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Progress report on zero discharge

26/04/2012
A group of sports brands and fashion retail chains who announced in November a joint roadmap towards zero discharge of hazardous chemicals (ZDHC) in the supply chain by 2020 have published a progress report. Puma, Nike, Li Ning and adidas, as well as fashion retail chains C&A and H&M, were the original companies on the list. They have now been joined by fashion brand G-Star.

In December 2011, the companies held a meeting in Germany to start developing “an organisational proposal” and to develop detailed project plans for the roadmap. Since the start of 2012, they have carried out a consultation exercise with their own stakeholders and made it clear to their supply chain partners that they now need to source preparations that are free from alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEO), helping their suppliers identify alternatives.

In addition, the group of companies has selected partner factories in different locations with which it will carry out a benchmark study on the nine classes of chemicals that have previously caused harm to the environment. It has also conducted the first in what it says will be a series of seminars on this subject in Asia, on this occasion in Bangladesh.

A full public website outlining the work the group is doing and reporting on progress is under development.

All seven companies met up in Belgium in April to continue the dialogue and establish next steps.

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