To satisfy the various situations and conditions during production, the bluesign® standard includes several tools and as a consequence can offer you tailored solutions:

bluesign® screening:
The principle of the bluesign® standard is to make a highly individualised assessment. This is why an on-site screening in the production facility is an important component. This is the only way to take specific local factors into account. Assessments are always orientated to the five aspects of consumer safety, water emission, air emissions, occupational health and resource productivity, guaranteeing you global "insurance". The standard is designed around the internationally applicable limits and legal regulations. Due to the fast pace of change in legislation, of course no absolute guarantee can be given of full legal compliance in every detail. Ultimate it is each company’s own responsibility to stay informed of the specific local laws and regulations. Nevertheless, compliance with the bluesign® standard makes it extremely unlikely that you will come into conflict with the applicable legal regulations.

The bluefinder™:
The bluefinder™ is a growing online database containing raw materials and components that are allowed under the bluesign® standard, i.e. homologated components. It contains all important information you need to select bluesign® approved components and to implement them under the bluesign® standard. The bluefinder™ is always up to date and provides you with the newest easy-to-use textile-relevant EHS information.

Under the bluesign® standard, raw materials, chemical components and processes are divided into two categories: grey and blue.

Raw materials or chemical components that contain substances that are generally banned are excluded from the production process.
Raw materials or chemical components that for all common applications lead to a textile product that meets the bluesign® standard in all aspects, are classified as blue.
All other raw materials are labelled grey. This "grey" rating doesn't mean it is unlikely that the final textile product will meet the bluesign® standard.  The grey classification merely means there are restrictions on how a substance can be used in processing. Subjected to certain conditions, the chemical component is by all means tolerated if it can't be substituted without significantly impairing functionality, quality or design. However, consumer protection must always be assured. This principle of "Best Available Technology" (BAT) is an important criterion for the bluesign® standard.

The most important goal of the bluesign® standard is to achieve maximum resource productivity, which is closely connected to cost efficiency. To achieve this goal, the resource inflation factor (rif) has been introduced. It is an indicator of the efficiency and savings potential of relevant resources such as water, energy, additives and chemicals.
The rif is a distance vector in the resource space (water, energy, additives and chemicals) and defines actual consumption in comparison to the lowest possible consumption data achieved under BAT. In this context, the rif is a direct measure of the efficiency of the utilisation of resources.
Because each individual resource component is evaluated, direct conclusions as to the measures necessary to quickly and sustainably improve the resource productivity are possible.