Laboratories and certifiers

ZDHC guidelines help minimise the discharge of hazardous chemicals throughout the textile, apparel, leather, and footwear value chains.
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Brands frequently require proof of conformance to the ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (ZDHC MRSL) before committing their production to a specific supplier facility.
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Laboratories and certifiers approved by ZDHC play a critical role in validating conformance to relevant ZDHC guidelines.

ZDHC MRSL conformance

ZDHC MRSL Certifiers

The ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (ZDHC MRSL) limits harmful chemicals in formulations for manufacturing textile, apparel, leather, and footwear products.
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Certifiers who have passed the due diligence process of ZDHC become ZDHC MRSL Certifiers and are in effect approved as able to provide certificates as an indication of conformance to the ZDHC MRSL.

Wastewater testing

ZDHC Wastewater Testing Laboratories

To analyse the discharge from supplier facilities, laboratories test wastewater and sludge against the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines.
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Laboratories are approved by ZDHC based on criteria including staff experience, equipment and processes in place to analyse wastewater and sludge samples.

To ensure consistent data quality, ZDHC Approved Laboratories submit test report data into the ZDHC Gateway Wastewater Module on behalf of the supplier.

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Laboratories and Certifiers

Over 100 laboratories and certifiers have been approved by ZDHC.

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ZDHC MRSL APPROVED Certifiers ZDHC Wastewater APPROVED Laboratories

Become a ZDHC Approved Laboratory or Certifier

We guide laboratories and certifiers through the process of due diligence: the ZDHC Solution Provider Platform offers an easy way to manage the approval process.
Read on to check helpful information and tutorial on how to apply and establish your approval certification.

Become a ZDHC Approved MRSL Certifier

Register your laboratory or certification organisation on the ZDHC Solution Provider Platform and complete the ‘ZDHC MRSL’ application under the ‘applications’ tab.
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You can find more information on the requirements for approval in the ZDHC MRSL Conformance Guidance.

ZDHC MRSL Conformance Guidance

This document outlines the requirements for indicating ZDHC MRSL conformance.

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Become a ZDHC Approved Wastewater Testing Laboratory

Register your wastewater laboratory on the ZDHC Solution Provider Platform and complete the 'ZDHC Wastewater' application under the ‘applications’ tab.

You can find more information on the requirements for approval in the ZDHC Wastewater Sampling and Analysis Plan, and the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines.
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Wastewater and Sludge Laboratory Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP)

This document guides labs on ‘how to sample and test’ to determine the concentration of parameters in wastewater and sludge.

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Wastewater Guidelines

These Guidelines standardise wastewater testing requirements in the global apparel, textile and footwear supply chain.

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Become a ZDHC Approved Wastewater MMCF Testing Laboratory

Did you apply to become a ZDHC Wastewater Laboratory?

It is important to note that only ZDHC Approved Wastewater Testing Laboratories can apply for acceptance to test against the ZDHC MMCF Guidelines.

Refer to section “2. ZDHC Wastewater Testing Laboratory” in the “ZDHC Wastewater” application to learn more about the approval criteria.

Once you have completed your application for ZDHC Wastewater Testing Laboratory, you are ready for the next step.

Log in to the ZDHC Solution Provider Platform and complete the 'ZDHC Wastewater MMCF' application under the ‘applications’ tab.

You can find more information on the requirements for approval in the ZDHC MMCF Guidelines.

ZDHC MMCF Industry Standard Implementation Approach

This support document underlines the steps and actions necessary to implement the ZDHC MMCF Guidelines and support the involved stakeholders during the implementation.

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Become a ZDHC Approved Leather Wastewater Testing Laboratory

Did you apply to become a ZDHC Approved Wastewater Testing Laboratory?

It is important to note that only ZDHC Approved Wastewater Testing Laboratories can apply for acceptance to test against the ZDHC Leather Wastewater Guidelines Addendum.

Read section "2. ZDHC Wastewater Testing Laboratory" in the “ZDHC Wastewater” application to learn about the approval criteria.

Once you have completed your ZDHC Wastewater Testing Laboratory application, you are ready for the next step.

Log in to the ZDHC Solution Provider Platform and complete the 'ZDHC Wastewater Leather' application under the 'applications' tab.

You can find more information on the requirements for approval in the ZDHC Leather Wastewater Guidelines Addendum.

Leather Wastewater Guidelines Addendum

These Guidelines set a single unified expectation for sampling, testing and reporting of industrial wastewater and sludge resulting from leather processing.

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Become one of the ZDHC Approved Laboratories or Certifiers who are able to test and certify against the ZDHC MRSL, ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines and the ZDHC MMCF Guidelines.

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