B2 - Auditing Requirements

B2.1 Inspection Requirements

Organizations involved in the manufacturing and handling of CCS products, from the initial processing of

the received Claimed Material to final packing, as well as traders of CCS products, must be inspected by a

certification body licensed by Textile Exchange, and must hold a valid scope certificate.

B2.2 Frequency of Inspections

Inspections are to be carried out on an annual basis.

The certification body has the right to carry out unannounced inspection visits. The visits shall cover

in particular those units or situations where there may be specific risk of confusion or exchange of CCS

products with other products.

The certifier may also decide on exceptions from the annual onsite inspection cycle for sub-contractorswith a low risk potential for compromising the integrity of CCS products. Such units must be clearly

identified, and ownership of the goods must remain with the certified entity, and the subcontractor

may be subject to inspection at the discretion of the certifier. Note that the certified entity will have

responsibility for the integrity of the CCS goods being subcontracted. Core production operations may

not be exempt from inspection/certification.

B2.3 Inspection Coverage

The certification body shall make a full physical inspection of the records, production processes and

storage units at each site. Note that external storage units being used for CCS products must be declared

and will be subject to inspection.

Further details on inspection requirements are found in the CCS Implementation Manual.

The organization must give the certification body, for inspection purposes, access to all parts of the unit

and all premises, as well as to the accounts and relevant supporting documents. Inspectors must be

allowed to interview staff and workers without restriction. Full access is to be given both for announced

and unannounced visits. The same level of access must be given by sub-contractors that will be

inspected. It is up to the contracting organization to ensure this is given.

B2.3a Information to be supplied:

The organization must provide the certification body with any information deemed necessary for the

purposes of the inspection, including but not limited to:

• a diagram and description of the manufacturing process showing all material and product flows

• all documents that track the flow of the CCS products

• details of the procedures and handling requirements for attaining and maintaining compliance to the Standard

• a full list of all products being certified to the CCS, including their material compositions

• a complete list of suppliers for CCS and non-CCS products or input materials

• results of its own voluntary inspection and sampling programs

• the mass balance equation they use to calculate content claims, as well as an example of the equation being applied.

• conversion rates whenever a process is being performed that results in a change of amount or volume from inputs to outputs.

• any relevant verification documents and/or test results deemed necessary to ensure the identity of the claimed material