to make manufacturing processes more sustainable
ZDHC is a multi-stakeholder organisation comprising over 320 signatories from across the industry including Brands, Suppliers, Solution Providers and Chemical Suppliers.
The Roadmap to Zero Programme, by ZDHC, leads the fashion industry to eliminate harmful chemicals from its global supply chain by building the foundation for more sustainable manufacturing to protect workers, consumers and our planet’s ecosystems.
Our signatories are the vital, driving force behind our collective progress.
The Roadmap to Zero Programme is organised into three focus areas which are interlinked to improve chemical management. Within each of the focus areas, it is our priority to develop and maintain the ZDHC Guidelines, Platforms and Solutions to enable and accelerate the implementation of the programme.
Input
Laying the cornerstone of the Roadmap to Zero Programme, the focus area of Input develops and manages tools and guidelines for safer chemical management by restricting the use of harmful chemicals while consequently helping to avoid the removal from effluents. The parameters with which we guide the industry are listed on the ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (ZDHC MRSL). Tools include the ZDHC Gateway- Chemical Module, the ZDHC ChemCheck™ and the ZDHC InCheck™ Report which are available to our community. Visit our Input page to view the latest platforms
Process
The focus area of Process enables good chemical management practices by creating harmonised guidelines and providing the tools to implement within the value chain. Tools are designed and maintained to help assess the implementation of ZDHC guidelines. Visit the Process page to view the latest platforms.
Output
The Output Focus Area supports and verifies the work of the Input and Process Focus Areas. This includes the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines - for Textiles, Leather and MMCF, the ZDHC MMCF Air Emissions Guidelines and related platforms such as the ZDHC Gateway - Wastewater Module and the ZDHC ClearStream report. Please review the Output page for more details on the different guidelines and solutions.
Roadmap to Zero Programme is paving the way for cleaner and sustainable chemical management within the fashion industry
The launch of the ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substance List (MRSL) challenged the industry to act beyond finished products. Our approach tackles the problem at the source by ensuring hazardous chemicals never enter the value chain in the first place.
In just a decade, The Roadmap to Zero Programme has achieved significant scale within the fashion industry. In 2020, the number of active Suppliers on the ZDHC Gateway increased by 41%, from the previous year.
The real-time data is checked against the requirements set by the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines in the form of a simplified report that can be easily shared and checked by all.
ZDHC Guidelines
ZDHC publishes its guidelines publicly on the Roadmap to Zero website. These set of guidelines establish a framework for the industry to drive effective development and implementation of chemical management systems and processes.
ZDHC Platforms
ZDHC develops and operates its platforms based on its own Information Technology platforms that support the implementation of ZDHC Guidelines and other ZDHC processes for management of the Roadmap to Zero Programme.
ZDHC Solutions
ZDHC develops solutions to support the implementation of ZDHC Guidelines and provide evidence thereof, derived from and based on the use of information and data feedback from the ZDHC Platforms.
ZDHC is a multi-stakeholder organisation comprising over 320 signatories from across the industry including Brands, Suppliers, Solution Providers and Chemical Suppliers. Our signatories are vital in driving collective progress
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verified wastewater test reports make the ZDHC Gateway the world's largest database of cleaner chemical products available to the fashion industry
of Suppliers who carried out wastewater testing in 2020 had no detections of restricted substances from the ZDHC MRSL parameters for wastewater and sludge
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testing labs across 4 continents have been approved by ZDHC to conduct accurate wastewater testing
Join the Roadmap to Zero Programme to commit to a sustainable future for fashion
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