Women's or girls' blouses, shirts, singlets, petticoats, panties, nightdresses, dressing gowns and similar articles, of textile fabric, not knitted or crocheted

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR governs foreground data packages for industrial manufacture of women's or girls' blouses, shirts, singlets, petticoats, panties, nightdresses, dressing gowns, and similar garments made from textile fabric that is not knitted or crocheted. It covers a gate-to-gate garment-making route beginning with finished woven fabric and declared trims at the garment factory gate and ending with a conforming, packed garment at the same factory gate.

The foreground boundary includes marker preparation, spreading and cutting, sewing and trim assembly, route-specific garment wet processing, final finishing, pressing, inspection, folding, and packaging. Upstream manufacture of fibres, yarns, woven fabric, finishes, trims, utilities, chemicals, and packaging is represented by linked upstream datasets rather than repeated inside the foreground processes. Distribution, retail, consumer use, laundering after sale, repair, and end-of-life are outside this gate-to-gate package. Knitted or crocheted garments, protective wear, footwear, fur apparel, brassieres and corsetry, and exceptional handcrafted or unique couture pieces are excluded.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.food-products-beverages-and-tobacco-textiles-apparel-and-leather-products.knitted-or-crocheted-fabrics-wearing-apparel.women-s-or-girls-blouses-shirts-singlets-petticoats-panties-nightdresses-dressing-gowns-82c8e637
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 28234 (exact scope context)
covered_products	Women's or girls' blouses, shirts, singlets, petticoats, panties, nightdresses, dressing gowns, and similar articles made from non-knitted and non-crocheted textile fabric.
excluded_products	Knitted or crocheted garments; protective wear; fur apparel; brassieres, girdles, corsets and related articles; footwear; exceptional handcrafted or unique couture pieces; distribution, use and end-of-life services.
representative_product	A factory-produced women's woven-fabric blouse with declared fibre composition, size, trims, finishing route, and packaging.
production_route	Receipt of finished woven fabric and trims; marker making, spreading and cutting; sewing and trim assembly; optional garment wet processing; final finishing, pressing and inspection; folding and packaging.
market_state	Conforming finished garment, packed for dispatch at the garment factory gate; net garment mass and detachable packaging mass reported separately.

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Provide a conforming, ready-to-sell women's or girls' non-knitted and non-crocheted textile garment at the garment factory gate.
How much	1 kg net mass of conforming finished garment, excluding detachable packaging.
How well	The declared garment type, fibre composition, size or grade, colour and finish, trim bill, workmanship acceptance criteria, and applicable wet-processing route are met.
How long or cycle	One completed foreground manufacturing batch ending at factory gate; consumer service life is not part of this gate-to-gate reference.
reference_flow_link	packaged_garment_output

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg net conforming garment
Reference product flow	Women's or girls' blouses, shirts, singlets, petticoats, panties, nightdresses, dressing gowns and similar articles, of textile fabric, not knitted or crocheted 141dafee-dafa-4fef-9d44-e6e23a9fcff2
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	garment type; intended wearer group; woven textile composition by mass; size or grade; colour and fabric finish; trim bill; garment wet-processing route; packaging configuration; manufacturing facility and geography; production period; net-mass basis

When constructing a foreground data package, the items listed in Required qualifiers must be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, reference flow comment, product description, or an equivalent data package field. Missing required qualifiers make the reference flow definition incomplete for that data package.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass	Reference product	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Weigh or derive from verified batch records the net dry garment mass after final inspection and before detachable packaging; normalize all inventory to 1 kg net conforming garment.
packaging_mass_separation	Packaging inputs and outputs	Mass	kg	Record each packaging material separately and exclude detachable packaging from the reference garment mass.
batch_material_balance	Fabric, trims, garments and solid wastes	Mass	kg	Use one consistent batch moisture and weighing basis; reconcile issued material mass with conforming garments, rejected garments, returned material, saleable remnants and waste.
energy_record_conversion	Electricity and purchased steam	Energy	kWh for electricity; MJ for steam	Preserve original meter or invoice units and document each conversion factor before normalization; do not combine electricity and steam into one exchange.
water_volume	Garment wet processing	Volume	m3	Record metered intake and discharged wastewater separately; identify reuse or recirculation without subtracting it twice.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Finished woven textile fabric and declared trims, chemicals, utilities, and packaging arrive at the garment manufacturing boundary with supplier, composition, mass, and upstream dataset references.
starting_condition_role	Upstream product inputs to foreground cut-and-sew garment manufacture.
product_classification_scope	Finished women's or girls' garments within the semantic scope represented by CPC 3.0 code 28234; classification is context, not canonical PCR identity.
recursive_input_rule	If a same-category garment is used as an input for rework or component recovery, record it as a distinct input with its upstream dataset and do not expand the same foreground garment route recursively.
upstream_dataset_requirement	Link an upstream dataset for every purchased fabric, trim, chemical, utility, and packaging exchange; disclose geography, technology, recycled content, and known data gaps.
disclosure	State factory sites, production period, garment styles, material and trim bills, excluded operations, subcontracted steps, optional wet processing, allocation method, net garment mass, and packaging configuration.

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
sb_01_start_at_finished_fabric	Foreground boundary	Start with finished woven textile fabric and declared trims at the garment factory gate; represent their prior manufacture through upstream datasets.	ilo-garment-2021; afw-pefcr-2025
sb_02_include_garment_making	All represented routes	Include cutting, sewing and trim assembly, final finishing, inspection, pressing, folding, packaging, and their attributable utilities, wastes and direct emissions.	ilo-garment-2021; unido-garment-1983; afw-pefcr-2025
sb_03_conditional_wet_processing	Washed, bleached or otherwise wet-finished garments	Include the site or subcontractor wet-processing process only when it occurs after garment assembly; record its water, energy, each chemical, wastewater and sludge separately.	afw-pefcr-2025
sb_04_manufacturing_losses	Every manufacturing step	Record step-specific cutting, assembly, rejection and packaging losses through the output of manufacturing; do not apply one hidden aggregate loss factor.	afw-pefcr-2025
sb_05_factory_gate_end	Dataset endpoint	End at the packed garment at factory gate and exclude distribution, retail, consumer use and end-of-life from this foreground package; disclose those exclusions.	afw-pefcr-2025; eu-pef-method-2021

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
p01_cutting	Marker preparation, spreading, cutting and bundling	required	Always included for industrial manufacture from woven fabric.	Convert finished fabric and interlining into identified cut components.	Per 1 kg net conforming reference garment.
p02_assembly	Sewing and trim assembly	required	Always included.	Join cut components and attach the declared trims.	Per 1 kg net conforming reference garment.
p03_wet_processing	Garment wet processing	conditional	Include when assembled garments are washed, bleached, dyed or wet-finished before sale.	Apply the declared garment-level wet treatment.	Per 1 kg net conforming reference garment routed through wet processing.
p04_final_finishing	Final finishing, pressing and inspection	required	Always included; input route depends on whether p03_wet_processing applies.	Press, inspect, repair where allowed, reject nonconforming pieces, and release finished garments.	Per 1 kg net conforming reference garment.
p05_packaging	Folding and packaging	required	Always included.	Fold and pack conforming garments for factory-gate dispatch.	Per 1 kg net conforming reference garment; packaging mass separate.

Process: Marker preparation, spreading, cutting and bundling (p01_cutting)

Inputs

Product flows

Finished woven fabric issued to cutting (woven_fabric_input)

Finished woven fabric crosses the cutting boundary from stores according to the style-specific material issue and marker records.

• Selected flow: Finished woven textile fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record actual issued mass net of documented returns to stores.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_issues
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025; ilo-garment-2021

Fusible interlining issued to cutting (fusible_interlining_input)

Fusible interlining is recorded as its own input when pattern pieces require reinforcement; absence must be supported by the style bill of materials.

• Selected flow: Fusible textile interlining
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record actual issued mass net of documented returns; record zero only when the bill of materials shows no interlining.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_issues
• Sources: unido-garment-1983

Electricity used by cutting equipment (cutting_electricity_input)

Metered or allocated electricity for spreading, cutting, marking and bundling equipment enters this process as one energy exchange.

• Selected flow: Electricity supplied to the garment factory
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Record submetered consumption or allocate a reconciled site meter by equipment operating time.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_electricity
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Waste flows

No waste input is expected for the normal cutting route.

Elementary flows

No elementary input is expected for the normal cutting route.

Outputs

Product flows

Cut garment components released to assembly (cut_components_output)

Style-identified cut components leave cutting as a weighed or mass-balanced intermediate product for sewing.

• Selected flow: Cut woven-fabric garment components
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record weighed bundle mass or calculate it from issued fabric less reconciled returns and cutting offcuts.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_material_balance
• Sources: ilo-garment-2021

Waste flows

Woven textile offcuts from cutting (cutting_textile_offcuts_output)

Unusable woven-fabric offcuts leave cutting as one weighed waste stream, separate from returned or sold usable remnants.

• Selected flow: Woven textile cutting offcuts
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weigh the offcut container by material family and subtract tare.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_solid_waste
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Elementary flows

No direct elementary output is expected unless site monitoring demonstrates one; monitored lint is assigned to p04_final_finishing.

Process: Sewing and trim assembly (p02_assembly)

Inputs

Product flows

Cut woven-fabric garment components received for sewing (cut_components_input)

The identified cut-component bundles cross from cutting into sewing and are reconciled by batch and style.

• Selected flow: Cut woven-fabric garment components
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record received bundle mass or the reconciled transfer quantity from cut_components_output.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_material_balance
• Sources: ilo-garment-2021

Sewing thread consumed in assembly (sewing_thread_input)

Sewing thread enters assembly according to issued and returned spool mass for the represented garment styles.

• Selected flow: Sewing thread
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record issued spool mass minus returned usable thread and spool tare.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_trim_issues
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025; unido-garment-1983

Buttons attached during assembly (buttons_input)

Buttons are recorded separately when present in the declared style bill; their material and count-to-mass conversion must be documented.

• Selected flow: Garment buttons
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record issued count and measured representative button mass, less documented returns.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_trim_issues
• Sources: ilo-garment-2021

Zippers attached during assembly (zipper_input)

Each zipper type used by the represented styles enters as a separately weighed trim input; this card is zero only when no zipper is specified.

• Selected flow: Garment zipper
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record issued count multiplied by verified unit mass, less documented returns.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_trim_issues
• Sources: ilo-garment-2021

Elastic tape attached during assembly (elastic_tape_input)

Elastic tape enters assembly only for styles that specify it and is recorded independently from fabric and thread.

• Selected flow: Textile elastic tape
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record issued roll mass minus returned usable tape and core tare.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_trim_issues
• Sources: ilo-garment-2021

Textile labels attached during assembly (textile_label_input)

Care, size and brand labels made of textile material are recorded as one label-material exchange by verified mass.

• Selected flow: Textile garment label
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record issued count multiplied by verified unit mass, less documented returns.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_trim_issues
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Electricity used by sewing and assembly equipment (assembly_electricity_input)

Electricity for sewing, overlocking, buttoning, fusing and local material handling enters as one metered electricity exchange.

• Selected flow: Electricity supplied to the garment factory
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Record submetered consumption or allocate a reconciled site meter by machine operating time.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_electricity
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Waste flows

No waste input is expected for the normal assembly route.

Elementary flows

No elementary input is expected for the normal assembly route.

Outputs

Product flows

Assembled garment released from sewing (assembled_garment_output)

The complete but unfinished garment leaves sewing after component and trim reconciliation and before optional wet processing or final finishing.

• Selected flow: Assembled unfinished woven-fabric garment
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record actual transferred mass by batch and style.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_output_mass
• Sources: ilo-garment-2021; unido-garment-1983

Waste flows

Textile sewing scrap from assembly (sewing_textile_scrap_output)

Thread ends and unusable textile pieces generated during sewing leave as one weighed textile sewing-scrap stream.

• Selected flow: Textile sewing scrap
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weigh collected sewing scrap by batch or allocate a reconciled container by processed garment mass.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_solid_waste
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Elementary flows

No direct elementary output is expected for the normal assembly route.

Process: Garment wet processing (p03_wet_processing)

Inputs

Product flows

Assembled garment entering wet processing (assembled_garment_wet_input)

Assembled garments cross into wet processing only when the declared route includes garment washing, bleaching, dyeing or another wet finish.

• Selected flow: Assembled unfinished woven-fabric garment
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record actual batch mass loaded into wet-processing equipment.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Route-specific (route_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment routed through wet processing
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Electricity used by garment wet-processing equipment (wet_process_electricity_input)

Electricity for washers, pumps, extractors and dryers enters as a distinct metered energy exchange when wet processing applies.

• Selected flow: Electricity supplied to the garment factory
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Record submetered consumption or allocate a reconciled meter by equipment operating time.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment routed through wet processing
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_electricity
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Process water supplied to garment wet processing (wet_process_water_input)

Fresh or supplied process water enters the wet-processing equipment and is recorded separately from recirculated internal water.

• Selected flow: Process water
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Record metered intake for the represented batches and identify measured internal reuse separately.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment routed through wet processing
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_wastewater
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Purchased steam supplied to garment wet processing (wet_process_steam_input)

Purchased steam crosses the wet-processing boundary as one utility exchange when heating is supplied externally.

• Selected flow: Purchased steam
• Flow property / unit: Energy / MJ
• Amount rule: Record supplier meter or invoice energy attributable to the represented batches.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment routed through wet processing
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_purchased_steam
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Laundry detergent used in garment washing (laundry_detergent_input)

The formulated laundry detergent dosed to garment washing enters as one product exchange and is not combined with other chemicals.

• Selected flow: Laundry detergent
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record batch dosing mass from calibrated dispensing or stock issue records.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Route-specific (route_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment routed through wet processing
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_chemicals
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Sodium carbonate used in the declared wet recipe (sodium_carbonate_input)

Sodium carbonate is recorded independently when the site recipe uses it; a zero value requires a recipe showing it is absent.

• Selected flow: Sodium carbonate
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record actual batch dosing mass from calibrated dispensing or stock issue records.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Route-specific (route_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment routed through wet processing
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_chemicals
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Waste flows

No waste input is expected for the normal wet-processing route.

Elementary flows

No elementary input is expected for the normal wet-processing route.

Outputs

Product flows

Wet-finished garment released to final finishing (wet_finished_garment_output)

The treated and extracted garment leaves wet processing as a weighed intermediate product for drying, pressing and inspection.

• Selected flow: Wet-finished woven-fabric garment
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record actual released batch mass on the declared moisture basis.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Route-specific (route_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment routed through wet processing
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Waste flows

Wastewater from garment wet processing (garment_wastewater_output)

Wastewater discharged from the represented garment wet-processing batches leaves as one measured waste flow to the declared treatment route.

• Selected flow: Garment wet-processing wastewater
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Record metered discharge or a documented water-balance calculation when no discharge meter exists.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment routed through wet processing
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_wastewater
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Sludge from onsite garment wastewater treatment (wastewater_sludge_output)

Dewatered sludge leaves as a separate waste stream only when onsite treatment serves the represented wet-processing batches.

• Selected flow: Sludge from garment wastewater treatment
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record wet sludge mass and dry-solids content, then allocate by treated batch wastewater volume.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment routed through wet processing
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_solid_waste
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Elementary flows

Any monitored substance discharged directly to air, water or soil must be added as its own elementary-flow card; wastewater and sludge transfer do not by themselves authorize invented direct emissions.

Process: Final finishing, pressing and inspection (p04_final_finishing)

Inputs

Product flows

Assembled garment entering final finishing without wet processing (assembled_garment_finishing_input)

An assembled garment enters final finishing directly only when the declared route omits garment wet processing.

• Selected flow: Assembled unfinished woven-fabric garment
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record actual transferred mass for batches that bypass p03_wet_processing.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Route-specific (route_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_output_mass
• Sources: ilo-garment-2021; unido-garment-1983

Wet-finished garment entering final finishing (wet_finished_garment_finishing_input)

A wet-finished garment crosses into final finishing only for batches that completed p03_wet_processing.

• Selected flow: Wet-finished woven-fabric garment
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record actual transferred mass for wet-processed batches.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Route-specific (route_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Electricity used for final finishing and inspection (finishing_electricity_input)

Electricity for pressing controls, lighting, inspection, repair and folding equipment enters as one metered exchange.

• Selected flow: Electricity supplied to the garment factory
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Record submetered consumption or allocate a reconciled site meter by equipment operating time.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_electricity
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Purchased steam used for pressing (finishing_steam_input)

Purchased steam enters pressing as a separate utility exchange when steam is supplied across the process boundary.

• Selected flow: Purchased steam
• Flow property / unit: Energy / MJ
• Amount rule: Record supplier meter or invoice energy attributable to pressing the represented batches.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_purchased_steam
• Sources: unido-garment-1983

Waste flows

No waste input is expected for the normal final-finishing route.

Elementary flows

No elementary input is expected for the normal final-finishing route.

Outputs

Product flows

Pressed and inspected conforming garment (pressed_inspected_garment_output)

The garment leaves final finishing after documented acceptance and transfers to packaging on a net-mass basis.

• Selected flow: Pressed and inspected woven-fabric garment
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record net mass of garments accepted by the final inspection record.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_output_mass
• Sources: unido-garment-1983

Waste flows

Rejected garment sent to waste treatment (rejected_garment_output)

An irreparable garment rejected at final inspection leaves as a separately weighed garment-waste stream rather than being hidden in yield.

• Selected flow: Rejected woven-fabric garment waste
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record net rejected mass by disposition route after excluding repaired and recovered pieces.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_solid_waste
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Elementary flows

Textile lint particulate emitted to air (lint_to_air_output)

Textile lint particulate is reported only when a monitored uncontrolled release crosses the site-to-air boundary; captured lint remains a solid waste.

• Selected flow: Particulate matter from textile lint, to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record measured emission mass from the applicable monitoring period; otherwise document the check and omit the amount as not applicable.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_direct_emissions
• Sources: ifc-textiles-apparel-2014

Process: Folding and packaging (p05_packaging)

Inputs

Product flows

Conforming garment received for packaging (garment_packaging_input)

The pressed and inspected garment enters packaging with its acceptance and net-mass records intact.

• Selected flow: Pressed and inspected woven-fabric garment
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record the transferred accepted garment mass.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_output_mass
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Electricity used for folding and packaging (packaging_electricity_input)

Electricity for folding, sealing, labelling and packaging equipment enters as one metered exchange.

• Selected flow: Electricity supplied to the garment factory
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Record submetered consumption or allocate a reconciled site meter by equipment operating time.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_electricity
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Polyethylene garment bag used as primary packaging (polyethylene_bag_input)

The low-density polyethylene bag that immediately covers the garment enters as a distinct primary-packaging material.

• Selected flow: Low-density polyethylene garment bag
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record issued bag count multiplied by verified unit mass, less unused returns.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_materials
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Paper garment hangtag used as primary packaging (paper_hangtag_input)

The paper hangtag attached for sale enters separately from textile labels and other packaging.

• Selected flow: Paper garment hangtag
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record issued hangtag count multiplied by verified unit mass, less unused returns.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_materials
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Corrugated cardboard shipping box used as secondary packaging (corrugated_box_input)

Corrugated cardboard boxes cross into packaging as a separate secondary-packaging input allocated by the garments enclosed.

• Selected flow: Corrugated cardboard shipping box
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record used box mass divided by the net garment mass packed in those boxes.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_materials
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Wooden pallet used for dispatch (wooden_pallet_input)

A wooden transport pallet enters as a separate tertiary-packaging input when the dispatch configuration uses pallets.

• Selected flow: Wooden transport pallet
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record pallet mass allocated by garments carried and divide by verified reuse count when reusable.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Route-specific (route_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_materials
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Polyethylene shrink film used for pallet stabilization (polyethylene_shrink_film_input)

Polyethylene shrink film enters independently when it is applied to stabilize tertiary packaging.

• Selected flow: Polyethylene shrink film
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record roll mass consumed net of unused returns and core tare.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Route-specific (route_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_materials
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Waste flows

No waste input is expected for the normal packaging route.

Elementary flows

No elementary input is expected for the normal packaging route.

Outputs

Product flows

Packed reference garment released at factory gate (packaged_garment_output)

The conforming packed garment leaves the foreground system at factory gate; the exchange amount uses net garment mass and excludes detachable packaging.

• Selected flow: Women's or girls' blouses, shirts, singlets, petticoats, panties, nightdresses, dressing gowns and similar articles, of textile fabric, not knitted or crocheted 141dafee-dafa-4fef-9d44-e6e23a9fcff2
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Normalize the verified net conforming garment mass to exactly 1 kg; report detachable packaging in its own input rows.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_output_mass
• Sources: unsd-cpc-v3-2025

Waste flows

Polyethylene packaging scrap generated during packing (polyethylene_packaging_scrap_output)

Damaged bags and shrink-film trimmings leave as one polyethylene packaging-scrap stream, separate from cardboard waste.

• Selected flow: Polyethylene packaging scrap
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weigh collected polyethylene scrap net of container tare.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_solid_waste
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Corrugated cardboard scrap generated during packing (corrugated_cardboard_scrap_output)

Damaged or trimmed corrugated cardboard leaves as one separately weighed packaging-waste stream.

• Selected flow: Corrugated cardboard packaging scrap
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weigh collected corrugated cardboard scrap net of container tare.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming reference garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_solid_waste
• Sources: afw-pefcr-2025

Elementary flows

No direct elementary output is expected for the normal packaging route.

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
alloc_01_subdivide_first	Shared garment-manufacturing operations	Subdivide by site, process, style and batch where records permit; allocate only the residual shared input or output.	eu-pef-method-2021
alloc_02_cutting_mass	Shared cutting and material preparation	Allocate shared cutting inputs and losses by measured mass of cut components attributable to each represented style.	afw-pefcr-2025
alloc_03_assembly_units	Shared sewing and assembly	Allocate shared assembly inputs by accepted production units when unit records drive the process, then convert each style result to the 1 kg reference using its measured net garment mass.	afw-pefcr-2025
alloc_04_finishing_mass	Shared wet processing and finishing	Allocate shared finishing inputs and outputs by measured processed garment mass unless direct batch metering provides subdivision.	afw-pefcr-2025
alloc_05_waste_and_remnants	Offcuts, leftovers and rejected garments	Keep wastes and usable returned or sold remnants distinct. Record the chosen treatment or co-product treatment and do not credit avoided production inside this foreground inventory without an explicitly declared downstream method.	afw-pefcr-2025; eu-pef-method-2021

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_material_issues	p01_cutting	Fabric and interlining inputs	Stores issues, returns, marker and BOM records	material_id; composition; batch_id; issued_mass; returned_mass; tare; marker_id	Reconcile stores issues and returns to marker batches.	kg	Each issue and batch	Representative production period, normally 12 consecutive months or a documented campaign	Every included cutting site and subcontractor	Sum net issued mass by material and batch, then normalize by net conforming output mass.	Signed issue/return records, calibrated scales, BOM and marker trace.
cp_trim_issues	p02_assembly	Thread and individual trim inputs	Stores issues, returns, counts and unit-mass tests	trim_id; material; batch_id; issued_count_or_mass; returned_count_or_mass; sampled_unit_mass; tare	Weigh bulk material or convert count using documented representative unit mass.	kg and count	Each issue and batch	Same period as represented output	Every included sewing site and subcontractor	Calculate net mass separately for each trim type and normalize by output mass.	BOM, issue/return records, scale calibration and unit-mass sample record.
cp_electricity	all processes	Electricity input	Submeter, utility meter and machine-hour records	meter_id; start_reading; end_reading; period; process; operating_hours; allocation_driver	Prefer process submeters; otherwise reconcile site meter and allocate only residual shared use.	kWh	Meter interval or monthly	Same period as represented output	Every included site	Sum process electricity, apply disclosed residual allocation, normalize by output mass.	Meter calibration, invoice reconciliation and allocation worksheet.
cp_purchased_steam	p03_wet_processing; p04_final_finishing	Purchased steam input	Supplier meter and invoice records	meter_id; steam_quantity; pressure_or_energy; period; process; allocation_driver	Reconcile supplier quantity to process meter or operating record.	MJ or supplier unit	Meter interval or monthly	Same period as represented output	Every included site using purchased steam	Convert with documented supplier factor, allocate residual shared steam, normalize by output mass.	Supplier invoice, meter record and conversion worksheet.
cp_batch_material_balance	p01_cutting; p02_assembly	Intermediate products and material balance	Batch transfer, weighing and waste records	batch_id; input_mass; returned_mass; intermediate_output_mass; offcut_mass; scrap_mass; moisture_basis	Weigh transfers and reconcile each manufacturing step.	kg	Each batch	Same period as represented output	Every included production line	Sum by batch and style; retain unexplained imbalance as a quality finding.	Calibrated scale, signed transfer record and balance worksheet.
cp_batch_output_mass	p02_assembly; p04_final_finishing; p05_packaging	Garment intermediate and reference outputs	Batch completion and final inspection records	batch_id; style; accepted_count; rejected_count; net_accepted_mass; moisture_condition; packaging_mass	Weigh accepted output after inspection and before detachable packaging.	kg and count	Each batch	Same period as represented output	Every included finishing and packaging site	Sum accepted net garment mass by style; normalize all exchanges to 1 kg.	Scale calibration, inspection release and packaging separation record.
cp_wet_batch	p03_wet_processing; p04_final_finishing	Wet-processing batch and intermediate garment	Batch card and equipment log	batch_id; recipe_id; input_mass; output_mass; moisture_basis; start_time; end_time; route	Reconcile equipment batch card with input and output weighing.	kg	Each wet batch	Same period as represented output	Every included wet-processing site or subcontractor	Aggregate only batches with the same declared route, then normalize by conforming output.	Signed batch card, recipe reference and scale calibration.
cp_water_wastewater	p03_wet_processing	Process water and wastewater	Intake meter, discharge meter and water-balance records	meter_id; intake_volume; reuse_volume; discharge_volume; period; batch_ids	Read calibrated meters; use a documented balance only when a discharge meter is unavailable.	m3	Meter interval or batch	Same period as represented wet route	Every included wet-processing site	Sum fresh intake and discharge separately; do not net internal recirculation twice.	Meter calibration and water-balance closure.
cp_wet_chemicals	p03_wet_processing	Each wet-process chemical input	Recipe, dispensing and stores records	chemical_id; CAS_or_formula; recipe_id; batch_id; concentration; formulation_mass; active_content	Record each purchased formulation or pure chemical from calibrated dosing or reconciled stock use.	kg	Each batch	Same period as represented wet route	Every included wet-processing site	Aggregate each chemical separately by route and normalize by conforming output mass.	Approved recipe, SDS, dosing calibration and stock reconciliation.
cp_packaging_materials	p05_packaging	Each packaging input	Packaging issue, count, mass and reuse records	material_id; packaging_level; issued_count; returned_count; unit_mass; products_enclosed; reuse_count	Weigh packaging or convert count with verified unit mass; retain each material separately.	kg and count	Each packaging batch	Same period as represented output	Every included packaging site	Divide shared packaging by enclosed net garment mass; divide reusable packaging by verified reuse count.	Packaging specification, issue record, unit-mass test and reuse log.
cp_solid_waste	all processes	Each solid waste output	Container weighing and disposition records	waste_id; process; gross_mass; tare; destination; recovery_status; batch_or_period	Weigh each chemically or physically distinct waste stream and reconcile disposal or recovery records.	kg	Each container or shipment	Same period as represented output	Every included site	Sum net mass by process and waste identity, then normalize by output mass.	Calibrated scale, waste transfer note and receiver record.
cp_direct_emissions	p04_final_finishing	Direct particulate emission	Stack or workplace exhaust monitoring record	source_id; pollutant; sampling_period; flow_rate; concentration; capture_status; production_mass	Use measured concentration and flow for the represented operating period; captured material is waste, not an air emission.	kg	Applicable monitoring event	Period representative of included equipment and controls	Every included emitting source	Calculate emitted mass for operating time and normalize by output mass.	Laboratory report, calibration, sampling plan and control-status log.

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_01_reference_normalization	Every inventory exchange	normalized amount = attributable batch amount / net conforming garment output mass.	Attributable exchange quantity; net_accepted_mass.	Exchange quantity per 1 kg reference garment.	eu-pef-method-2021
calc_02_material_balance	Cutting and assembly	net material input = issued mass - returned mass; unexplained difference = net inputs - intermediate outputs - separately recorded wastes - documented usable remnants.	Material issues, returns, outputs, wastes and remnants.	Step balance and unexplained difference.	afw-pefcr-2025
calc_03_count_to_mass	Buttons, zippers, labels and packaging	mass = net count × verified representative unit mass; retain sampling method and variation.	Issued and returned count; unit-mass sample.	Material mass by atomic exchange.	afw-pefcr-2025
calc_04_shared_utility	Shared electricity and steam	attributable utility = metered process quantity + residual shared quantity × disclosed allocation factor.	Process meter, site meter, operating driver and allocation factor.	Process-specific utility quantity.	afw-pefcr-2025
calc_05_wastewater_balance	Garment wet processing	discharged wastewater = measured discharge; if unavailable, calculate intake - measured evaporation - measured retained water - measured internal inventory change, without subtracting recirculated water twice.	Intake, discharge, evaporation, retained water, recirculation and inventory change.	Wastewater volume and closure result.	eu-pef-method-2021

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_01_identity_traceability	Reference product and all materials	Trace every record to facility, period, style, batch, garment specification, material composition and supplier or upstream dataset.	BOM, batch traveller, supplier record and dataset linkage.
dq_02_measurement	Mass, energy and water	Use calibrated instruments or reconciled invoices; retain raw readings, tare, conversion and uncertainty or resolution.	Calibration certificates, meter readings, invoices and conversion worksheet.
dq_03_completeness	All processes and flows	Include all applicable processes and all atomic inputs, wastes and direct emissions; explain every material-balance gap and every not-applicable card.	Process map, balance report, waste register and applicability checklist.
dq_04_temporal	Foreground period	Prefer 12 consecutive months; a shorter campaign is allowed only when seasonality, style mix and operating conditions are documented.	Production calendar and representativeness justification.
dq_05_geography_technology	Sites and subcontractors	Represent every included manufacturing site and actual technology; production-weight multi-site data and disclose missing subcontractor primary data.	Site list, process description, production weights and data-gap register.
dq_06_external_dataset_quality	Upstream datasets	Record technological, geographical, temporal and precision/quality information for each material, utility, chemical and packaging dataset.	Dataset metadata and DQR record.

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
val_01_reference_identity	Reference flow	Require UUID 141dafee-dafa-4fef-9d44-e6e23a9fcff2, Product flow type, Mass UUID 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66, Units of mass UUID 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66, and unit kg.	unsd-cpc-v3-2025
val_02_scope	Product identity	Confirm the garment is made from textile fabric that is not knitted or crocheted and fits the covered women's or girls' article types; reject excluded categories.	unsd-cpc-v3-2025
val_03_reference_amount	Dataset quantitative reference	Require exactly 1 kg net conforming garment and separately reported detachable packaging mass.	eu-pef-method-2021
val_04_qualifiers	Dataset metadata	Require every item listed under Required qualifiers; missing qualifiers make validation inconclusive.	afw-pefcr-2025
val_05_process_coverage	Process inventory	Require all four required processes and require p03_wet_processing when batch records or product claims show garment-level wet processing.	afw-pefcr-2025; ilo-garment-2021
val_06_atomic_exchanges	Inventory rows	Require one physically or chemically specific exchange per card; prohibit combined energy, trim, chemical, packaging, waste or emission labels.	afw-pefcr-2025
val_07_collection_linkage	Foreground amounts	Require every foreground_record or calculated_value row to link to a defined collection protocol and retained raw evidence.	eu-pef-method-2021
val_08_material_balance	Cutting, assembly and final output	Reconcile fabric and trim inputs, intermediate transfers, conforming output, rejected garments, returns, remnants and wastes; report rather than conceal unexplained differences.	afw-pefcr-2025
val_09_no_upstream_double_count	System boundary	Confirm that fabric, trims, chemicals, utilities and packaging enter once as product inputs with upstream datasets and that their upstream manufacture is not duplicated as foreground activity.	eu-pef-method-2021
val_10_wet_route	Wet-processing flows	When wet processing applies, require separate water, electricity, steam when used, each chemical, wastewater and sludge when generated; otherwise require documented not-applicable evidence.	afw-pefcr-2025
val_11_allocation	Shared operations	Require subdivision where feasible and retain the selected mass or unit allocation driver, production weights and normalization conversion.	afw-pefcr-2025
val_12_uuid_status	Non-reference flow identities	Reject any inventory UUID that has not passed both hybrid-search and state100 confirmation; unresolved semantic candidates remain UUID-free and listed by row_id in manifest review metadata.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground production dataset that may be published as a secondary_dataset and used as a background_dataset after review.
downstream_use	Supports downstream process and lifecyclemodel projections for garment supply chains that require a factory-gate cut-and-sew dataset.
allowed_use	Modelling the declared non-knitted/non-crocheted garment styles, sites, period, material composition, process route and packaging configuration within the stated representativeness.
excluded_use	Full cradle-to-grave apparel claims; knitted garments; protective wear; undisclosed wet-processing routes; comparison between products with materially different functions or qualifiers; use outside represented geography or technology without justification.
required_metadata	PCR id and version; reference-flow UUID and mass basis; garment qualifiers; site and period; style mix; BOM and trim identities; wet-processing applicability; process coverage; allocation; upstream datasets; packaging; data owner and review status.
required_quality_disclosure	Primary-data share; meter and scale quality; temporal, geographical and technological representativeness; material-balance gaps; subcontractor data gaps; unresolved UUIDs; allocation; omitted direct emissions; upstream dataset DQR.
update_trigger	Change in garment scope, fabric or trim bill, process route, wet treatment, site, technology, energy source, packaging, allocation, reference UUID, evidence source, or a material data-quality finding.

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
unsd-cpc-v3-2025	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division, Central Product Classification Version 3.0 structure, 30 June 2025, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ	Product scope and CPC 28234 identity context.
afw-pefcr-2025	standard	Technical Secretariat, Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR): Apparel and Footwear, Version 3.1, 29 April 2025, https://www.carbonfact.com/hubfs/A%26FW_PEFCR_v3.1.pdf; European Commission announcement: https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu-rules-measuring-environmental-impact-clothes-and-shoes-2025-06-25_en	Manufacturing boundary, process decomposition, step-specific losses, packaging, primary data, DQR and allocation rules.
eu-pef-method-2021	official_guidance	Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 of 15 December 2021 on the use of Environmental Footprint methods, CELEX:32021H2279, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32021H2279	Functional unit, reference flow, system boundary, data collection, quality, allocation and validation principles.
ilo-garment-2021	official_guidance	International Labour Organization, Improving Safety and Health in the Global Garment Industry, Vision Zero Fund, 2021, https://vzf.ilo.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/OSH_improvement-Garment-_04Web.pdf	Independent garment supply-chain and cut-and-sew process decomposition.
unido-garment-1983	handbook	United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Technical Recommendations for All Operations in the Garment Factory, report 13494.en, 1983, https://downloads.unido.org/ot/48/39/4839366/10001-15000_13494.pdf	Woven-shirt cutting, sewing, finishing, pressing and folding operations.
ifc-textiles-apparel-2014	official_guidance	International Finance Corporation, Environmental and Social Management System Implementation Handbook: Textiles & Apparel, Revision 2.2, 1 June 2014, https://www.ifc.org/content/dam/ifc/doc/mgrt/esms-handbook-textiles-apparel-v8.pdf	Textile lint and dust relevance and site monitoring context.