover all transaction certificates (TC) to Next
polyester Certified by [Certifiers Supplier must gain approval + RCS logo, final certifiers name and licence certificates (TC) to Final Product
2025 recycled Remaining %: shipments (or Agent if applicable) to cover all
Follow 2025 Label release name] [Licence Number] for logo use from certifying number MUST BE SHOWN at point of sale Scope and transaction Manufacturer to cover all shipments
polyester • must not contain - any conventional Follow 2025 Label release shipments
procedure body using label release (Packaging, tickets, online) - see Swing Ticket certificates to be stored on NIS
(Attribute polyester (NEXT RULE) procedure If not - no certification
form for all contracts before Reverse column for details for EVERY item number
optional) needed NS is not an
Recycled polyester from printing
Trims - excluded, no requirements agent
post consumer waste such NOTE: Do not make any environmental and
as plastic bottles social standards claims
RECYCLED POLYESTER
Recycled
Made with [x%] Recycled Content Standard
polyester (RCS) certified recycled polyester from post
If taking financial
(Recycled Load
50%-94% recycled polyester by weight of Variable Text field for [X%], consumer waste such as plastic bottles. RCS
fabric (NOT total weight of product) (NEXT [Certifiers name] and last tracks and verifies the recycled material from Transaction certificates needed
Content
2. POLYESTER
composition as - Agent must be RCS

RULE) NEXTGEN-S021 certified organisation's its source to the final product from Final RCS certified supplier
Standard RCS) recycled NEXTGEN-L021 certified and provide Final Product Manufacturer must be
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or [Licence Number] (Agent or Final Product Fabric mill and Spinner must be RCS
polyester + barcoded POS ref UDBT transaction certificates RCS certified and provide
% recycled Must be post consumer waste only (NEXT UPMP + RCS logo, final certifiers name and licence Manufacturer) to Next certified and provide transaction
polyester RULE) Supplier must gain approval number + % recycled polyester MUST BE certificates (TC) to Final Product
- for whole 2025 recycled
for logo use from certifying SHOWN at point of sale (Packaging, tickets, Scope and transaction
shipments (or Agent if applicable) to cover all
polyester procedure Certified by [Certifiers shipments
product (Attribute
Remaining %: procedure body using label release online) - see Swing Ticket Reverse column for certificates to be stored on NIS
If not - no certification
name] [Licence Number]
• must not contain - any conventional form for all contracts before details for EVERY item number
optional) needed
polyester (NEXT RULE) printing
Made with [X%] recycled N.B. NS is NOT an agent
NOTE: Do not make any environmental and
polyester from post
social standards claims
consumer waste such as
MADE WITH plastic bottles
RECYCLED POLYESTER
Content
Standard RCS)
- for whole Fibres Percentages Labelling and Claims for Swing Tickets and Packaging Verification
product
FILTER

i) 5%-49% recycled polyester by TOTAL

Load WEIGHT OF PRODUCT (NEXT RULE)
2. POLYESTER
composition as ii) OR any composition certified to the mill

Transaction certificates needed
recycled level only
from Fabric Mill / Spinner to Fabric mill and Spinner must be RCS
polyester Must be post consumer waste only (NEXT
% recycled None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS Final Product Manufacturer Agent does NOT need to Final Product Manufacturer does certified and provide transaction
RULE) Next Generation labels not allowed a) below 50% or b) when supply chain is only certified to the mill level
polyester Labels Labels be RCS certified NOT need to be RCS certified certificates (TC) to Final Product
2025 recycled
Scope certificates to be stored Manufacturer to cover all shipments
polyester Remaining %:
on NIS for EVERY item number
(Attribute • can contain - conventional polyester
optional)
2. POLYESTER

none none Below 5% - RCS do not certify fabrics None n/a can not be verified at this percentage
Labels Labels
NEXTGEN-S022
NEXTGEN-L022
Recycled UPMP
(Lining) The [lining/wadding/named component/s] is
Each named component must be: (Lining)
polyester Variable Text field for made from Recycled Content Standard (RCS)
If taking financial
[named component/s] e.g. certified recycled polyester from post
(Recycled Load 100% recycled polyester by weight of ownership of the product
lining or wadding, [Certifiers consumer waste such as plastic bottles. Transaction certificates needed
2. POLYESTER
Content composition as [named component] (NOT total weight of NEXTGEN-S023 - Agent must be RCS
NEXTGEN-L023 name] and last certified RCS tracks and verifies the recycled material from Final RCS certified supplier
recycled product) (NEXT RULE) + barcoded POS ref KWPM or certified and provide Final Product Manufacturer must be
Standard RCS) polyester UPMP (Wadding)
+ barcoded POS ref UDBT organisation's [Licence from its source to the final product (Agent or Final Product
transaction certificates RCS certified and provide
Fabric Mill and Spinner must be RCS
% recycled (Wadding) Number] Manufacturer) to Next certified and provide transaction
Must be post consumer waste only (NEXT (TC) to Next to cover all transaction certificates (TC) to Next
polyester + RCS logo, final certifiers name and licence certificates (TC) to Final Product
2025 recycled RULE) shipments (or Agent if applicable) to cover all
• for INDIVIDUAL polyester
Supplier must gain approval number + [named component/s] MUST BE Scope and transaction
shipments
of swing tickets from SHOWN at point of sale (Packaging, tickets, certificates to be stored on NIS
NAMED (Attribute Remaining components: NEXTGEN-S024 Certified by [Certifiers If not - no certification
NEXTGEN-L024 certifying body for all online) - see Swing Ticket Reverse column for for EVERY item number
COMPONENTS optional) • can contain - conventional polyester + barcoded POS ref KWPM or name] [Licence Number] needed
+ barcoded POS ref UDBT contracts following the label details
UPMP N.B. NS is NOT an agent
e.g. wadding or Trims - excluded, no requirements (Variable component/s)
(Variable component/s) release form process
The [lining/wadding/named
lining Follow 2025 Label release component/s] is recycled
Follow 2025 Label release polyester from post
procedure
procedure consumer waste such as
CONTAINS plastic bottles
RECYCLED POLYESTER
Load 95%-100% REPREVE® polyester in the Fabric Mill to send bulk fabric to Unifi for
composition as finished fabric (NOT total weight of product) This [insert garment/product type] is made Unifi U-Trust bulk fabric testing U-Trust testing and pass U-Trust
2. POLYESTER
Final Product Manufacturer to send

REPREVE® (NEXT RULE) from REPREVE® polyester from recycled waste AND certificate to Final Product Manufacturer
bulk garment/product to Unifi for
polyester NEXTGEN-S025 NEXTGEN-L025 including plastic bottles helping to divert waste Unifi U-Trust bulk to pass onto Next. Must be GRS or RCS
% REPREVE® U-Trust testing and upload Unifi U-
Remaining %: + barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT no variable text from landfill garment/product testing to be none certified.
polyester Trust bulk fabric and product
2025 REPREVE • must not contain - any conventional UPMP stored on NIS for EVERY item
REPREVE® polyester from testing onto NIS for EVERY item
polyester polyester [NEXT RULE] Note - REPREVE® must appear in capitals on number. Fabric Mill must be GRS N.B. Fabric must pass testing before
recycled waste including number
(Attribute all copy or RCS certified. label artwork can be approved by Unifi.
plastic bottles
optional) Trims - excluded, no requirements Fabric Mill must be GRS or RCS certified.
REPREVE® Unifi Inc.
REPREVE® POLYESTER
Load
Fabric Mill to send bulk fabric to Unifi for
2. POLYESTER
composition as 50-94% REPREVE® polyester in the finished Unifi U-Trust bulk fabric testing
Made with [X%] REPREVE® polyester from Final Product Manufacturer to send U-Trust testing and pass U-Trust
REPREVE® fabric (NOT total weight of product) (NEXT AND
recycled waste including plastic bottles helping bulk garment/product to Unifi for certificate to Final Product Manufacturer
polyester RULE) NEXTGEN-S026 NEXTGEN-L026 Unifi U-Trust bulk
% REPREVE® to divert waste from landfill U-Trust testing and upload Unifi U- to pass onto Next. Fabric Mill must be
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT Variable Text field for [X%] garment/product testing to be none
polyester Made with [X%] REPREVE® Trust bulk fabric and product GRS or RCS certified.
2025 REPREVE Remaining %: UPMP stored on NIS for EVERY item
polyester from recycled Note - REPREVE® must appear in capitals on testing onto NIS for EVERY item
polyester • must not contain - any conventional number. Fabric Mill must be GRS
waste including plastic all copy number N.B. Fabric must pass testing before
(Attribute polyester [NEXT RULE] or RCS certified.
bottles label artwork can be approved by Unifi
optional)
REPREVE®
MADE WITH REPREVE® Unifi Inc.
polyester REPREVE® POLYESTER
i) 30%-49% REPREVE® polyester in the

finished fabric (NOT total weight of product)
Load (NEXT RULE)
Fabric Mill to send bulk fabric to Unifi for
2. POLYESTER
composition as ii) OR any fabric tested at the mill level only

U-Trust testing and pass U-Trust
REPREVE®
Unifi U-Trust bulk fabric testing Final Product Manufacturer to certificate to Final Product Manufacturer
polyester Remaining %:
% REPREVE® None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS to be stored on NIS for EVERY upload Unifi U-Trust bulk fabric to pass onto Next. Fabric Mill must be
• can contain - conventional polyester [NEXT Next Generation labels not allowed a) below 50% or b) when supply chain is only certified to the mill level none
polyester Labels Labels item number. Fabric Mill must be testing onto NIS for EVERY item GRS or RCS certified.
2025 REPREVE RULE]
GRS or RCS certified. number
polyester Trims - excluded, no requirements
N.B. Fabric must pass testing before
(Attribute
label artwork can be approved by Unifi
optional) Note - for Denims only, REPREVE® allow a
min of 20% - see Next 2025 Denim rules for
REPREVE® labelling on Denims
2. POLYESTER
Below 30% (20% on denim) - REPREVE do None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS
none none None n/a can not be verified at this percentage
not certify fabrics Labels Labels
FILTER

none - load
2. POLYESTER
composition as
Sorona® 20%-100% Sorona polyester by weight of Suppliers who can offer Suppliers who can offer Sorona®
Fabric mills who can offer Sorona® have
polyester % Sorona® fabric or component (SORONA RULE) Sorona® hangtags can hangtags can guarantee that the
None none to guarantee that the products match
polyester guarantee that the products products match DuPont
DuPont requirements.
(not an Trims - excluded, no requirements Use Sorona Branded hangtags Use Sorona Branded match DuPont requirements requirements
Sorona® approved 2025 only - NOT an approved Next hangtags only - NOT an
fibre) Generation fibre as % of approved Next Generation
polyester responsible fibre used is to low fibre as % of responsible
(37%) fibre used is to low (37%)
2. POLYESTER

none none Below 20% - Sorona do not certify fabrics None n/a can not be verified at this percentage
Labels Labels
2. POLYESTER
Polylana®
We haven't been offered any yet. Should a supplier offer this please contact Product Legislation to confirm labelling and verification requirements TBC TBC TBC TBC
polyester
FILTER

CELLULOSIC FIBRES
3. MANMADE
(MMCF)
MCF
RES
FIB
(M
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CELLULOSI
MANMAD
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(MMCF)

Min % and requirements Swing Ticket Front (Packaging, Online etc.) and Tone of Voice Agent Requirements Requirements (Garment / Fabric Mill/Spinner Requirements
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3. MANMADE CELLULOSIC
1. Be set up as a user
Load
95%-100% by weight of fabric TENCEL™ lyocell x REFIBRA™ fibres on brandingservice.lenzing.com, email
composition as liz_cash@next.co.uk to be set up
Fabric testing and supply chain As per final product
FIBRES (MMCF)
TENCELTM 2. Apply for product licence with Next

Remaining %: The pioneering REFIBRA™ technology uses verification manufacturer. Either the Fabric mill must obtain Lenzing fabric
REFIBRATM item number description and quantities
• must not contain - any non Lenzing upcycled cotton scraps mixed with responsibly agent or the final product certification number by applying
lyocell NEXTGEN-S030 along with Lenzing fabric certification
% TENCELTM MMCFs [LENZING RULE] NEXTGEN-L030 sourced wood pulp sourced from forests in Lenzing e-branding application manufacturer must follow through the Lenzing e-branding portal
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or no variable text number
REFIBRATM lyocell + barcoded POS ref UDBT Austria and neighbouring countries. number SLICxxxxxx or the 4 steps listed in the 3. Lenzing ebranding approval must be
and sending fabric to Lenzing for
2025 TENCEL UPMP
• can contain - Lenzing MMCFs or REFIBRA™ technology is a first step towards PLICxxxxxxs must be obtained adjacent final product in place before requesting swing tickets testing.
REFIBRA
performance fibres e.g. elastane the circular economy in the textile industry and added to Next technical files manufacturer field of this or printing packaging Brandingservice.lenzing.com
lyocell
Fibres derived from for every delivered quantity guide 4. Add Lenzing ebranding approval
(Attribute
Trims - excluded, no requirements responsibly sourced wood number(s) to Next technical files
optional) covering all delivered quantities
pulp and upcycled cotton
TENCEL™ LYOCELL x scraps
REFIBRA™
Load
on brandingservice.lenzing.com, email
Made with [X%] TENCEL™ x REFIBRA™ fibres Fabric testing and supply chain As per final product
FIBRES (MMCF)
TENCELTM 50%-94% by weight of fabric 2. Apply for product licence with Next
verification. manufacturer. Either the Fabric mill must obtain Lenzing fabric
The pioneering REFIBRA™ technology uses agent or the final product certification number by applying
lyocell Remaining %: NEXTGEN-S031 along with Lenzing fabric certification
LENZING % TENCELTM
• must not contain - any non Lenzing + barcoded POS ref KWPM or
NEXTGEN-L031
Variable Text field for [X%]
upcycled cotton scraps mixed with responsibly Lenzing e-branding application manufacturer must follow
number
through the Lenzing e-branding portal
REFIBRATM lyocell + barcoded POS ref UDBT sourced wood pulp sourced from forests in number SLICxxxxxx or the 4 steps listed in the and sending fabric to Lenzing for
TENCELTM 2025 TENCEL MMCFs UPMP Made with [X%]
Austria and neighbouring countries. PLICxxxxxxs must be obtained adjacent final product
3. Lenzing ebranding approval must be
testing.
REFIBRA TENCEL™ lyocell x in place before requesting swing tickets
Lyocell x lyocell Trims - excluded, no requirements
REFIBRA™ technology is a first step towards and added to Next technical files manufacturer field of this or printing packaging Brandingservice.lenzing.com
REFIBRA™ fibres derived
the circular economy in the textile industry for every delivered quantity guide 4. Add Lenzing ebranding approval
REFIBRATM (Attribute from responsibly sourced
number(s) to Next technical files
optional) wood pulp and upcycled covering all delivered quantities
MADE WITH TENCEL™ cotton scraps
LYOCELL x REFIBRA™
Load
FIBRES (MMCF)
TENCELTM 2. Apply for product licence with Next

30%-49% by weight of fabric verification manufacturer. Either the Fabric mill must obtain Lenzing fabric
Remaining % agent or the final product certification number by applying
lyocell along with Lenzing fabric certification
% TENCEL TM
• must not contain - any non Lenzing None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS Lenzing e-branding application manufacturer must follow through the Lenzing e-branding portal
Next Generation labels not allowed below 50% number
REFIBRA lyocell MMCFs [LENZING RULE]
TM
Labels Labels number SLICxxxxxx or the 4 steps listed in the 3. Lenzing ebranding approval must be
2025 TENCEL
PLICxxxxxxs must be obtained adjacent final product in place before requesting swing tickets testing.
REFIBRA
Trims - excluded, no requirements and added to Next technical files manufacturer field of this or printing packaging Brandingservice.lenzing.com
lyocell
for every delivered quantity guide 4. Add Lenzing ebranding approval
(Attribute
optional) covering all delivered quantities
FIBRE
3. MANMADE CELLULOSIC (MM

CF)
IC
none none Below 30% - Lenzing do not certify fabrics None n/a can not be verified at this percentage
S
Labels Labels
95%-100% by weight of fabric on brandingservice.lenzing.com, email
Load liz_cash@next.co.uk to be set up
Fabric testing and supply chain
As per final product
FIBRES (MMCF)
composition as TENCEL™ Lyocell 2. Apply for product licence with Next

Remaining %: verification manufacturer. Either the Fabric mill must obtain Lenzing fabric
TENCELTM item number description and quantities
• must not contain - any non Lenzing agent or the final product certification number by applying
lyocell % TENCEL™ NEXTGEN-S032 TENCEL™ Lyocell fibres come from responsibly along with Lenzing fabric certification
MMCF's [LENZING RULE] NEXTGEN-L032 Lenzing e-branding application manufacturer must follow through the Lenzing e-branding portal
lyocell + barcoded POS ref KWPM or no variable text sourced wood sources and are produced in an number
+ barcoded POS ref UDBT number SLICxxxxxx or the 4 steps listed in the 3. Lenzing ebranding approval must be
2025 TENCEL UPMP environmentally responsible closed loop
• can contain - Lenzing MMCFs or PLICxxxxxxs must be obtained adjacent final product in place before requesting swing tickets testing.
lyocell production process where more than 99% of
performance fibres e.g. elastane Fibres derived from and added to Next technical files manufacturer field of this or printing packaging Brandingservice.lenzing.com
(Attribute the solvents used are recovered and reused
responsibly sourced wood for every delivered quantity guide 4. Add Lenzing ebranding approval
optional)
Trims - excluded, no requirements in a closed loop production number(s) to Next technical files
process covering all delivered quantities
TENCEL™ LYOCELL
LENZING
TENCELTM Lyocell
FILTER

Fabric testing and supply chainAs per final product
FIBRES (MMCF)
composition as 50%-94% by weight of fabric Made with [X%] TENCEL™ Lyocell 2. Apply for product licence with Next
verification manufacturer. Either the Fabric mill must obtain Lenzing fabric
agent or the final product certification number by applying
lyocell % TENCEL™ Remaining %: NEXTGEN-S033 TENCEL™ Lyocell fibres come from responsibly along with Lenzing fabric certification
NEXTGEN-L033 Lenzing e-branding application manufacturer must follow through the Lenzing e-branding portal
lyocell • must not contain - any non Lenzing + barcoded POS ref KWPM or Variable Text field for [X%] sourced wood sources and are produced in an number
LENZING 2025 TENCEL MMCF's UPMP
environmentally responsible closed loop
number SLICxxxxxx or the 4 steps listed in the 3. Lenzing ebranding approval must be
PLICxxxxxxs must be obtained adjacent final product testing.
TENCELTM Lyocell lyocell Made with [X%] TENCEL™ production process where more than 99% of in place before requesting swing tickets
lyocell fibres derived from and added to Next technical files manufacturer field of this or printing packaging Brandingservice.lenzing.com
(Attribute Trims - excluded, no requirements the solvents used are recovered and reused
responsibly sourced wood for every delivered quantity guide 4. Add Lenzing ebranding approval
optional)
in a closed loop production number(s) to Next technical files
covering all delivered quantities
MADE WITH process
TENCEL™ LYOCELL
MC 3. MANMADE CELLULOSIC
FIBRES (MMCF)
composition as 2. Apply for product licence with Next

30%-49% by weight of fabric verification. manufacturer. Either the Fabric mill must obtain Lenzing fabric
lyocell % TENCEL™ along with Lenzing fabric certification
lyocell Next Generation labels not allowed below 50% number
MMCF's [LENZING RULE] Labels Labels number SLICxxxxxx or the 4 steps listed in the 3. Lenzing ebranding approval must be
2025 TENCEL
lyocell
(Attribute
optional)
RES

FIB
(M
F)
Labels Labels
FIBRES (MMCF)
3. MANMADE
Load
CELLULOSIC
composition as
Lyocell Any % of lyocell Although Lyocell is a technically a 2025 fibre, Next Generation labelling is only allowed for TENCEL™ Lyocell as the majority of Next
None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS Fabric Mill must declare lyocell fibre
Lyocell % lyocell
Labels Labels
Lyocell is branded TENCEL™ n/a n/a n/a
producer on the fabric spec
2025 lyocell Trims - excluded, no requirements Using non-branded Lyocell will still be counted internally towards the 2025 targets
(Attribute
optional)
MC 3. MANMADE CELLULOSIC 3. MANMADE CELLULOSIC 3. MANMADE CELLULOSIC
TENCEL™ Modal Fabric testing and supply chain As per final product
FIBRES (MMCF)

• must not contain - any non Lenzing TENCEL™ Modal fibres are made from agent or the final product certification number by applying
modal NEXTGEN-S034 along with Lenzing fabric certification
% TENCEL TM
MMCF's [LENZING RULE] NEXTGEN-L034 responsibly sourced wood pulp and are Lenzing e-branding application manufacturer must follow through the Lenzing e-branding portal
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or no variable text number
modal + barcoded POS ref UDBT produced in an environmentally responsible number SLICxxxxxx or the 4 steps listed in the 3. Lenzing ebranding approval must be
2025 TENCEL UPMP Fibres are derived from
• can contain - Lenzing MMCFs or integrated pulp-to-fibre process PLICxxxxxxs must be obtained adjacent final product in place before requesting swing tickets testing.
modal renewable wood sources by
performance fibres e.g. elastane and added to Next technical files manufacturer field of this or printing packaging Brandingservice.lenzing.com
(Attribute an environmentally for every delivered quantity guide 4. Add Lenzing ebranding approval
optional) responsible integrated
Trims - excluded, no requirements number(s) to Next technical files
pulp-to-fibre process covering all delivered quantities
TENCEL ™ MODAL
FIBRES (MMCF)
composition as 50%-94% by weight of fabric Made with [X%] TENCEL™ Modal 2. Apply for product licence with Next
agent or the final product certification number by applying
modal Remaining %: NEXTGEN-S035 TENCEL™ Modal fibres are made from along with Lenzing fabric certification
% TENCELTM NEXTGEN-L035 Lenzing ebranding application manufacturer must follow through the Lenzing e-branding portal
• must not contain - any non Lenzing + barcoded POS ref KWPM or Made with [X%] TENCEL™ Variable Text field for [X%] responsibly sourced wood pulp and are number
LENZING 2025 TENCEL
modal
MMCF's UPMP
modal fibres derived from produced in an environmentally responsible
number SLICxxxxxx or the 4 steps listed in the 3. Lenzing ebranding approval must be
PLICxxxxxxs must be obtained adjacent final product testing.
TENCELTM Modal modal renewable wood sources by integrated pulp-to-fibre process
and added to Next technical files manufacturer field of this
in place before requesting swing tickets
Brandingservice.lenzing.com
(Attribute Trims - excluded, no requirements or printing packaging
an environmentally
optional) responsible integrated
MADE WITH pulp-to-fibre process covering all delivered quantities
TENCEL ™ MODAL
FIBRES (MMCF)

modal along with Lenzing fabric certification
% TENCELTM • must not contain - any non Lenzing None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS Lenzing e-branding application manufacturer must follow through the Lenzing e-branding portal
Next Generation labels not allowed below 50% number
modal MMCF's [LENZING RULE] Labels Labels number SLICxxxxxx or the 4 steps listed in the 3. Lenzing ebranding approval must be
2025 TENCEL
modal
(Attribute
optional)
RES

FIB
(M
F)
Labels Labels
FILTER

3. MANMADE CELLULOSIC 3. MANMADE CELLULOSIC
Load
Fabric testing and supply chain
FIBRES (MMCF)
LENZINGTM LENZING™ ECOVERO™ 2. Apply for product licence with Next

ECOVEROTM item number description and quantities
• must not contain - any non Lenzing agent or the final product certification number by applying
viscose % LENZINGTM NEXTGEN-S036 LENZING™ ECOVERO™ is made from along with Lenzing fabric certification
MMCF's [LENZING RULE] NEXTGEN-L036 Lenzing e-branding application manufacturer must follow through the Lenzing e-branding portal
ECOVEROTM + barcoded POS ref KWPM or no variable text responsibly sourced wood pulp. The number
+ barcoded POS ref UDBT number SLICxxxxxx or the 4 steps listed in the 3. Lenzing ebranding approval must be
2025 viscose UPMP manufacturing of LENZING™ ECOVERO™ fibres
- can contain - Lenzing MMCFs or PLICxxxxxxs must be obtained adjacent final product in place before requesting swing tickets testing.
ECOVERO Fibres derived from generates up to 50% lower emissions and
performance fibres e.g. elastane and added to Next technical files manufacturer field of this or printing packaging Brandingservice.lenzing.com
viscose responsibly sourced wood water impact compared to generic viscose
(Attribute pulp with a low
Trims - excluded, no requirements number(s) to Next technical files
optional) LENZING™ ECOVERO™ environmental impact covering all delivered quantities
VISCOSE
Load
Made with [X%] LENZING™ ECOVERO™ Fabric testing and supply chain
FIBRES (MMCF)
LENZINGTM 50%-94% by weight of fabric 2. Apply for product licence with Next
LENZING™ ECOVERO™ is made from agent or the final product certification number by applying
viscose % LENZING TM
Remaining %: NEXTGEN-S037 along with Lenzing fabric certification
NEXTGEN-L037 responsibly sourced wood pulp. The Lenzing e-branding application manufacturer must follow through the Lenzing e-branding portal
ECOVEROTM • must not contain - any non Lenzing + barcoded POS ref KWPM or Variable Text field for [X%] number
LENZINGTM + barcoded POS ref UDBT manufacturing of LENZING™ ECOVERO™ fibres number SLICxxxxxx or the 4 steps listed in the 3. Lenzing ebranding approval must be
2025 viscose MMCF's UPMP Made with [X%] LENZINGTM
ECOVEROTM generates up to 50% lower emissions and PLICxxxxxxs must be obtained adjacent final product in place before requesting swing tickets testing.
ECOVERO ECOVEROTM viscose fibres water impact compared to generic viscose and added to Next technical files manufacturer field of this or printing packaging Brandingservice.lenzing.com
Viscose viscose Trims - excluded, no requirements derived from responsibly for every delivered quantity guide 4. Add Lenzing ebranding approval
(Attribute sourced wood pulp with a number(s) to Next technical files
optional) MADE WITH LENZING™ low environmental impact covering all delivered quantities
ECOVERO™ VISCOSE
(MM FIBRES MC 3. MANMADE CELLULOSIC
Load
FIBRES (MMCF)
LENZINGTM 2. Apply for product licence with Next

viscose % LENZINGTM along with Lenzing fabric certification
ECOVEROTM Next Generation labels not allowed below 50% number
MMCF's [LENZING RULE] Labels Labels number SLICxxxxxx or the 4 steps listed in the 3. Lenzing ebranding approval must be
2025 viscose
ECOVERO
viscose
(Attribute
optional)
FIBR CELLUL RES

FIB
OSIC (M
CF) (MMCF) F)
Labels Labels
Fabric spec and NIS to If possible get Fabric mill to obtain

LENZINGTM 2025 Lenzing None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS Fabric spec and NIS to state If possible get Spinner to give proof of
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% viscose No Minimum % None state Lenzing as the fibre from the spinner, proof of fibre
viscose Viscose Labels Labels Lenzing as the fibre supplier fibre purchase from Lenzing
supplier purchase from Lenzing
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We haven't been offered any yet. Should a supplier offer this please contact Product Legislation to confirm labelling and verification requirements TBC TBC TBC TBC
Birla
3. MANMADE CELLULOSI
MANMAD
CELLULOSIC FIBRES C FIBRES

(MMCF)
Bamboo is NOT
a recognised % viscose from
Bamboo Bamboo is NOT a Recognised Responsible Fibre and MUST NOT be used towards 2025 responsible sourcing targets
E
responsible bamboo
fibre
95-100% by total weight of fabric (excluding

some performance fibres e.g. elastane)
(MMCF)
load relevant % (NEXT RULE) This [insert garment/product type] has been Final Product Manufacturer must
2025 dope composition of made with dope dyed fibres which use less load the dyeing method as Dope Fabric Mill must declare fibre producer/s
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT no variable text none none
dyed viscose the fibre/fibre Remaining % water and energy and give long lasting colour Dyed on fabric spec and NIS/HIP on the fabric spec
UPMP Long lasting colour
blend • can contain - elastane and other to keep your product looking new for longer materials page
performance fibres only durability. Made with fibres
Trims - excluded, no requirements coloured using less water
COLOUR TECHNOLOGY and energy
CELLULOSIC FIBRES
50% to 94% dope dyed fibre by total

3. MANMADE
Dope Dyed - weight of fabric (NEXT RULE)

MMCF (viscose,
(MMCF)
load relevant % Final Product Manufacturer must

NEXTGEN-S014 NEXTGEN-L014 The [insert relevant fibre- polyester/ viscose) in
2025 dope composition of Remaining %: load the dyeing method as Dope Fabric Mill must declare fibre producer/s
lyocell, modal) dyed viscose the fibre/fibre • can contain - non-dope dyed polyester,
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT no variable text this [insert garment/product type] has been none none
Dyed on fabric spec and NIS/HIP on the fabric spec
UPMP dope dyed which uses less water and energy
Including PV /
PVL Blends Made with fibres coloured
COLOUR TECHNOLOGY using less water and energy
CELLULOSIC FIBRES
1%-49% dope dyed fibre by total weight

3. MANMADE
of fabric (NEXT RULE)

(MMCF)
load relevant % Final Product Manufacturer must

2025 dope composition of Remaining %: None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS load the dyeing method as Dope Fabric Mill must declare fibre producer/s
Next Generation labels not allowed below 50% none none
dyed viscose the fibre/fibre • can contain - non-dope dyed polyester, Labels Labels Dyed on fabric spec and NIS/HIP on the fabric spec

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4. NYLON
4. NYLON
4. NYLON

Load
ECONYL® NYLON The Final Product Manufacturer
composition as 95%-100% by weight of fabric
must send one fully labelled
4. NYLON
ECONYL®
ECONYL® is a certified regenerated nylon fibre product to Aquafil from Final Product Manufacturer must
nylon Remaining %: NEXTGEN-S038 NEXTGEN-L038 Agent must have a
% ECONYL® made from waste such as fishing nets from the production for testing have a Licence agreement with Fabric Mill/Spinner must have a Licence
• must not contain - any conventional nylon + barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT no variable text Licence agreement with
nylon ocean, fabric scraps from mills and waste Aquafil and send one fully labelled agreement with Aquafil
2025 ECONYL • can contain - any non nylon fibres UPMP Aquafil
carpets destined for landfill. Closing the loop Aquafil test certificates to be product to Aquafil from production
nylon ECONYL® is a regenerated
and creating new fibres without ever having to stored on NIS for EVERY item
(Attribute Trims - excluded, no requirements nylon fibre made from
use new resources number
optional) fishing nets and other nylon
ECONYL® NYLON waste
Load
Made with [X%] ECONYL® nylon The Final Product Manufacturer
composition as 50%-94% by weight of fabric
must send one fully labelled
4. NYLON
ECONYL®
ECONYL® is a certified regenerated nylon fibre product to Aquafil from Final Product Manufacturer must
nylon Remaining %: NEXTGEN-S039 NEXTGEN-L039 Agent must have a
% ECONYL® made from waste such as fishing nets from the production for testing have a Licence agreement with Fabric Mill/Spinner must have a Licence
• must not contain - any conventional nylon + barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT Variable Text field for [X%] Licence agreement with
nylon ocean, fabric scraps from mills and waste Aquafil and send one fully labelled agreement with Aquafil
2025 ECONYL • can contain - any non nylon fibres UPMP Aquafil
ECONYL® Nylon carpets destined for landfill. Closing the loop Aquafil test certificates to be product to Aquafil from production
nylon Made with [X%] ECONYL® and creating new fibres without ever having to stored on NIS for EVERY item
(Attribute Trims - excluded, no requirements a regenerated nylon fibre use new resources number
optional) MADE WITH made from fishing nets and
ECONYL® NYLON other nylon waste
Load
The Final Product Manufacturer
composition as
30%-49% by weight of fabric must send one fully labelled
4. NYLON
ECONYL®
product to Aquafil from Final Product Manufacturer must
nylon Agent must have a
% ECONYL® Remaining %: None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS production for testing have a Licence agreement with Fabric Mill/Spinner must have a Licence
Next Generation labels not allowed below 50% Licence agreement with
nylon • can contain - conventional nylon Labels Labels Aquafil and send one fully labelled agreement with Aquafil
2025 ECONYL Aquafil
Aquafil test certificates to be product to Aquafil from production
nylon
Trims - excluded, no requirements stored on NIS for EVERY item
(Attribute
number
optional)
4. NYLON
Below 30% - ECONYL® do not certify None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS
none none None n/a can not be verified at this percentage
fabrics Labels Labels
4. NYLON4. NYLON
We haven't been offered any recycled nylon that meets our requirements yet - MUST be from post consumer waste and be GRS or RCS certified and fully verified
Recycled Nylon Should a supplier offer this please contact Product Legislation to confirm labelling and verification requirements
As rules for recycled polyester
MIPAN®
RegenTM Nylon NOT a 2025 Responsible fibre as the feedstock is NOT post consumer waste. Can label MIPAN®RegenTM nylon on the care label if all verification is in place
by Hyosung
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5. DENIM 5. DENIM
5. DENIM

5. DENIM
Fibre - See relevant Recognised Responsible Fibre information
Using Environmental Impact Measurement

(EIM) software developed by Jeanologia, this Garment/Product Manufacturer -
must be COP Cat 1-3
100% of the fibre in the main fabric has been rated as a Low Impact Garment. This
(excluding elastane) must be bought as BCI shows it was made using less water, energy
cotton - (NEXT RULE) and chemicals than standard denim garments Laundry - must be/have
Denim Denim rated low impact i) COP Cat 1-3
using less water, energy ii) Jeanologia Licenced EIM
meeting Next Trims - see Next's Responsible Denim
NEXTGEN-S040 NEXTGEN-L040 and chemicals
Next support more sustainable cotton farming Laundry - BULK laundry wash
software Fabric Mill/Spinner - must be on ZDHC
5. DENIM
2025 denim Guidelines document for full requirements through the Better Cotton Initiative. Find out recipe rated Green/Low Impact
Responsible BCI cotton
% cotton + barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT no variable text
more at bettercotton.org/massbalance on Jeanologia EIM Impact
iii) on the ZDHC Gateway Gateway
UPMP none
Denim Criteria AND Report. Wash recipe must be
Wash - BULK laundry wash (not Fabric - must use pre-reduced liquid
Garment/Fabric/Laundry/Mill must meet +Always use BCI Mass balance logo online verified by Jeanologia trained
only sample wash) must be indigo
Next Responsible Denim Criteria Next Technologist
Our cotton products i) EIM low impact (Green rating)
Only use claim if product meets ALL Next
support more sustainable ii) no potassium permanganate or
Responsible Denim criteria. If not, only use
cotton farming pumice
labelling and claims relating to any recognised
responsible fibres in the product EIM impact report must be sent to
the Next technologist for
verification
5. DENIM
LOW IMPACT DENIM
Fibre - See GOTS Organic cotton section for full information

95%-99% organic cotton by TOTAL WEIGHT
(EIM) software developed by Jeanologia, this
OF PRODUCT (GOTS RULE)
has been rated as a Low Impact Garment. This
shows it was made using less water, energy Garment/Product Manufacturer -
Remaining %:
Denim rated low impact and chemicals than standard denim garments must be COP Cat 1-3
Denim • must not contain - any conventional
cotton OR virgin polyester OR non Lenzing using less water, energy Variable Text field for
containing and chemicals Organic cotton [insert garment/product type]. Laundry - must be/have
manmade cellulosic (MMC) [Certifiers name] and last
Organic Cotton This product is made from Global Organic i) COP Cat 1-3
• can contain - recycled polyester, any NEXTGEN-S053 NEXTGEN-L053 certified organisation's
Textile Standard (GOTS) certified organic ii) Jeanologia Licenced EIM
(GOTS) Lenzing branded MMC OR any Oekotex 100 + barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT [Licence Number]
cotton and is responsibly produced to strict Laundry - BULK laundry wash
5. DENIM
2025 denim approved Elastane (GOTS RULE) UPMP recipe rated Green/Low Impact
% organic cotton environmental and social standards iii) on the ZDHC Gateway Gateway
organic cotton Supplier must gain approval on Jeanologia EIM Impact
none
meeting Next Trims must be GOTS or Oekotex 1 or 2 Follow 2025 Label release Follow 2025 Label release for logo use from certifying
+ GOTS logo, final certifiers name and licence Report. Wash recipe must be Wash - BULK laundry wash (not Fabric - must use pre-reduced liquid
(GOTS RULE). See also Next's Responsible procedure procedure body using label release verified by Jeanologia trained
Responsible number MUST BE SHOWN at point of sale sample wash) must be indigo
Denim Guidelines document for full form for all contracts before
Denim Criteria Certified by [Certifiers (Packaging, tickets, online) - see Swing Ticket Next Technologist i) EIM low impact (Green rating)
requirements printing
name] [Licence Number] Reverse column for details ii) no potassium permanganate or
only pumice
AND
Organic Only use claim if product meets ALL Next EIM impact report must be sent to
Garment/Fabric/Laundry/Mill must meet
Responsible Denim criteria. If not, only use the Next technologist for
Next Responsible Denim Criteria
labelling and claims relating to any recognised verification
responsible fibres in the product
ORGANIC COTTON
LOW IMPACT DENIM
5. DENIM FILTER

Fibre - See OCS Organic cotton section for full information

95%-99% organic cotton by weight of fabric
has been rated as a Low Impact Garment. This Garment/Product Manufacturer -
(NOT total weight of product)) Denim rated low impact shows it was made using less water, energy
Denim using less water, energy and chemicals than standard denim garments
must be COP Cat 1-3
Remaining %: Variable Text field for
containing and chemicals
Laundry - must be/have
• must not contain - any conventional NEXTGEN-S054 NEXTGEN-L054 [Certifiers name] and last
Organic Cotton Made with Organic Content Standard (OCS) i) COP Cat 1-3
cotton + barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT certified organisation's
certified organic cotton which is grown without Laundry - BULK laundry wash ii) Jeanologia Licenced EIM software
(OCS) • can contain - elastane or any other fibre UPMP [Licence Number] Fabric Mill/Spinner - must be on ZDHC
5. DENIM
the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilisers recipe rated Green/Low Impact iii) on the ZDHC Gateway
2025 denim types Follow 2025 Label release Gateway
% organic cotton on Jeanologia EIM Impact
organic cotton Follow 2025 Label release procedure Supplier must gain approval none
+ OCS logo, final certifiers name and licence
• meeting Next Trims - see Next's Responsible Denim procedure for logo use from certifying
number MUST BE SHOWN at point of sale
Report. Wash recipe must be Wash - BULK laundry wash (not
Fabric - must use pre-reduced liquid
Guidelines document for full requirements body using label release verified by Jeanologia trained sample wash) must be
Responsible Certified by [Certifiers (Packaging, tickets, online) - see Swing Ticket Next Technologist i) EIM low impact (Green rating)
indigo
Swinger pending approval Swinger pending approval name] [Licence Number] form for all contracts before
Denim Criteria Reverse column for details ii) no potassium permanganate or
AND printing
pumice
only Garment/Fabric/Laundry/Mill must meet Made with organically Only use claim if product meets ALL Next
Next Responsible Denim Criteria EIM impact report must be sent to
grown cotton Responsible Denim criteria. If not, only use the Next technologist for
ORGANIC COTTON LOW

IMPACT DENIM
5. DENIM
REPREVE® Polyester Fibre - See REPREVE® Polyester Responsible Fibre information

Min 20% REPREVE® polyester be weight of (EIM) software developed by Jeanologia, this
denim fabric (NOT total weight of product) has been rated as a Low Impact Garment. This
[REPREVE RULE] shows it was made using less water, energy
- NB 20% min is for denim only, REPREVE and chemicals than standard denim garments
min is 30% for other (non-denim) fabrics
Denim Made with [X%] REPREVE® polyester, a fibre Garment/Product Manufacturer -
Denim rated low impact
containing Remaining %
using less water, energy
made from recycled waste including plastic must be COP Cat 1-3
REPREVE® load % REPREVE® • must contain - Next recognised 2025 bottles helping to divert waste from landfill
and chemicals Laundry - must be/have
polyester responsible fibres i.e. 100% of the blend
polyester 2025 denim AND must be a 2025 responsible fibre (excluding NEXTGEN-S041 NEXTGEN-L041 Next support more sustainable cotton farming i) COP Cat 1-3
REPREVE % composition of elastane) + barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT Variable Text field for [X%] through the Better Cotton Initiative. Find out Laundry - BULK laundry wash ii) Jeanologia Licenced EIM
5. DENIM
blend the other Next UPMP more at bettercotton.org/massbalance recipe rated Green / Low Impact
meeting Next recognised 2025 • must not contain - any conventional fibres iii) on the ZDHC Gateway Gateway
Made with [X%] REPREVE® on Jeanologia EIM impact
Responsible responsible fibres (except elastane) (NEXT RULE) polyester from recycled REPREVE® must appear in capitals on all copy report. Wash recipe must be
none
Wash - BULK laundry wash (not Fabric - must use pre-reduced liquid
Denim Criteria waste including plastic verified by Jeanologia trained
sample wash) must be indigo
Trims - see Next's Responsible Denim +Always use BCI Mass balance logo online Next Technologist
only bottles i) EIM low impact (Green rating)
Guidelines document for full requirements
Only use claim if product meets ALL Next ii) no potassium permanganate or
REPREVE ® Unifi inc. pumice
AND Responsible Denim criteria. If not, only use
Garment/Fabric/Laundry/Mill must meet labelling and claims relating to any recognised EIM impact report must be sent to
Next Responsible Denim Criteria responsible fibres in the product the Next technologist for
verification
LOW IMPACT DENIM Our cotton products
WITH REPREVE® support more sustainable
5. DENIM
POLYESTER cotton farming
Recycled Polyester Fibre - See GRS Recycled Polyester Responsible Fibre information
shows it was made using less water, energy
Min 20% (GRS) recycled polyester by TOTAL and chemicals than standard denim garments
WEIGHT OF PRODUCT (GRS RULE) Denim rated low impact
using less water, energy Made with [x%] Global Recycled Standard
Must be post consumer waste only (NEXT and chemicals (GRS) certified recycled polyester from post Garment/Product Manufacturer -
RULE) consumer waste such as plastic bottles. GRS must be COP Cat 1-3
Denim verifies recycled material and tracks it from the
containing Remaining % source to the final product and includes strict Laundry - must be/have
load % recycled [Certifiers name] and last
Recycled • must contain - Next recognised 2025 social, environmental, and chemical i) COP Cat 1-3
polyester NEXTGEN-S055 NEXTGEN-L055 certified organisation's
responsible fibres i.e. 100% of the blend requirements ii) Jeanologia Licenced EIM
Polyester (GRS) 2025 denim AND
must be a 2025 responsible fibre (excluding
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT [Licence Number] Laundry - BULK laundry wash
5. DENIM
recycled % composition of UPMP recipe rated Green/Low Impact

elastane) Certified by [Certifiers Next support more sustainable cotton farming iii) on the ZDHC Gateway Gateway
polyester the other relevant Supplier must gain approval on Jeanologia EIM Impact
• must not contain - any conventional fibres name] [Licence Number] through the Better Cotton Initiative. Find out none
meeting Next blend Next recognised
(except elastane) (NEXT RULE)
Follow 2025 Label release Follow 2025 Label release for logo use from certifying
more at bettercotton.org/massbalance Report. Wash recipe must be
2025 responsible procedure procedure body using label release Wash - BULK laundry wash (not Fabric - must use pre-reduced liquid
Responsible Made with [X%] recycled verified by Jeanologia trained
fibres form for all contracts before sample wash) must be indigo
Trims - see Next's Responsible Denim polyester from post + GRS logo, final certifiers name and licence Next Technologist
Denim Criteria printing
i) EIM low impact (Green rating)
Guidelines document for full requirements consumer waste such as number + [X%] recycled polyester MUST BE ii) no potassium permanganate or
only plastic bottles SHOWN at point of sale (Packaging, tickets, pumice
AND online) - see Swing Ticket Reverse column for EIM impact report must be sent to
Garment/Fabric/Laundry/Mill must meet details the Next technologist for
Next Responsible Denim Criteria +Always use BCI Mass balance logo online verification

Our cotton products Responsible Denim criteria. If not, only use
support more sustainable labelling and claims relating to any recognised
LOW IMPACT DENIM cotton farming responsible fibres in the product
WITH
RECYCLED POLYESTER
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5. DENIM
Recycled Polyester Fibre - See RCS Recycled Polyester Responsible Fibre information
and chemicals than standard denim garments
Min 5% (RCS) recycled polyester by TOTAL
WEIGHT OF PRODUCT (RCS RULE)
Made with [x%] Recycled Content Standard
(RCS) certified recycled polyester from post
Must be post consumer waste only (NEXT
Denim rated low impact consumer waste such as plastic bottles. RCS
RULE) Garment/Product Manufacturer -
using less water, energy tracks and verifies the recycled material from
Denim and chemicals its source to the final product must be COP Cat 1-3
Remaining % Variable Text field for [X%],
containing
load % recycled • must contain - Next recognised 2025 [Certifiers name] and last Laundry - must be/have
Recycled Next support more sustainable cotton farming
polyester responsible fibres i.e. 100% of the blend NEXTGEN-S056 NEXTGEN-L056 certified organisation's i) COP Cat 1-3
through the Better Cotton Initiative. Find out
Polyester (RCS) 2025 denim AND must be a 2025 responsible fibre (excluding + barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT [Licence Number]
more at bettercotton.org/massbalance Laundry - BULK laundry wash ii) Jeanologia Licenced EIM software
Fabric Mill/Spinner - must be on ZDHC
5. DENIM
recycled % composition of elastane) UPMP recipe rated Green/Low Impact iii) on the ZDHC Gateway
polyester the other relevant Supplier must gain approval Gateway
+ RCS logo, final certifiers name and licence on Jeanologia EIM Impact
none
• meeting Next blend Next recognised • must not contain - any conventional fibres Follow 2025 Label release Follow 2025 Label release
Certified by [Certifiers
for logo use from certifying
number + % recycled polyester MUST BE Report. Wash recipe must be Wash - BULK laundry wash (not
2025 responsible (except elastane) (NEXT RULE) procedure procedure body using label release Fabric - must use pre-reduced liquid
Responsible name] [Licence Number] SHOWN at point of sale (Packaging, tickets, verified by Jeanologia trained sample wash) must be
indigo
fibres form for all contracts before
Denim Criteria online) - see Swing Ticket Reverse column for Next Technologist i) EIM low impact (Green rating)
Trims - see Next's Responsible Denim printing ii) no potassium permanganate or
Made with [X%] recycled details
only Guidelines document for full requirements
polyester from post pumice
consumer waste such as +Always use BCI Mass balance logo online EIM impact report must be sent to
AND the Next technologist for
plastic bottles
Garment/Fabric/Laundry/Mill must meet verification
NOTE: Do not make any environmental and
social standards claims

Responsible Denim criteria. If not, only use
LOW IMPACT DENIM Our cotton products labelling and claims relating to any recognised
WITH RECYCLED support more sustainable responsible fibres in the product
POLYESTER cotton farming
5. DENIM
TENCELTM Lyocell Fibre - See TENCELTM Lyocell Responsible Fibre information

Min 30% by weight of fabric must be shows it was made using less water, energy
Denim Tencel™ Lyocell [LENZING RULE] Denim rated low impact and chemicals than standard denim garments Garment/Product Manufacturer -
using less water, energy must be COP Cat 1-3
containing and chemicals
Remaining % Made with [X%] TENCEL™ Lyocell made from
TENCELTM load % TENCEL™
• must not contain - any non Lenzing responsibly sourced wood pulp and produced Laundry - must be/have
lyocell
Lyocell 2025 denim AND
MMCF's [LENZING RULE]
in an environmentally responsible closed loop i) COP Cat 1-3
• must contain - Next recognised 2025 production process where more than 99% of Laundry - BULK laundry wash ii) Jeanologia Licenced EIM software
TENCEL lyocell % composition of + barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT Variable Text field for [X%] Fabric Mill/Spinner - must be on ZDHC
5. DENIM
responsible fibres i.e. 100% of the blend the solvents used are recovered and reused recipe rated Green/Low Impact iii) on the ZDHC Gateway
blend the other Next UPMP Gateway
meeting Next recognised 2025
must be a 2025 responsible fibre (excluding Made with [X%] TENCEL™ on Jeanologia EIM impact
none
elastane) lyocell derived from Next support more sustainable cotton farming report. Wash recipe must be Wash - BULK laundry wash (not
Responsible responsible fibres
responsibly sourced wood Fabric - must use pre-reduced liquid
through the Better Cotton Initiative. Find out verified by Jeanologia trained sample wash) must be
Denim Criteria AND in a closed loop production more at bettercotton.org/massbalance Next Technologist i) EIM low impact (Green rating)
indigo
only Garment/Fabric/Laundry/Mill must meet process ii) no potassium permanganate or

Next Responsible Denim Criteria Only use claim if product meets ALL Next pumice
Responsible Denim criteria. If not, only use EIM impact report must be sent to
labelling and claims relating to any recognised the Next technologist for
responsible fibres in the product verification
Our cotton products
LOW IMPACT DENIM support more sustainable
WITH TENCEL™ LYOCELL cotton farming
5. DENIM
TENCELTM Modal Fibre - See TENCELTM Modal Responsible Fibre information

Min 30% by weight of fabric must be has been rated as a Low Impact Garment. This
Tencel™ Modal [LENZING RULE] shows it was made using less water, energy
Denim rated low impact and chemicals than standard denim garments
Denim Remaining % using less water, energy Garment/Product Manufacturer -
• must not contain - any non Lenzing and chemicals Made with [X%] TENCEL™ Modal made from must be COP Cat 1-3
containing load % TENCEL™
MMCF's [LENZING RULE] responsibly sourced wood pulp and produced
modal
TENCELTM Modal AND
• must contain - Next recognised 2025 in an environmentally responsible integrated Laundry - must be/have
2025 denim responsible fibres i.e. 100% of the blend NEXTGEN-S043 NEXTGEN-L043 pulp-to-fibre process i) COP Cat 1-3
% composition of
TENCEL modal must be a 2025 responsible fibre (excluding + barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT Variable Text field for [X%] Laundry - BULK laundry wash ii) Jeanologia Licenced EIM software
• meeting Next the other relevant Fabric Mill/Spinner - must be on ZDHC
5. DENIM
blend elastane) UPMP Next support more sustainable cotton farming recipe rated Green/Low Impact iii) on the ZDHC Gateway
Next recognised Gateway
Responsible 2025 responsible
Made with [X%] TENCEL™ through the Better Cotton Initiative. Find out on Jeanologia EIM Impact
none
Trims - see Next's Responsible Denim modal fibres derived from more at bettercotton.org/massbalance Report. Wash recipe must be Wash - BULK laundry wash (not
Denim Criteria fibres
Guidelines document for full requirements renewable wood sources by Fabric - must use pre-reduced liquid
verified by Jeanologia trained sample wash) must be
only an environmentally +Always use BCI Mass balance logo online indigo
Next Technologist i) EIM low impact (Green rating)
AND responsible integrated ii) no potassium permanganate or
Garment/Fabric/Laundry/Mill must meet pulp-to-fibre process Only use claim if product meets ALL Next pumice
Next Responsible Denim Criteria Responsible Denim criteria. If not, only use EIM impact report must be sent to
labelling and claims relating to any recognised the Next technologist for
responsible fibres in the product verification.
Our cotton products

LOW IMPACT DENIM support more sustainable
WITH TENCEL™ MODAL cotton farming
FILTER

5. DENIM
TENCELTM lyocell x REFIBRATM Fibre - See TENCELTM lyocell x REFIBRATM Responsible Fibre information

Min 30% by weight of fabric must be shows it was made using less water, energy
TENCEL™ lyocell x REFIBRATM [LENZING and chemicals than standard denim garments
Denim RULE]
containing Denim rated low impact Made with [X%] TENCEL™ lyocell x REFIBRA™ Garment/Product Manufacturer -
Remaining % using less water, energy fibres. The pioneering REFIBRA™ technology must be COP Cat 1-3
LENZING
load % TENCEL™ • must not contain - any non Lenzing and chemicals uses upcycled cotton scraps mixed with
TENCELTM REFIBRATM lyocell MMCF's [LENZING RULE] responsibly sourced wood pulp sourced from Laundry - must be/have
i) COP Cat 1-3
Lyocell x AND • must contain - Next recognised 2025
forests in Austria and neighbouring countries.
Laundry - BULK laundry wash ii) Jeanologia Licenced EIM software
2025 denim % composition of responsible fibres i.e. 100% of the blend REFIBRA™ technology is a first step towards Fabric Mill/Spinner - must be on ZDHC
5. DENIM
REFIBRATM REFIBRA blend the other relevant must be a 2025 responsible fibre (excluding
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT Variable Text field for [X%]
the circular economy in the textile industry recipe rated Green/Low Impact iii) on the ZDHC Gateway
UPMP Gateway
Next recognised elastane) on Jeanologia EIM Impact
none
2025 responsible Made with [X%] TENCELTM Next support more sustainable cotton farming Report. Wash recipe must be Wash - BULK laundry wash (not
meeting Next Fabric - must use pre-reduced liquid
fibres Trims - see Next's Responsible Denim lyocell x REFIBRATM derived through the Better Cotton Initiative. Find out verified by Jeanologia trained sample wash) must be
indigo
Responsible Guidelines document for full requirements from responsibly sourced more at bettercotton.org/massbalance Next Technologist i) EIM low impact (Green rating)
ii) no potassium permanganate or
Denim Criteria wood pulp and upcycled
pumice
AND cotton scraps +Always use BCI Mass balance logo online
only Garment/Fabric/Laundry/Mill must meet EIM impact report must be sent to
Next Responsible Denim Criteria Only use claim if product meets ALL Next the Next technologist for
Responsible Denim criteria. If not, only use verification
labelling and claims relating to any recognised
Our cotton products
support more sustainable
LOW IMPACT DENIM cotton farming
WITH TENCELTM LYOCELL
X REFIBRATM
5. DENIM
LENZINGTM ECOVEROTM viscose Fibre - See LENZINGTM ECOVEROTM viscose Responsible Fibre information

Min 30% by weight of fabric must be
LENZINGTM ECOVEROTM viscose [LENZING
and chemicals than standard denim garments
Denim RULE]
containing Remaining %
Made with [X%] LENZING™ ECOVERO™ Garment/Product Manufacturer -
load % LENZINGTM which is made from responsibly sourced wood must be COP Cat 1-3
LENZINGTM ECOVEROTM
• must not contain - any non Lenzing
Denim rated low impact pulp. The manufacturing of LENZING™
MMCF's [LENZING RULE]
ECOVEROTM viscose
• must contain - Next recognised 2025
using less water, energy ECOVERO™ fibres generates up to 50% lower Laundry - must be/have
2025 denim AND NEXTGEN-S058 NEXTGEN-L058 and chemicals emissions and water impact compared to
Viscose responsible fibres i.e. 100% of the blend i) COP Cat 1-3
ECOVERO % composition of + barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT Variable Text field for [X%] generic viscose Laundry - BULK laundry wash ii) Jeanologia Licenced EIM software
must be a 2025 responsible fibre (excluding Fabric Mill/Spinner - must be on ZDHC
5. DENIM
blend the other relevant UPMP recipe rated Green/Low Impact iii) on the ZDHC Gateway
elastane) Gateway
meeting Next Next recognised Next support more sustainable cotton farming on Jeanologia EIM Impact
none
2025 responsible through the Better Cotton Initiative. Find out Report. Wash recipe must be Wash - BULK laundry wash (not
Responsible fibres
Trims - see Next's Responsible Denim
Made with [X%] LENZINGTM more at bettercotton.org/massbalance Fabric - must use pre-reduced liquid
Guidelines document for full requirements verified by Jeanologia trained sample wash) must be
Denim Criteria ECOVEROTM viscose derived indigo
Next Technologist i) EIM low impact (Green rating)
from responsibly sourced +Always use BCI Mass balance logo online
only AND
wood pulp with a low
ii) no potassium permanganate or
Garment/Fabric/Laundry/Mill must meet pumice
environmental impact Only use claim if product meets ALL Next EIM impact report must be sent to
Responsible Denim criteria. If not, only use the Next technologist for
LOW IMPACT DENIM Our cotton products

WITH LENZINGTM support more sustainable
ECOVEROTM VISCOSE cotton farming
Using Environmental Impact Measurement (EIM)

software developed by Jeanologia, this has been
rated as a Low Impact Garment. This shows it was
made using less water, energy and chemicals than a
standard garment washed product
Made with [x%] Global Recycled Standard (GRS) Garment/Product Manufacturer -

Garment wash rated low certified recycled polyester from post consumer must be COP Cat 1-3
impact using less water,
waste such as plastic bottles. GRS verifies recycled
Low Impact 100% of the fibre in the main fabric
energy and chemicals material and tracks it from the source to the final Laundry - must be/have
Variable Text field for [X%], product and includes strict social, environmental,
Garment Wash load % recycled (excluding elastane) must be a 2025
[Certifiers name] and last and chemical requirements
i) COP Cat 1-3
polyester Responsibly Sourced Fibre - (NEXT RULE) certified organisation's Laundry - BULK laundry wash ii) Jeanologia Licenced EIM software
5. DENIM
AND [Licence Number] recipe rated Green/Low Impact iii) on the ZDHC Gateway
NEXTGEN-S063 NEXTGEN-L063 Next support more sustainable cotton farming
meeting Next 2025 Low % composition of Trims - see Next's Responsible Denim on Jeanologia EIM Impact Fabric Mill/Spinner - must be on ZDHC
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT through the Better Cotton Initiative. Find out more none
Responsible Impact Wash the other relevant Guidelines document for full requirements Certified by [Certifiers name] Supplier must gain approval Report. Wash recipe must be Wash - BULK laundry wash (not Gateway
Next recognised
UPMP
[Licence Number] for logo use from certifying at bettercotton.org/massbalance verified by Jeanologia trained sample wash) must be
Denim Criteria for body using label release
2025 responsible AND form for all contracts +Always use BCI Mass balance logo online Next Technologist i) EIM low impact (Green rating)
Made with [X%] recycled
composition and fibres Garment/Fabric/Laundry/Mill must meet
polyester from post consumer
before printing ii) no potassium permanganate or
Next LOW IMPACT WASH Criteria + GRS logo, final certifiers name and licence pumice
wash only waste such as plastic bottles number + [X%] recycled polyester MUST BE EIM impact report must be sent to
SHOWN at point of sale (Packaging, tickets, online) the Next technologist for
- see Swing Ticket Reverse column for details verification
Only use claim if product meets ALL Next Responsible

Our cotton products support Denim criteria. If not, only use labelling and claims
LOW IMPACT GARMENT WASH more sustainable cotton
relating to any recognised responsible fibres in the
WITH farming product
RECYCLED POLYESTER
FILTER

6. FEATHERS

6. FEATHERS
Feathers -
decorative n/a no responsibly sourced decorative feathers available - DO NOT USE 2025 Attribute on BRP for products with decorative feathers - ONLY USE FOR FILLED FEATHER PRODUCTS
feathers only
If taking financial
100% of the feather in the product must be ownership of the product
[Certifiers name] and last Filled with feathers certified to the Responsible
RDS certified (RDS RULE) -Agent must be RDS
6. FEATHERS
certified organisation's Down Standard (RDS). The standard protects

Feathers NEXTGEN-S044 NEXTGEN-L044
[Licence Number] the welfare of geese and ducks Transaction certificates needed
certified and provide Final Product Manufacturer must
Feather supplier must be RDS certified
As standard • must not contain - any conventional (non- + barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT transaction certificates be RDS certified and provide
- RDS certified 2025 RDS from Final RDS certified supplier and provide transaction certificates (TC)
composition RDS certified) feather UPMP (TC) to Next to cover all transaction certificates (TC) to Next
Filled product feathers Supplier must gain approval + RDS logo, final certifiers name and licence (Agent or Final Product to Final Product Manufacturer to cover
labelling Certified by [Certifiers shipments (or Agent if applicable) to cover all
for logo use from certifying number MUST BE SHOWN at point of sale Manufacturer) to Next all shipments
only All feather filled products for Next MUST Follow 2025 Label release Follow 2025 Label release name] [Licence Number] body using label release (Packaging, tickets, online) - see Swing Ticket
shipments
contain RDS certified feathers. Non-RDS procedure procedure If not - no certification
form for all contracts before Reverse column for details
certified feathers MUST NOT BE USED Filled with Responsible needed N.B. NS is NOT an
printing
Down Standard (RDS) agent
RDS CERTIFIED FEATHERS Certified Feathers
If certified to the Feather Supplier level

only
6. FEATHERS
100% of the feather in the product must be Transaction certificates needed

Feathers RDS certified (RDS RULE) from Feather Supplier to Final Feather supplier must be RDS certified
As standard
- RDS certified 2025 RDS None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS Next Generation labels not allowed when supply chain is only certified to the Feather supplier. Product Manufacturer Agent does NOT need to Final Product Manufacturer does and provide transaction certificates (TC)
composition
Filled product feathers • must not contain - any conventional (non- Labels Labels Full supply chain must be certified in order to use Next Generation labels be RDS certified NOT need to be RDS certified to Final Product Manufacturer to cover
labelling
RDS certified) feather Scope certificates to be stored all shipments
only on NIS for EVERY item number
All feather filled products for Next MUST
contain RDS certified feathers. Non-RDS
certified feathers MUST NOT BE USED
Variable Text field for If taking financial

100% of the feather and down in the
[Certifiers name] and last Filled with feathers and down certified to the ownership of the product
product must be RDS certified (RDS RULE)
Feathers and certified organisation's Responsible Down Standard (RDS). The -Agent must be RDS
6. FEATHERS
[Licence Number] standard protects the welfare of geese and certified and provide Final Product Manufacturer must
Down - RDS As standard
• must not contain - any conventional (non- + barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT
ducks
transaction certificates be RDS certified and provide
Feather supplier must be RDS certified
2025 RDS RDS certified) feather and down UPMP from Final RDS certified supplier and provide transaction certificates (TC)
certified feathers
composition
(Agent or Final Product
to Final Product Manufacturer to cover
labelling Supplier must gain approval + RDS logo, final certifiers name and licence shipments (or Agent if applicable) to cover all
Filled product All feather and down filled products for Follow 2025 Label release Follow 2025 Label release
of swing tickets from number MUST BE SHOWN at point of sale
Manufacturer) to Next
shipments
all shipments
Certified by [Certifiers
Next MUST contain RDS certified feathers procedure procedure
only name] [Licence Number] certifying body for all (Packaging, tickets, online) - see Swing Ticket If not - no certification
and down. Non-RDS certified feathers
contracts following the label Reverse column for details needed N.B. NS is NOT an
and down MUST NOT BE USED
Filled with Responsible release form process agent
Down Standard (RDS)
RDS CERTIFIED Certified Feathers and
FEATHER AND DOWN Down
If certified to the Feather Supplier level

only
Feathers and 100% of the feather and down in the

6. FEATHERS

product must be RDS certified (RDS RULE)
Down - RDS As standard
from Feather and Down Supplier Feather and Down supplier must be RDS
2025 RDS None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS Next Generation labels not allowed when supply chain is only certified to the Feather and Down supplier. to Final Product Manufacturer Agent does NOT need to Final Product Manufacturer does certified and provide transaction
certified feathers
composition • must not contain - any conventional (non-
Labels Labels Full supply chain must be certified in order to use Next Generation labels be RDS certified NOT need to be RDS certified certificates (TC) to Final Product
labelling RDS certified) feather and down
Filled product Scope certificates to be stored Manufacturer to cover all shipments
on NIS for EVERY item number
only All feather and down filled products for
Next MUST contain RDS certified feathers
and down. Non-RDS certified feathers
and down MUST NOT BE USED
FILTER

7. WOOL
7. WOOL7. WOOL

If taking financial
95%-100% of weight of fabric (NOT total Variable Text field for
The wool in this product is Responsible Wool ownership of the product
weight of product) (RWS RULE) [Certifiers name] and last
Standard (RWS) certified Merino wool. The -Agent must be RWS
certified organisation's
NEXTGEN-S046 NEXTGEN-L046 standard protects the welfare of sheep and certified and provide Final Product Manufacturer must
7. WOOL
Remaining % [Licence Number] Transaction certificates needed Fabric mill and spinner must be RWS
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT preserves the health of the land they graze on transaction certificates be RWS certified and provide
2025 RWS • must not contain - any conventional wool from Final RWS certified supplier certified and provide transaction
% merino wool UPMP (TC) to Next to cover all transaction certificates (TC) to Next
merino wool (merino or other) (RWS RULE) Supplier must gain approval (Agent or Final Product certificates (TC) to Final Product
+ RDS logo, final certifiers name and licence shipments (or Agent if applicable) to cover all
• can contain - performance and speciality Certified by [Certifiers for logo use from certifying Manufacturer) to Next Manufacturer to cover all shipments
Follow 2025 Label release Follow 2025 Label release number MUST BE SHOWN at point of sale shipments
fibres only name] [Licence Number] body using label release
procedure procedure (Packaging, tickets, online) - see Swing Ticket If not - no certification
form for all contracts before
Reverse column for details needed N.B. NS is NOT an
Trims - excluded, no requirements Merino wool certified to the printing
agent
RWS CERTIFIED Responsible Wool Standard
MERINO WOOL (RWS)
If taking financial
Made with [X%] Responsible Wool Standard ownership of the product
50%-94% of weight of fabric (NOT total [Certifiers name] and last
(RWS) certified Merino wool. The standard -Agent must be RWS
Merino Wool – weight of product) (RWS RULE) certified organisation's
NEXTGEN-S047 NEXTGEN-L047 protects the welfare of sheep and preserves certified and provide Final Product Manufacturer must
7. WOOL
RWS certified [Licence Number] Transaction certificates needed Fabric mill and spinner must be RWS
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT the health of the land they graze on transaction certificates be RWS certified and provide
2025 RWS Remaining % from Final RWS certified supplier certified and provide transaction
% merino wool UPMP (TC) to Next to cover all transaction certificates (TC) to Next
merino wool • must not contain - any conventional wool Supplier must gain approval (Agent or Final Product certificates (TC) to Final Product
Certified by [Certifiers + RDS logo, final certifiers name and licence shipments (or Agent if applicable) to cover all
(merino or other) (RWS RULE) of swing tickets from Manufacturer) to Next Manufacturer to cover all shipments
Follow 2025 Label release Follow 2025 Label release name] [Licence Number] number MUST BE SHOWN at point of sale shipments
certifying body for all
procedure procedure (Packaging, tickets, online) - see Swing Ticket If not - no certification
Trims - excluded, no requirements contracts following the label
Made with [X%] merino Reverse column for details needed N.B. NS is NOT an
release form process
MADE WITH wool certified to the agent
RWS CERTIFIED Responsible Wool Standard
MERINO WOOL (RWS)
5%-49% of weight of fabric (NOT total

7. WOOL 7. WOOL
Fabric mill and spinner must be RWS

weight of product) (RWS RULE) Transaction certificates needed
2025 RWS None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS Agent does NOT need to Final Product Manufacturer does certified and provide transaction
% merino wool Remaining % Next Generation labels not allowed below 50% from Fabric Mill to Final Product
merino wool Labels Labels be RWS certified NOT need to be RWS certified certificates (TC) to Final Product
• can contain - conventional wool fibre Manufacturer

none none Below 5% - RWS do not certify fabrics None n/a can not be verified at this percentage
Labels Labels
FILTER

If taking financial
Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) certified ownership of the product
weight of product) (RWS RULE)
Variable Text field for wool. The standard protects the welfare of -Agent must be RWS
NEXTGEN-S049 NEXTGEN-L049 [Certifiers name] and last sheep and preserves the health of the land certified and provide Final Product Manufacturer must
7. WOOL
Remaining % Transaction certificates needed Fabric mill and spinner must be RWS
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT certified organisation's they graze on transaction certificates be RWS certified and provide
2025 RWS % wool/ • must not contain - any conventional wool from Final RWS certified supplier certified and provide transaction
UPMP [Licence Number] (TC) to Next to cover all transaction certificates (TC) to Next
wool lambswool (merino or other) (RWS RULE) (Agent or Final Product certificates (TC) to Final Product
Certified by [Certifiers + RDS logo, final certifiers name and licence shipments (or Agent if applicable) to cover all
• can contain - performance and speciality Manufacturer) to Next Manufacturer to cover all shipments
Follow 2025 Label release Follow 2025 Label release name] [Licence Number] Supplier must gain approval number MUST BE SHOWN at point of sale shipments
fibres only
procedure procedure for logo use from certifying (Packaging, tickets, online) - see Swing Ticket If not - no certification
Trims - excluded, no requirements Wool certified to the body using label release Reverse column for details needed N.B. NS is NOT an
Responsible Wool Standard procedure for all contracts agent
RWS CERTIFIED WOOL (RWS) before printing
If taking financial
Made with Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) ownership of the product
certified wool. The standard protects the -Agent must be RWS
weight of product) (RWS RULE) Variable Text field for [X%], welfare of sheep and preserves the health of
Wool – RWS NEXTGEN-S050 NEXTGEN-L050 certified and provide Final Product Manufacturer must
7. WOOL
[Certifiers name] and last the land they graze on Transaction certificates needed Fabric mill and spinner must be RWS
+ barcoded POS ref KWPM or + barcoded POS ref UDBT transaction certificates be RWS certified and provide
certified 2025 RWS % wool/ Remaining % certified organisation's from Final RWS certified supplier certified and provide transaction
UPMP (TC) to Next to cover all transaction certificates (TC) to Next
wool lambswool • must not contain - any conventional wool [Licence Number] (Agent or Final Product certificates (TC) to Final Product
+ RDS logo, final certifiers name and licence shipments (or Agent if applicable) to cover all
(merino or other) (RWS RULE) Certified by [Certifiers Manufacturer) to Next Manufacturer to cover all shipments
Follow 2025 Label release Follow 2025 Label release number MUST BE SHOWN at point of sale shipments
procedure procedure name] [Licence Number] Supplier must gain approval (Packaging, tickets, online) - see Swing Ticket If not - no certification
Trims - excluded, no requirements for logo use from certifying Reverse column for details needed N.B. NS is NOT an
Made with [X%] wool body using label release agent
MADE WITH certified to the Responsible procedure for all contracts
RWS CERTIFIED WOOL Wool Standard (RWS) before printing

7. WOOL 7. WOOL
Fabric mill and spinner must be RWS

weight of product) (RWS RULE) Transaction certificates needed
2025 RWS % wool/ None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS Agent does NOT need to Final Product Manufacturer does certified and provide transaction
Remaining % Next Generation labels not allowed below 50% from Fabric Mill to Final Product
wool lambswool Labels Labels be RWS certified NOT need to be RWS certified certificates (TC) to Final Product
• can contain - conventional wool fibre Manufacturer

none none Below 5% - RWS do not certify fabrics None n/a can not be verified at this percentage
Labels Labels
FILTER


100% of either the main or lining leather/s

Leather (Leather 2025 LWG As standard
must be from an LWG rated tannery
(Gold/Silver/Bronze only) (trims excluded) None - Use Standard POS None - Use Standard POS Tannery LWG rating must be
Working Group leather composition
(NEXT RULE) Labels Labels
None
verified by Next Technologist
none none Tannery must be LWG rated
tannery labelling
Tanneries)

1 2025 RESPONSIBLE FIBRE GUIDE
Use this guide to decide which Next Generation information you can use on your product and how this needs to be verified. It
2 2025 LABELLING & CLAIMS GUIDE covers all on-product labelling including swing tickets and care labels, as well as packaging (for products without swing tickets)
and approved wording for online copy and spreads
Use this guide to understand what, if any, attributes you need to load onto Buyers Range Plan (BRP) in order to track
3 2025 ATTRIBUTES GUIDE (BRP) your 2025 progress as a department. By loading the relevant attributes we can roll up this information across the
business and report on the overall progress towards our 2025 targets
Here you will find the label approval and release procedure that must be followed when using Next Generation labels that
contain a 3rd party certification logo
Here you will find further detail on the different methods of verification such as mass balance and physical segregation, as well
5 2025 VERIFICATION METHODS
as the relevant verification information for specific fibres
2025 ATTRIBUTES
In order to record which of your products are meeting Next 2025 Responsible Sourcing Targets, 2025 Attributes have been loaded onto Buyers Range Plan (BRP).
A 2025 Responsible Sourcing report is also available monthly, rolling up the 2025 Attribute information from BRP across the business
For full information on each 2025 raw material, please refer to the 2025 Responsible Fibre Guide and the 2025 Labelling and Claims Guide
If an item has more than one 2025 attribute i) choose the 2025 fibre with the biggest composition to attribute OR ii) choose the 2025 attribute that can only be rolled up via the
BRP attribute (shown below in BOLD) e.g. RDS Feather filled organic cotton pillow - choose 2025 RDS feathers as organic cotton can be rolled up via the % composition
RESPONSIBLY SOURCED MATERIAL Composition to load on BRP BRP 2025 ATTRIBUTE

BCI Cotton % cotton 2025 BCI cotton
Cotton Made in Africa % cotton 2025 CMIA cotton
Fairtrade® cotton % cotton 2025 Fairtrade cotton
Cotton
Organic cotton (GOTS or OCS) % organic cotton 2025 organic cotton
Recycled cotton (GRS or RCS) % recycled cotton 2025 recycled cotton
Supima® cotton % SUPIMA® Cotton 2025 SUPIMA cotton
Denim meeting Next Responsible Denim Criteria - 100%
% cotton 2025 denim BCI cotton
BCI cotton
Denim meeting Next Responsible Denim Criteria - 100%
% organic cotton 2025 denim organic cotton
organic cotton
Denim meeting Next Responsible Denim Criteria -
% responsible cotton / % REPREVE® polyester 2025 denim REPREVE blend
Responsible cotton/REPREVE® polyester
% responsible cotton / % recycled polyester 2025 denim recycled polyester blend
Responsible cotton/Recycled polyester (GRS or RCS)
Denim
% responsible cotton / % TENCEL TM
lyocell 2025 denim TENCEL lyocell blend
Responsible cotton/TENCELTM lyocell
modal 2025 denim TENCEL modal blend
Responsible cotton/TENCELTM modal
REFIBRA lyocell 2025 denim REFIBRA blend
TM
Responsible cotton/TENCELTM x REFIBRATM lyocell
Denim meeting Next Responsible Denim Criteria - % responsible cotton / % TENCELTM ECOVEROTM
2025 denim ECOVERO blend
Responsible cotton/TENCELTM ECOVEROTM viscose viscose
Feathers - RDS certified % feather type
Feathers 2025 RDS feathers
Feather and Down - RDS certified % feather type / & down type
Leather Leather Working Group (LWG) Tanneries % leather / suede etc 2025 LWG leather tannery
Garments meeting Next Responsible Denim Criteria (for
Low Impact
composition and wash) - Responsible cotton/Recycled % responsible cotton / % recycled polyester 2025 Low Impact Wash
Garment Wash
polyester (GRS or RCS)
Lyocell % Lyocell 2025 lyocell
MMCFs - TENCELTM x REFIBRATM lyocell % TENCELTM REFIBRA TM lyocell 2025 TENCEL REFIBRA lyocell
viscose, lyocell, TENCELTM lyocell % TENCELTM lyocell 2025 TENCEL lyocell
modal
TENCELTM modal % TENCELTM modal 2025 TENCEL modal
(Manmade Dope Dyed viscose % viscose 2025 dope dyed viscose

Cellulosic Fibres) LENZING ECOVERO viscose % LENZINGTM ECOVEROTM viscose 2025 ECOVERO viscose
TM TM
LENZINGTM viscose % viscose 2025 Lenzing viscose

Nylon ECONYL® nylon % ECONYL® nylon 2025 ECONYL nylon
Dope Dyed polyester including PV / PVL blends % polyester 2025 dope dyed polyester
Polyester Recycled polyester (GRS or RCS) % recycled polyester 2025 recycled polyester
REPREVE® polyester % REPREVE® polyester 2025 REPREVE polyester
Merino Wool - RWS certified % merino wool 2025 RWS merino wool
Wool Wool - RWS certified % wool 2025 RWS wool
Recycled wool (GRS or RCS) % recycled wool 2025 recycled wool
PROCEDURE
1) The 2025 Responsible Sourcing Attributes can be found on Attribute 46 column on BRP (Item Attributes tab). Load this column onto your user view
2) Load the correct 2025 Responsible Sourcing Attribute and the correct 2025 fibre composition name for all items on BRP. The 2025 Responsible Sourcing Guide gives full details of the
certification and verification needed for each 2025 responsible raw material. Listed above is a summary of this document showing fibre composition name + 2025 BRP attribute only
NOTE - The 2025 Responsible Sourcing Attribute must only be loaded if it meets the responsible sourcing certification and verification as laid out in the 2025 Labelling and Claims Guide
3) Where a 2025 Responsible Fibre has a specific name e.g. Lenzing TM EcoveroTM viscose it is not essential that the equivalent 2025 BRP attribute is loaded. This is because the specific fibre name
in the composition can be used to indicate the item meets the 2025 Target
Where a 2025 attribute DOES NOT show in the composition name e.g. RDS Feathers it is essential that the 2025 BRP attribute is loaded. This is because the 2025 target can only be measured
using the 2025 BRP attribute loaded. It is therefore essential that you ALWAYS use the attributes in BOLD above wherever applicable
4) If an item has more than one 2025 attribute, either:

i) choose the 2025 Responsible Fibre with the biggest composition to attribute OR
ii) choose the 2025 attribute that can only be rolled up via the BRP attribute e.g. RDS Feather filled organic cotton pillow - choose 2025 RDS feathers as organic cotton can be rolled up via the
% composition
5) If in doubt, or you can't find an attribute that is relevant to your product

- ask your Fabric/Product Technologist or contact Product Legislation (Philippa Dalton x 6425, Liz Cash x 3638 or Elspeth Dundas x 6690)
6) 2025 Attributes must be loaded for all products from AW19 onwards to allow us to measure our progress as a business
A 2025 Responsible Sourcing report is available monthly rolling up (per department) the 2025 Attribute information from BRP
Label Release Procedure
VERSION 1.1 JULY 2020
Next believes it is important that raw materials are sourced in a way that respects the people, animals and environment in our supply chain. In 2018 we launched the 2025 Responsible
Sourcing targets for our key raw materials to support this ambition. This 2025 Responsible Sourcing Manual has been created to provide guidance to our Product Teams and Supply Chain
Partners on our approach to Responsible Sourcing.
It is important we share true and accurate information with our customers to maintain the integrity of the Next brand. The raw materials we source must meet the requirements of this
Responsible Sourcing Manual to ensure they are genuine, fully verified or certified and traceable.

Follow the 2025 Labelling & Claims Guide tab for full details. There are certain minimum criteria, such as composition % or verification requirements, below which, promotion can NOT take
place. If promotion can not take place, most products can still be reported in the overall 2025 Responsible Sourcing Targets for the business by using the 2025 Attributes on BRP.

2025 RESPONSIBLE Use this guide to find out more about the different responsible fibres and certification schemes and to check if the fibre you are considering counts
1
FIBRE GUIDE towards our 2025 targets
Use this guide to decide which Next Generation information you can use on your product and how this needs to be verified. It covers all on-product
2025 LABELLING &
2 labelling including swing tickets and care labels, as well as packaging (for products without swing tickets) and approved wording for online copy and
CLAIMS GUIDE
spreads
Use this guide to understand what, if any, attributes you need to load onto Buyers Range Plan (BRP) in order to track your 2025 progress as a
2025 ATTRIBUTES
3 department. By loading the relevant attributes we can roll up this information across the business and report on the overall progress towards our 2025
GUIDE (BRP)
targets
2025 LABEL
Here you will find the label approval and release procedure that must be followed when using Next Generation labels that contain a 3rd party
4 RELEASE
certification logo
PROCEDURE
VERIFICATION Here you will find further detail on the different methods of verification such as mass balance and physical segregation, as well as the relevant verification
5
METHODS information for specific fibres
This label release procedure must be used for the following responsible fibre certifications:
Responsible Responsible Feather
Fibre: Organic Cotton Recycled fibres
Wool and Down
Certification: GOTS OCS GRS RCS RWS RDS
Certification Logo:
EXAMPLE Swing Ticket:

When using a Next Generation Swing ticket or Packaging that shows the above certification logos the Final
Certified Organisation Certifiers Name and Licence Number must be included on the swing ticket/
packaging beside the logo. See Example Swing Ticket:
The Certified Garment/Product Manufacturer must complete a Label Release Form for every PRODUCT
TYPE they supply to ensure the correct Certifiers Name and Licence number is shown on the swing ticket/
packaging. The Label Release Form must then be approved by the supplier's Certification Body (Certifiers
Name)
• Once a Label Release Form for a particular product type has been approved it does not expire or need
renewing
• Every time a Certified Garment/Product Manufacturer uses a Next Generation Swing Ticket for a new
TYPE of product they must follow this label release procedure
• Each certification scheme (GOTS, OCS etc) has its own Label Release Form - the Certified
Garment/Product Manufacturer will have access to these. See GOTS Label Release Form below as an
example
PROCEDURE:
EXAMPLE - GOTS Label Release Form :
VERSION 1.1 JULY 2020
Next believes it is important that raw materials are sourced in a way that respects the people, animals and environment in our supply chain. In 2018 we launched the 2025 Responsible
Sourcing targets for our key raw materials to support this ambition. This 2025 Responsible Sourcing Manual has been created to provide guidance to our Product Teams and Supply Chain
Partners on our approach to Responsible Sourcing.
It is important we share true and accurate information with our customers to maintain the integrity of the Next brand. The raw materials we source must meet the requirements of this
Responsible Sourcing Manual to ensure they are genuine, fully verified or certified and traceable.

Follow the 2025 Labelling & Claims Guide tab for full details. There are certain minimum criteria, such as composition % or verification requirements, below which, promotion can NOT take
place. If promotion can not take place, most products can still be reported in the overall 2025 Responsible Sourcing Targets for the business by using the 2025 Attributes on BRP.

1 Use this guide to find out more about the different responsible fibres and certification schemes and to check if the fibre you
2025 RESPONSIBLE FIBRE GUIDE
are considering counts towards our 2025 targets
Use this guide to decide which Next Generation information you can use on your product and how this needs to be verified. It
2 2025 LABELLING & CLAIMS GUIDE covers all on-product labelling including swing tickets and care labels, as well as packaging (for products without swing tickets)
and approved wording for online copy and spreads
Use this guide to understand what, if any, attributes you need to load onto Buyers Range Plan (BRP) in order to track your
3 2025 ATTRIBUTES GUIDE (BRP) 2025 progress as a department. By loading the relevant attributes we can roll up this information across the business and
report on the overall progress towards our 2025 targets
Here you will find the label approval and release procedure that must be followed when using Next Generation labels that
contain a 3rd party certification logo
Here you will find further detail on the different methods of verification such as mass balance and physical
5 VERIFICATION METHODS
segregation, as well as the relevant verification information for specific fibres
There are 3 common ways to trace and verify raw materials. Use the links below to;
1) Read the basic principles of each type of verification and
2) Go to the relevant verification information for a particular fibre
1. Certified Chain of Custody (CoC)

1.1 Verify GOTS
1.2 Verify OCS, GRS, RCS, RWS, RDS
2. Certified Mass Balance
2.1 Verify BCI
3. Branded Fibre Certification
3.1 Verify Lenzing Fibres
3.2 Verify Unifi Repreve®
3.3 Verify Aquafil EcoNyl®
1. Certified Chain of Custody (CoC)

= GOTS, OCS, GRS, RCS, RWS, RDS, FSC, PEFC
The purpose of CoC is to ensure traceability of certified products through the whole supply chain, from the raw material to
the final product using a trail of transaction certificates
• Each supplier in the chain is certified by a certifying body and issued with a Scope Certificate (SC)
• When a product moves between one certified supplier to the next the quantity being sold is documented using a Transaction Certificate (TC)
1.1 Verify GOTS

Textile Exchange Brand and Retailer Certification Tool Kit 2020
Textile Exchange Supplier Certification Tool Kit 2020
Textile Exchange Certification Fee Structure 2020
https://textileexchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/TE-402-V1.0-Brand-and-Retailer-Certification-Toolkit.pdf
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FRONT BAND
WITH STRETCH
WITH LYCRA® ELASTANE
WITH LYCRA® ECOMADE ELASTOMULTIESTER
(can also just say WITH STRETCH)
with Lycra EcoMade Elastane
ANTIBACTERIAL FINISH
SHOWER RESISTANT
ANTISTATIC
SOFTENER??
BACK OF LABEL
no additional information
no additional information
Contains LYCRA® T400® EcoMade Elastomultiester made with recycled XXXX
Not allowed as not a 2025 approved fibre. Can use WITH STRETCH or WITH LYCRA® ELASTANE - and add the brand name t
This product contains the biocide XXXX

[Branded DWR Finish name] - PFC (poly fluorinated chemical) free shower resistant finish
CRITERIA
Use for non branded elastanes

Use for branded Lycra® Elastane or Lycra® EcoMade Elastane only
Use for LYCRA® T400® EcoMade Elastomultiester only
A® ELASTANE - and add the brand name to composition label only
Add the brand name of the biocide to the reverse?

DWR finish must be PFC free

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VERSION 1.

The purpose of the Manual is to:

In the 2025 Responsible Sourcing Manual you will find:

The purpose of the Manual is to:

In the 2025 Responsible Sourcing Manual you will find:

2025 BCI COTTON

details of which relevant parties need to be certified

2025 ORGANIC COTTON - OCS

2025 FAIRTRADE® COTTON

2025 RECYCLED COTTON - GRS

2025 RECYCLED COTTON - RCS

2025 COTTON MADE IN AFRICA

2025 SUPIMA® COTTON

On the Fabric Spec in NIS record;

2025 RECYCLED POLYESTER -

full details of which relevant parties need to be certified

2025 RECYCLED POLYESTER -

2025 POLYLANA® POLYESTER

2025 SEAQUALTM POLYESTER by

On the Fabric Spec in NIS record;

2025 LENZINGTM viscose

2025 FinexTM by Sateri

On the Fabric Spec in NIS record:

2025 RECYCLED NYLON - RCS

2025 FEATHERS / FEATHER AND

RECYCLED FEATHER AND

2025 DECORATIVE FEATHERS

On the Fabric Spec in NIS record;

2025 RWS WOOL

2025 RECYCLED WOOL &

recycled materials details of which relevant parties need to be certified

2025 RECYCLED WOOL

i) Completing a LWG Self-Assessment paperwork (Tannery of The Future) immediately

See Next Leather Sourcing Policy for full details

2025 LEATHER WORKING GROUP

trims and small components)

2025 RECYCLED LEATHER - GRS

RECYCLED LEATHER - RCS

2025 VEGAN LEATHERS

For all natural materials the following must be recorded:

- Name of species if applicable (Latin and/or common name)

• Eliminate unnecessary or problematic packaging without compromising on quality

• Everyone can do their bit to recycle as much as possible at Head Office

• Produce less waste, reuse/repurpose waste (divert from landfill)?

(see 2025 Labelling and Claims Guide for full requirements)

The purpose of the Manual is to:

In the 2025 Responsible Sourcing Manual you will find:

2025 LABEL RELEASE

Tips for using the Labelling and Claims Guide Table:

Approved Claims wording for Point of Sale Final Product Manufacturer

PACKAGED PRODUCT Packaging must be / use:

NEXT GENERATION Composition

Label Release Procedures

Supply Chain Certification

TYPES OF NEXT GENERATION LABEL

LABEL FIBRE CONTENT DESCRIPTION VERIFICATION

• use for 100% of ONE fibre only, no fibre mixes allowed

Next Generation labelling is NOT allowed if: