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Zque

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Zque fibre combines natural performance wool with an accreditation program that ensures environmental, social and economic sustainability, animal welfare (non-mulesed) and traceability back to the source.

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Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with Zque's standard is verified by an independent organization (third party) following ISO / IEC Guide 65 Product Certification

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Applicants are certified against the ecolabels’s criteria before using the label

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

The New Zealand Merino Company Limited

Member of

Unknown

Type

For-profit

Also manages

None.


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Conformity Assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

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  • Audit / surveillance requirements
  • Duration of certification, time to achieve certification

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

  • Contact details, primary contact
  • Organizational details including year established, funding, and governance

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  • Target audience (consumers / retailers / manufacturers / etc)

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Key data

Year ecolabel est. 2005

Classification | Who, what, where

Product categories this ecolabel applies to
Textiles Food


Where this ecolabel is found
New Zealand



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Last updated: 20 January 2012