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.
全球回收標準（GRS）相當初是由Control Union于 2008 年研發 ，在 2011 年 1 月 1 日，標準擁有權交到紡織交易組織(Textile Exchange)擁有。紡織交易組織所在 2012 年初修訂了此標準，其目標是使標準更加堅固，并包括建如新的化學要求規范。修改該標準的研發工作由一個國際工作組（IWG）執行。該工作小組成員包括Control Union, ICEA, IMO, Intertek, and SCS Global Services。在行業內的利益相關者群體，包括零售商，品牌商，供貨商和其他業委會成員亦有審查此標準，以確保它是一個實際有作用的工業工具。
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.
還擁有其他的標準﹐例如含量聲明標準（CCS），再生含量聲明標準（RCS）， 有機含量聲明標準（OCS），以及針對羽絨服裝原料的羽絨責任標準（RDS）。這些標準的目的是確保產銷監管鏈的優先材料使用，并針對最終成品提供標簽的工具。
