涉及材料收集、物资集中和GRS输入材料的回收机构必须为他们提供的材料提交 声明。实体可以处理一个或多个的这些阶段。认证的GRS需要涉及材料的回收机构 。
The Global Recycle Standard (GRS) was originally developed by Control Union Certifications (CU) in 2008 and ownership was passed to Textile Exchange January 1, 2011. Textile Exchange initiated a revision of the standard in early 2012 with the goal to make the standard more robust and to include new chemical requirements. An International Working Group (IWG) of Certification Bodies was developed to revise the standard. The IWG members are Control Union Certifications, ICEA, IMO, Intertek, and SCS Global Services. A broader stakeholder group including retailers, brands, suppliers, and other industry members reviewed the standard to ensure it is a relevant and useful industry tool.
全球回收标准（GRS）最初是由Control Union于 2008 年研发 ，在 2011 年 1 月 1 日，标准拥有权交到纺织交易组织(Textile Exchange)拥有。纺织交易组织所在 2012 年初修订了此标准，其目标是使标准更加坚固，并包括建如新的化学要求规范。修改该标准的研发工作由一个国际工作组（IWG）执行。该工作小组成员包括Control Union, ICEA, IMO, Intertek, and SCS Global Services。在行业内的利益相关者群体，包括零售商，品牌商，供货商和其他业委会成员亦有审查此标准，以确保它是一个实际有作用的工业工具。
Textile Exchange also owns and administrates the Content Claim Standard (CCS), the Recycled Claim Standard (RCS), the Organic Content Standard (OCS), and the Responsible Down Standard (RDS). These standards are designed to ensure chain of custody for preferred materials, and to provide labeling tools for final product claims.
还拥有其他的标准﹐例如含量声明标准（CCS），再生含量声明标准（RCS）， 有机含量声明标准（OCS），以及针对羽绒服装原料的羽绒责任标准（RDS）。这些标准的目的是确保产销监管链的首选材料使用，并针对最终成品提供标签的工具。目前最新标准是4.0版本。
