* Performance in fashion brand chemical sustainability at a glance

* Display of level of implementation performance towards the goal of eliminating harmful chemicals from their value chains.

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Integration into ZDHC Programme

• Access to Programme Focus Areas
• Active participation in development of guidelines and solutions
• Manufacturing associations can invite their members to Supplier to Zero Programme
  
  

Marketing & Communication

• License to use Roadmap to Zero Logo
• Placement of company logo on Roadmap to Zero website and ZDHC publications and (event) collateral
  
• Access to ZDHC Signatory only Intranet with internal documents
  
• Weekly newsletter
  
• Monthly Update Call
  
  

Chemical Supplier Advisory Group (CSAG)

• For Associates from the Chemical Industry:

Can participate in CSAG meetings, with one person representing the company. This group gives the representatives within it a voice. It empowers them to provide expert advice and guidance on matters important to the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme.

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ZDHC Events, Conferences and Representation

• No attendance fee for ZDHC Programme meetings, regional events and ZDHC Annual Meeting (2 people maximum)
• Present or speak on behalf of ZDHC at events and conferences

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• Promotes and enhances transparency of supply chain performance on sustainability
• Provides a platform to position industry frontrunners
• Encourages both suppliers as well as consumers to join the sustainability transformation

Join as ZDHC Signatory and get connected with the ZDHC Signatory Community and find ways to showcase your innovations.

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1. Submit

Upload your MRSL conformant chemical products along with supporting documentation.

2. Review

Submit the products for review for MRSL conformance.

3. Publish

Confirm ZDHC MRSL conformant products to publish allowing suppliers and brands to view them.

4. Improve

Continuously improve and update product offerings to maintain conformance.

5. Lead

Lead your clients at facility level in the transformation to sustainable chemical management.

1. Commit

Commit to becoming a ZDHC Signatory Brand to gain access to ZDHC platforms, and set goals for your supply chain.

2. Connect

Map your supply chain and connect to suppliers. Start communicating your requirements.

3. Report

Gather supply chain verifications and monitor supplier base scoring.

4. Scale

Increase your supplier base and connect to more suppliers on our platforms.

5. Lead

Showcase your supply chain performance and lead the transformation to sustainable chemical management. 

1. Assess

Assess your current state of sustainable chemical management and identify gaps.

2. Engage

Connect with brands, find safer chemicals, explore courses, and learn from best practices.

3. Implement

Follow the guided approach to implement sustainable chemical management, and correct identified gaps.

4. Verify

Choose your desired level of verification, conduct assessments, and share outcomes with brands.

5. Improve

Advance your journey by gaining insights and continuously improve your supplier scoring.

1. Assess and improve your chemical inventory.

2. Obtain overviews on chemical inventory and overall conformance to the ZDHC MRSL.

3. Easy-to-read report

4. Track and improve performance

5. Establish differentiation and  show customer loyalty to brands

6. Set a step in the direction to achieve Supplier to Zero status, and joing a selected group of future-focussed industry leaders.

1. Create awareness

2. Build knowledge

3. Enable skills on sustainable chemical management

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• A streamlined approach to sustainable chemical management - from the entry to the expert level
• A toolbox for realising your potential, increasing your production efficiency and reducing your risk
• Works on all tiers, customised content for dye-houses, tanneries, material suppliers, footwear factories and textile assembly (CMT, RMG)
• Invite your suppliers to use the platform, too - free access to Foundational Level and the ZDHC Gateway
• Reduce the negative impacts on the environment, workers and communities
• Gain visibility on the ZDHC DETOX.Live platform with the Supplier to Zero certificate level 1, 2 and 3

1. Brands

CONNECT WITH SUPPLIERS

• Strengthen relationships across your value chain
• Invite, connect with and bookmark suppliers
  
• Disclose value chain details publicly on DETOX.Live
• Make informed procurement decisions
• Create and share preferred chemical products with suppliers
• Capture and compare inventory, audit and test data
• Report your online repository to multiple stakeholders at once
• View and download suppliers Input and Output Performance data (Performance InCheck reports and ClearStream reports) and their activity on the Supplier to Zero Platform.

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2. Suppliers

SEARCH FOR ZDHC MRSL CONFORMANT PRODUCTS

• Directly connect with Brands you work with
• Search and contact potential new clients
• View preferred chemical lists of your clients
• Research safer chemical alternatives with more than 50,000 chemical products available at your fingertips
• Search through conformant chemicals and product information (e.g. Safety Data Sheets, Technical Data Sheets, Certificates)
• Interactive user interface for full product details
• Individual facility-specific profile
  
• Invite chemical formulators to disclose chemical information
• Easily share verified wastewater data, ClearStream reports and Performance InCheck reports with clients
  
• Show your engagement on the Supplier to Zero Platform

3. Formulators

• Gateway is the point of contact to your customers
• Save time by reducing information requests from individual customers
• Increase reach with ZDHC MRSL compliant product ranges easily located by potential customers
• Search for potential new customers (visibility on supplier and brand profiles)
• Enhance customer interactions by providing visibility across multiple certifications, SDS etc.
• Improve efficiency and ensure compatibility with other databases or analytical systems, by exporting your Product Lists in Excel
• Create ChemCheck reports to proof products’ ZDHC MRSL conformance for customers who are not yet engaged with the Gateway
• Create customer specific ChemCheck Summary reports to show your ZDHC MRSL conformant product portfolio

1. Supplier

ChemCheck reports can be easily found on the ZDHC Gateway - Chemical Module and provides clear, understandable insights of the ZDHC MRSL level of conformance of a chemical formulation. ChemCheck reports help facilities to make informed procurement decisions and improve buying practices for safer chemistry.

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2. Formulator

The ZDHC ChemCheck report empowers formulators to demonstrate product performance towards the ZDHC MRSL. It provides an easy-to-read synopsis, which facilities and brands can understand to make informed sustainable procurement decisions. At the same time, it supports formulators to demonstrate corporate efforts in driving sustainable chemistry and verify investments in ZDHC accepted certification schemas.

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WASTEWATER PERFORMANCE

ort supports suppliers to easily understand their wastewater performance towards the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines. Its simple, easy-to-read format makes it easy to share with brand customers, and to highlight any progress with wastewater management. Suppliers also get guidance on opportunities to improve, so they can target their actions and resources. A supplier's performance is also visible on the Detox.Live platform.