ZDHC Gateway Solutions

Sustainable Chemistry Starts at Source

June 2017
Graham Storrie, Chairman, ZDHC Board
Ben Wilde, ADEC Innovations

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Discharge of Chemicals.
& Beyond Product Safety
1. Respiratory hazards
2. Ozone depletion 1. Chemical residues absorbed on
contact with skin or mouth
2. Discard to landfill

1. Water contamination leading

to diseases
2. Death of fish
3. Bio magnification 1. Soil contamination
2. Affects crops
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Source: https://news.mongabay.com/2016/05/taiwanese-chemical-spill-thought-cause-mass-fish-die-off-vietnam/

70 Tons of dead fish washed up

on Vietnam’s shores due to
release of toxic chemicals into
the sea by a steel plant in
Taiwan...

Exposure to Potassium
Permanganate fumes over a
long term can lead to
PULMONARY EDEMA or water
logging in the lungs of
workers...
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Source: http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/15324/your_distressed_jeans_are_wearing_out_workers_lungs

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 The Road to Zero

We’re a growing, industry collaboration

of brands, suppliers, chemical
companies and solution providers that
is moving the industry towards zero
discharge of hazardous chemicals to
create a better future for workers,
consumers, and the planet.

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Our vision is widespread implementation of sustainable chemistry and best practices in the
textile and footwear industries to protect consumers, workers and the environment.

Our mission is to advance towards zero discharge of hazardous chemicals in the global textile
and footwear value chain and act to improve the environment and people's well being.

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 Manufacturing Restricted
Substances List (MRSL)
What is it?

The ZDHC MRSL is a list of chemical substances banned from

intentional use in facilities.
It establishes concentrations limits for these substances.

Different from an RSL because it limits the intentional use of

certain, specified chemicals used in the entire manufacturing
process.

How can you access it?

It’s free to download on our website.

What is our goal with the ZDHC MRSL?

We want all actors within the value chain to consistently adopt
this standard

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 A clean waste stream starts with clean input chemistry.

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Chemical
Manufacturers Service Providers/Consultants
need clear guidance and less need Formulation & Certification data to
duplication from the industry. improve their products & services, continue to
Non-fragmented and affordable innovate and move the industry forwards
systems and tools to provide
assurance to their buyers and to
market their products.
Brands require
accurate data to report
progress towards Detox
goals and identify and
address high risk areas.

Fabric & Garments Suppliers

need affordable access to up-to-date,
trusted product information. Easily
accessible, reduced administration and in
a language they understand.
Governments & NGOs
need accurate information to
measure progress towards
objectives, commitments and

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The ZDHC Chemical Module
A game changer for
the sustainable
textile chemical
industry.

A partnership to
deliver the
worlds largest
database of
sustainable
textile chemistry.

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 4 Guiding Principles

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 Accessibility
1
Advanced Search

Open Standards

Multiple Languages

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 Trust, but Verify
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 Impartial & Non-biased
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 4 Cooperative

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Who can use the Gateway?

Brands Chemical Formulators Suppliers

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Benefits to Brands

• Demonstrate progress and transparency • Eliminate the burden of capturing and

in meeting your ZDHC commitments comparing inventory, audit and test data

• Obtain insights to inform procurement • Save time reporting to multiple

decisions and further mitigation work stakeholder groups with one online
repository
• Strengthen relationships across your
supply chain

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Benefits to Formulators

• Save time by reducing information • Enhance customer interactions by

requests from individual customers providing visibility across multiple
certifications and ZDHC MRSL
• Improve efficiency and ensure Conformance Guidelines
compatibility with other ZDHC-compliant
systems by exporting your Product Lists • Increase sales opportunities by
in Excel identifying high- and low-performing
geographical hotspots for ZDHC
• Expand reach by adding virtual catalogs, conformance
addressing specific buyers, sales
regions, use categories and sectors • Increase reach with MRSL-compliant
product ranges easily located by
potential customers
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Benefits to Textile Suppliers

• Choose safer chemical options • Individual account-specific profile

• Nestable lists for easy searching of • Easily invite chemical manufacturers to

conformant chemicals and product disclose chemical information
information (e.g. SDS)

• Interactive user interface for full

product details

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 A Search Engine for Textile Chemicals

Chemical Suppliers
provide confidence to
customers by listing
product and company
information in a verified,
central database.

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Advanced Search Engine for Textile Chemicals

Chemical information can be

listed and searched for.

Example information includes:

• Descriptions
• Use Categories
• Certifications & Accreditation

Chemical Suppliers, can

confidentially list SDS
information making it easily
accessible for customer Textile
Producers.

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Product Scoring
Products are summarised across two scales:

Number of products with a registered SDS

*SDS do not have to be shared publicly.

Number of Products across each Confidence Level

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Trust, but Verify

ü You add data about your company & products.

ü ZDHC Verify this information with relevant Certification Companies.

MRSL
VERIFICATION
PARTNERS

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 OBJECTIVES: THE TEXTILE PRODUCER
Meet customer performance and quality requirements,
on budget, on schedule
Meet regional Safety and Environmental regulations
Meet customer specific MRSL requirements and limits

CHALLENGES
§ Costs and time responding to customer requests and
conducting lab tests
Shafiq Dewan § Identifying safe, high performing and sustainable input
chemicals
PRODUCTION MANAGER
§ Sourcing new chemicals
WD Textile Mills, Dhaka

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Company Profile – Vitals

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Searching Companies

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Searching Companies

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Searching Companies

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Searching Company Contacts

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Searching Products – tile view

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Wastewater
Module

Launching
July 2017

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Water Data Test Results – Lab View

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 ZDHC Academy
• Launched: January 2017

• 1150+ registered users

• 44 countries

• 5 Accredited Training Providers

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Chemical Information Management
for ZDHC Conformance
BUILT FOR SUPPLIERS.
SUPPORTED BY BRANDS.
ZDHC GATEWAY

The ZDHC Registry is a game changer

streamlines chemical
for textile chemical industry.
inventory management &
information sharing
across your facility and
textile supply chain.

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INVENTORY REPORTING & BENCHMARKING

Business Intelligence reports can be generated to allow facilities

and brands to understand performance at specific points in the
supply chain.
Benchmarking is possible when overlaid with production data.

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• Proof of concept
• 2016 trial

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 Join us!

Collaborate with us to develop and implement ZDHC products and tools.

We want active engagement with: Brands, Suppliers, Textile associations and NGOs, Regulatory agencies, Environmental
and Social NGOs, Chemical industry, and Academic institutions.

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Thank you.
Q&A
graham.storrie@texology.co.uk
ben.wilde@adec-innovations.com

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