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Our Criteria for Nordstrom for Good
We know customers are increasingly considering the impacts of the products they buy. We also believe that fashion can be a force for good. The products in our Nordstrom for Good range align with a range of proven certifications, sourcing programs and manufacturing approaches, including:
- Preferred materials: Every item is made with at least 50% preferred materials—such as organic cotton, recycled polyester and more responsibly sourced animal fibers.
- Responsible sourcing and manufacturing: Each product is made with care through the use of more sustainable agriculture or promoting better worker livelihoods—and achieving certifications like Fairtrade and GoodWeave for the materials and production practices used.
- Preferred ingredients and packaging: Items in the range meet industry certifications like Fairtrade organic and Forest Stewardship Council that are designed to ensure ingredients and packaging help to protect biodiversity and reduce waste.
- Responsible brands: Products are made by brands certified to either the B Corp or Butterfly Mark standard. We also highlight brands making commitments to reducing their emissions through the setting and reporting of progress on verified science-based targets, as well as having The Climate Label certification.
Our Nordstrom for Good Criteria
Preferred Materials
Products crafted with care for our planet look good. Everything in this category is made with at least 50%* certified preferred materials, including:
- Preferred cotton:
- Regenerative organic, regenerative, organic, recycled and/or traceable
- Recycled synthetic fibers
- Preferred manmade cellulosic fibers (MMCFs):
- More sustainable MMCFs**
- Next-gen MMCFs made with recycled content
- Next-gen MMCFs made with agricultural waste
- More sustainable wood-based materials
- Faux leather from agricultural waste/vegetable-based
- Responsible animal-based materials (traceable and meets verified animal welfare standards)
- Recycled metals
- More sustainable rubber
*Footwear requires at least 50% of the upper to be made of preferred materials.
**More sustainable viscose/MMCs must come from companies with a dark-green shirt rating + chemical use and emissions rating of 1 or higher from the Canopy Hot Button Report.
Responsible Sourcing & Manufacturing
How things are made matters. These products are made with particular care for the planet and people, supporting more sustainable agriculture, safer chemicals, using fewer resources within supply chains or promoting better livelihoods for the people making them.
Products or brands have verified responsible sourcing and/or manufacturing standards, including:
- OEKO-TEX® 100 certified product
- OKEO-TEX® Made in Green certified product
- bluesign® certified product
- Cradle to Cradle Certified® (C2C) product
- Leather Working Group certified (LWG) tanneries: product must contain 50% leather
- Better Cotton Initiative member: product containing 50%+ cotton
- U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol member: product containing 50%+ cotton
- EMF Jeans Redesign project member: product-level verification
- Produced in Fair Trade Certified facility
- GoodWeave certified product
Preferred Ingredients & Packaging
Inner beauty counts. These beauty and food products are made with certified ingredients and/or packaging that protect biodiversity and reduce waste.
Beauty and food products contain at least 50% certified ingredients (by volume) or better packaging, including:
- Soil Association Certified Organic
- USDA Certified Organic
- Rainforest Alliance Certified™
- Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) Standard
- Fair Trade Certified ingredient
- Regenerative Organic Certified®
- Leaping Bunny certified product
- PETA certified product
Better packaging certifications:
- OK Compost HOME certified direct packaging
- RCS/GRS certified direct packaging
Responsible Brands
Business practices can have a big impact. Products in this category come from brands with verified commitments to responsible business practices, sustainability innovation and/or climate action, including:
- B Corp certified
- Butterfly Mark standard
- Climate Neutral certified
- SBTi verified emissions targets & proof of progress