Standards
Label STEP
Governing Organization
Auditing / Certification Body
Assessment Type
Third party assessed by non-verified bodies
Sectors Covered
Apparel and Carpets
Issues Covered
Carbon, CSR, Environmental Management, Ethical Trade, Indoor Air Quality, Waste and Chemicals Management, Worker Safety
Description
Label STEP is committed to improving the working and living conditions of carpet weavers and fights abusive child labour. It also promotes environmentally friendly production methods. To acheive these goals Label STEP is systematically monitoring the production sites of its licensees and their suppliers, and takes measures to ensure fair conditions. Label STEP operates at the local level in all major carpet-producing countries: in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan and Turkey. Label STEP was founded in 1995 by the development organisations Berne Declaration, Bread for All, Caritas Switzerland, Swiss Catholic Lenten Fund and Swissaid together with IGOT (Swiss Association for Clean Oriental Carpet Trade).
