ZDHC expands reach in China

13/05/2016
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation has signed a collaboration agreement with the China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) to increase its presence in China.

As well as announcing the collaboration with the ZDHC Foundation CNTAC, which represents all textile industries in China, has launched its Chemical Stewardship Initiative 2020 aimed at minimising the negative effects of chemicals on human health and the environment.

CNTAC hopes to draw on the experience and expertise of the ZDHC foundation to achieve its goals for 2020. The key areas of collaboration include improving stakeholder outreach, sharing of best practices, combining to driving innovation and joining forces to host training and regional conferences.

“We’re excited to be collaborating with CNTAC as this provides a tremendous opportunity for ZDHC to achieve real impact across China. Industry collaboration is essential if we’re to meaningfully target and eliminate hazardous chemicals from the global textile and footwear supply-chain,” said Frank Michel, the ZDHC Foundation’s Executive Director.