Official Mission Statement

XertifiX stands for:

- fair produced natural stones from Asia

- better working conditions in factories and quarries

- Independent and unannounced inspections in Asian manufacturing facilities

- the commitment to disadvantaged working families and their children

- the assistance of affected child laborers

Year of Establishment 2005

Key Features

XertifiX is an NGO that fights for better working conditions and environmental protection in the Asian stone sector. On a regular basis, XertifiX inspects factories and quarries in India, China and Vietnam to make sure that XertifiX standard criteria are fulfilled. The standard comprises the ILO core labour conventions, including the prohibition of child labour and slavery, better health and safety protection of adult workers, fair wages and working hours, environmental protection and legality. If the requirements are fulfilled XertifiX issues certificates for the stones.

Facts and Figures

14 Importers from Germany, Belgium, Sweden and Austria have joined XertifiX

可持续网站对该标准进行了环境、社会、管理、质量和伦理五个维度的分析，该标准在社会维度占比30%，环境维度占比47%，管理维度占比19%，质量维度占比3%，伦理维度占比1%。具体数据及分析请点击以下链接进行查看： Click to see the standards analysis on ITC Sustainability website.

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