Dope Snow collection earns bluepass certification
Our Fall/Winter 2025 outerwear jackets and pants, mid-layers, base-layers, gloves and facemasks are bluepass certified. Here’s what the certification mark means, how it relates to the bluesign system, and where to check its scope.
Our Fall/Winter 2025 outerwear jackets and pants, mid-layers, base-layers, gloves and facemasks are bluepass certified. These are the product categories covered by this announcement; it is not a claim that every item we sell is certified.
Getting here meant working with suppliers across our production network. Go the work behind Dope’s bluepass certification to meet some of the people involved.
The approved bluepass consumer product claim reads: “To help reduce adverse impact on people and the planet, this product was made with materials produced through processes that meet bluesign Criteria for product stewardship, resource productivity, environmental protection, worker and social responsibility, including management system requirements.” Certified by bluesign technologies ag. Learn more at bluesign.com/verify.
What is bluesign®?
bluesign is the organisation behind the bluesign system. It works with brands, manufacturers and chemical suppliers on production processes, chemical management and supply chain practices.
The two names have different roles: bluesign owns and manages the certification scheme; bluepass is the certification mark used for certified products, materials and chemical products.
The bluesign system looks at inputs and production processes, as well as the finished result. Its work includes:
- 1Reducing environmental impact.
- 2Managing chemical inputs and reducing harmful substances in production.
- 3Improving occupational health and safety practices.
Certification sits within an ongoing programme of assessment and improvement. It does not mean a product has no environmental impact, or that every item from a System Partner brand is certified.
What the bluesign system covers
bluesign Criteria cover product stewardship, resource productivity, environmental protection, worker and social responsibility, including management system requirements. Areas of work include:
Resource productivity
Reviewing how water, energy and other resources are used in production.
Consumer safety
Assessing chemical inputs and managing substances relevant to consumer safety.
Air emissions
Managing emissions to air from manufacturing processes.
Water emission
Managing wastewater and opportunities to reduce water use in production.
Occupational health and safety
Reviewing workplace practices, including how chemical exposure is managed.
How the bluesign® SYSTEM works
The bluesign system works upstream with chemical suppliers and manufacturers. Assessments and input management help identify where production practices need to change, with follow-up work to address those areas.
These terms describe different parts of the system:
bluepass
The certification mark for certified consumer products, materials and chemical products. Check the information for the specific item to see which certification applies.
bluesign® CRITERIA
The published requirements that production processes are assessed against. bluesign keeps the full scope of what a bluepass claim covers current at bluesign.com/verify.
bluesign® SYSTEM PARTNER
This refers to a company that has committed to implementing the bluesign® SYSTEM throughout its processes and products
For suppliers and brands, participating in the system involves work such as:
- Undergoing an on-site assessment by bluesign® experts
- Reviewing chemical inputs, dyes and raw materials against bluesign Criteria
- Working on any areas of improvement highlighted in bluesign®’s gap analysis
Being a bluesign® SYSTEM PARTNER is an ongoing commitment to the system and to improving supply chain practices. Recycled material choices are a separate part of our work, discussed in recycled polyester: Our PET project.
Wrapping up
Certification is one part of our approach. Keeping clothing in use matters too, which is why our Renewed program repairs clothing for another owner. Neither step removes the impact of making a garment, but each addresses a different part of its life.
For more about our work with suppliers, read our bluesign partnership and bluepass certification. For the current certification scope, visit bluesign.com/verify. Certified by bluesign technologies ag.
Explore Dope gear below, and check the certification information for the item you choose.
