‘Tangible progress’ for ZDHC group
05/05/2015
The group – made up of brands including Nike, Adidas, Puma and New Balance and which was established in response to a 2012 Greenpeace report - developed tools to assist dye houses, chemical suppliers, brands and stakeholders to adopt a chemical management standards including a Manufacturing Restricted Substance List (MRSL) and chemicals management training curriculum for suppliers in Asia.
Highlights included:
Providing MRSL training and developed chemical guidance sheets in six languages to assist mills and suppliers with the phase-out and substitution of substances restricted on the ZDHC MRSL
• A framework for prioritising hazardous chemicals for elimination or substitution and a Research List of substances for which safer alternatives will be sought.
• Conducted and summarised key finding from 25 pilot audits across eight countries at wet processing facilities using the Environmental Audit Protocol, Version 1.0, some member brands began implementation using the protocol.
• Continued collaboration with industry associations including the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Outdoor Industry Association, Global Social Compliance Programme, Leather Working Group OEKO TEX, bluesign and Solidaridad to align tools and collaboration.
• Developed draft Chemical Management System Manual to assist brands, retailers, Tier 1 and 2 suppliers and chemical suppliers to improve chemical management and assist in moving towards zero discharge.
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