Textile Machinery Manufacturers Engagement journey

Textile Machinery Manufacturers Engagement journey

Driving innovation through sustainable machinery and new technologies

Embark on a journey with ZDHC by becoming a ZDHC signatory to bring new technologies and innovations to the textile industry! The Textile Machinery Manufacturers Engagement Journey is a space for Textile Machinery Manufacturers to come together, share best practices, and engage with their supply chains in the ZDHC Committed Community.
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Join the community
‍Share best practices, learn from your peers, and replicate and scale the innovations that are already being implemented by textile machinery manufacturers.

Start your journey 
Reduce the ecological footprint and improve worker safety while having a positive impact on the environment through new efficiencies and products.

Get Recognised 
Become ZDHC signatory and get connected with the ZDHC Signatory Community and find a showcase for your innovations in the textile, leather and footwear industries. 

An engagement pathway for Textile Machinery Manufacturers

What impact can we create together?

Common Goals: It aligns machinery manufacturers with the global mission for cleaner, safer production practices.

Innovation Hub: Offers a collaborative space to develop technologies that meet ZDHC’s established environmental standards.

Enhanced Visibility: Elevates machinery manufacturers in the eyes of brands seeking sustainable solutions, boosting market presence.

Credibility Boost: ZDHC participation signals a deep commitment to sustainability, enhancing trust among potential clients.

Networking Opportunities: Opens doors to forge valuable partnerships with industry leaders committed to eco-friendly practices.

Shape Industry Standards: Engage in setting the benchmarks for future sustainable practices in machinery manufacturing.

What are the challenges?

Chemicals: machines that eliminate hazardous chemicals in fashion production, opening new eco-friendly markets.

Water Conservation: Water-efficient technologies to reduce the industry's water use.

Emission Reduction: Low-emission machinery, setting new sustainability standards.

Energy Efficiency: Energy-saving machines that cut costs and carbon footprints.

Waste Reduction: Design for minimal waste, maximising resource efficiency.

Recyclability: Material recycling with cutting-edge machinery, championing the circular economy.

What are the opportunities?

Align Innovations with ZDHC: Develop machinery that supports ZDHC's sustainable chemical management framework and tap into a market of eco-conscious brands.

Promote Water Efficiency: Showcase water-saving technologies in line with ZDHC’s water stewardship goals, attracting sustainability-focused partners.

Showcase Emission Reduction: Demonstrate leadership with low-emission machines, aligning with global sustainability efforts and ZDHC objectives.

Differentiate with Energy Efficiency: Offer energy-efficient machines as a market differentiator, appealing to brands aiming to cut costs and carbon footprints.

Support Circular Economy: Design for minimal waste and recyclability, aligning with ZDHC’s circular economy goals and fostering industry partnerships.

Engage in Collaboration: Join ZDHC to collaborate and connect with a network committed to sustainable textile & leather production.

Large implementation base and thriving community 

Brand & Retailer community, covering a  large percentage of of the global fashion & footwear industry

Our Global Textile industry includes 5.200+ facilities, targeting to grow to 12.000  over next 3 years

Over 1.4000 chemical manufacturers from the global Chemical industry have joined ZDHC today

Largest global database of sustainable chemistry

The ZDHC Gateway includes nearly 46.000 safer alternative chemical products

Publicly available resources are the key to our success to drive large-scale industry-wide implementation

The Roadmap to Zero Programme publishes global guidelines 

The ZDHC Implementation HUB provides extensive implementation tools & solutions

Supplier to Zero programme offers solutions, training and experts. 

The Programme

Entry criteria

Basis of sustainable manufacturing practices basis of any of following evidence of management certification schemes such as ISO 14001, ISO 14044 or ISO 50001 or any comparable management schemes.

ZDHC is working with Textile Machinery Manufacturers on the development of a new Signatory Textile Machinery Manufacturers category within our Signatory Committed Community. For more information, please contact us at contribute@zdhc.org. Interested in becoming a signatory? Then fill out our survey and we will contact you.

Start Your Journey

Join the Roadmap to Zero Programme to commit to a sustainable future for fashion

Please let us know what business your company is engaged in.

Brands and Retailers

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Suppliers

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Solution Providers

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Associate
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Brands and Retailers

For brands and retailers, ZDHC provides guidelines, platforms and solutions for implementing safer chemical management in their production. Guidelines are available to the public, while the platforms and solutions are only available to contributors or specific users. Find out here how you can benefit the most for your business.

Use our guidelines
All of our guidelines, platforms and solutions like the ZDHC MRSL, ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines and the related documents are free to use. Find out if these are the tools your business needs.

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Learn about Chemistry
The ZDHC Academy is the place for you! Training sessions are offered worldwide and in local languages. Access to the platform is free.

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Get implementation help
As ZDHC implementation partner, the Implementation HUB supports organisations all over the world, by offering solutions, training and experts they need to put good chemical management in motion.

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Access the ZDHC Gateway
Brands can communicate their requirements for safer chemistry via the Gateway to suppliers who can register and find chemicals that conform to the ZDHC MRSL. Brands can also see wastewater test results from suppliers that are assessed against uniform standards like the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines or the ZDHC MMCF Wastewater Guidelines.

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Participate in the Programme
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Brands and Retailers > ZDHC guidelines, platforms and trainings

The freely available ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (ZDHC MRSL) is a single list of chemical substances banned from intentional use during manufacturing processes. To support the implementation of this list we provide the industry with a set of supporting guidelines, a ZDHC Chemical Management System and the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines to ensure a holistic input, process and output management.

ZDHC Guidelines
Find all of our guidelines in one place. From the ZDHC MRSL to the Wastewater Guidelines, this is the place to look.

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ZDHC Academy
The key platform to create awareness, learn and develop skills on sustainable chemical management and the ZDHC guidelines, solutions and platforms.

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Implementation Hub
As ZDHC implementation partner, the Implementation HUB supports organisations all over the world, by offering solutions, training and experts they need to put good chemical management in motion.

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Brands and Retailers > Access to the ZDHC Gateway

The ZDHC Gateway is available for the ZDHC Community and their supply chain.

Become a Friend
Be part of the ZDHC Community, not as a Contributor, but a Friend. You will get benefits like access to the Gateway and more. 

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Brands and Retailers > Become a Friend

Friends of ZDHC are organisations who align with ZDHC’s mission, vision and purpose. They can also access ZDHC Solutions and Platforms, which helps them to fast-track their own sustainability programmes.

Friends of ZDHC - General Eligibility Requirements

To apply to becoming a Friend of ZDHC, please confirm that your company confirms to the following requirements:

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Brands and Retailers > Become a Contributor

ZDHC works with and receives support from different stakeholders in the industry. They are divided into five categories, as defined below: Textile/Apparel/Leather/Footwear Industry, Chemical Industry, Signatory Brands, Solution Providers, and Associates. All categories must meet some general requirements in order to become a ZDHC Contributor. Some specific categories must also meet additional requirements.

Requirements for all categories

To apply to becoming a ZDHC Contributor, please confirm that your company confirms to the following requirements:

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Chemical Industry

ZDHC provides the chemical industry with unified guidance on how to meet ZDHC committed brand requirements and provides the chemical industry with a database of ZDHC MRSL-compliant commercial chemical products: the ZDHC Gateway. This database provides information on the level of ZDHC MRSL compliance of the chemicals registered in it. 

Access the ZDHC Gateway
The ZDHC Gateway is the world's first database of safer chemistry for the entire value chain. It provides an easy entryway to register and browse safer chemistry solutions. Chemical formulators can prove here ZDHC MRSL conformance for their products.

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Participate in the Programme
Do you not only want to use our guidelines, platforms and solutions but also be part of the creation?

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Our guidelines and solutions
Do you want to learn more about ZDHC MRSL and ChemCheck Report, which shows to what extent a chemical product conforms to the ZDHC MRSL.

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Chemical Industry > ZDHC Gateway

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With the ZDHC Gateway Chemical formulators can prove ZDHC MRSL conformance for their products which helps to position as a leader in reducing hazardous chemical use. ZDHC InCheck is an easy-to-read chemical inventory report. It provides an overall score of ZDHC MRSL conformance for all products in the inventory and shows where improvements can be made.

Wastewater ModuleGateway Chemical Module

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Chemical Industry > Become a Contributor

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ZDHC works with and receives support from different stakeholders in the industry. They are divided into five categories, as defined below: Textile/Apparel/Leather/Footwear Industry, Chemical Industry, Signatory Brands, Solution Providers, and Associates.
All categories must meet some general requirements in order to become a ZDHC Contributor. Some specific categories must also meet additional requirements.

Requirements for all categories

To apply to becoming a ZDHC Contributor, please confirm that your company confirms to the following requirements:

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Chemical Industry > Guidelines and solutions

Learn more about the ZDHC guidelines and solutions available to you and your industry.

ZDHC MRSL
The ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (ZDHC MRSL) - a list of chemical substances, banned from intentional use. Learn more and download it here.

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The ChemCheck  Reports
A product passport for a chemical formulation. It demonstrates the conformance of the product, in line with the ZDHC MRSL. It helps manufacturers to take safer choices and drive their individual performance in using safer chemistry.

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Manufacturers

ZDHC provides guidance and tools for manufacturing facilities on how to meet ZDHC Signatory Brand requirements and provides the Textile, Apparel, Leather or Footwear Industry with a central library of chemical formulations that conform to the ZDHC MRSL.

The Roadmap to Zero Programme
Find out more about the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme and its Focus Areas. Looking for guidelines like the ZDHC MRSL or the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines? This is the place to look.

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InCheck Report
ZDHC InCheck is an easy-to-read chemical inventory report. InCheck helps suppliers to assess and improve their chemical inventory. Comprehensive overviews of their chemical inventory are provided, alongside its overall conformance to the ZDHC MRSL. Suppliers can actively track and improve their performance. They can distinguish their organisation from others and build customer loyalty by showing brands their proactive efforts.

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ClearStream Report
ClearStream is a visual, easy-to-read report of a supplier's wastewater performance, as tested against the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines. A ClearStream report supports suppliers to easily understand their wastewater performance towards the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines. Suppliers also get guidance on opportunities to improve, so they can target their actions and resources.

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Use our free material
For suppliers and manufacturers, ZDHC offers guidelines, solutions and platforms for free.

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Supplier to Zero
Supplier to Zero empowers supply chain partners. As a brand or a leading manufacturer you can invite your suppliers at all levels. Supplier to Zero will bring them up to speed on implementation of the industry’s leading chemical management system.

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Manufacturers > Learn more about the ZDHC Programme

The ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme guides value chains towards a sustainable use of safer chemistry.Safer chemical inputs make a big difference, as long as they are used the right way and when good procedures and best practice are in place, outputs become cleaner, and process works. Measuring indicators such as, wastewater, sludge and air quality validates the work that is being done with chemical inputs and processes. It helps to determine if the output water and air is safer. Our solutions help the industry to transform their value chains.

Roadmap to Zero Programme

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Manufacturers – Learn more about InCheck and ClearStream Reports

InCheck is a performance management report to build a sustainable, future-focussed chemical procurement strategy. ClearStream is a globally-accepted wastewater reporting and benchmarking instrument. 

InCheck Report – for a better performance management
ZDHC InCheck is an easy-to-read chemical inventory report. InCheck helps suppliers to assess and improve their chemical inventory. Comprehensive overviews of their chemical inventory are provided, alongside its overall conformance to the ZDHC MRSL. Suppliers can actively track and improve their performance. They can distinguish their organisation from others and build customer loyalty by showing brands their proactive efforts. 

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ClearStream Report – for a better wastewater management
ClearStream is a visual, easy-to-read report of a supplier's wastewater performance, as tested against the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines. A ClearStream report supports suppliers to easily understand their wastewater performance towards the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines. Suppliers also get guidance on opportunities to improve, so they can target their actions and resources.

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Manufacturers – Use our free Guidelines, Platforms and Trainings

ZDHC wants to change the industry holistically. This is why a lot of our products are publicly available, some of them even free of charge. Next to this, ZDHC offers trainings for chemical management, wastewater treatment, and more, via the ZDHC Academy for all interested parties in the Industry. Find all of our solutions below.

ZDHC Guidelines
Find all of our guidelines in one place. From the ZDHC MRSL to the Wastewater Guidelines, this is the place to look.

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Implementation Hub
As ZDHC implementation partner, the Implementation HUB supports organisations all over the world, by offering solutions, training and experts they need to put good chemical management in motion.

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InCheck Report
ZDHC InCheck is an easy-to-read chemical inventory report. InCheck helps suppliers to assess and improve their chemical inventory. Comprehensive overviews of their chemical inventory are provided, alongside its overall conformance to the ZDHC MRSL. Suppliers can actively track and improve their performance. They can distinguish their organisation from others and build customer loyalty by showing brands their proactive efforts.

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ZDHC Academy
The ZDHC Academy is the place for you! Training sessions are offered worldwide and in local languages. Access to the platform is free.

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Manufacturers > Use our free material

ZDHC wants to change the industry holistically. This is why a lot of our products are publicly available, some of them even free of charge. Next to this, ZDHC offers trainings for chemical management, wastewater treatment, and more, via the ZDHC Academy for all interested parties in the Industry.

ZDHC Guidelines
Find all of our guidelines in one place. From the ZDHC MRSL to the Wastewater Guidelines, this is the place to look. 

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Implementation Hub
As ZDHC implementation partner, the Implementation HUB supports organisations all over the world, by offering solutions, training and experts they need to put good chemical management in motion.

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InCheck Report
ZDHC InCheck is an easy-to-read chemical inventory report. InCheck helps suppliers to assess and improve their chemical inventory. Comprehensive overviews of their chemical inventory are provided, alongside its overall conformance to the ZDHC MRSL. Suppliers can actively track and improve their performance. They can distinguish their organisation from others and build customer loyalty by showing brands their proactive efforts.

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ZDHC Academy
The ZDHC Academy is the place for you! Training sessions are offered worldwide and in local languages. Access to the platform is free.

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Manufacturers -  Become a Contributor

ZDHC works with and receives support from different stakeholders in the industry. They are divided into five categories, as defined below: Textile/Apparel/Leather/Footwear Industry, Chemical Industry, Signatory Brands, Solution Providers, and Associates. All categories must meet some general requirements in order to become a ZDHC Contributor. Some specific categories must also meet additional requirements.

Requirements for all categories

To apply to becoming a ZDHC Contributor, please confirm that your company confirms to the following requirements:

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Solution Provider - Solution Provider

Our Approved Solution Providers are linked to the ZDHC data infrastructure via an API and seamlessly connect to the unique ZDHC platforms. As a solution provider you gain access to ZDHC Gateway infrastructure, an exclusive implementation expert network and access to the brand customer base.

Be an Implementation Partner
We have four different categories of Implementation Partners. Find out more here!

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Be a ZDHC Accepted Certification Body or Testing Lab
Find out more about how to become an MRSL Conformance Indicator here.

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Solution Provider - Be an Implementation Partner

To maximise impact, we scale our efforts with Implementation Partners who have the know-how - based on years of expertise and ZDHC knowledge - to fast-track chemical management programmes.
As an Implementation Partner of ZDHC you can seamlessly integrate your services with ZDHC's implementation tools and guidance. By this you can accelerate your business and gain new customers.

Expert
Approved Experts are supporting brands and facilities, with years of experience and knowledge of on-site consulting. Become part of the Implementation HUB Find Your Expert network - the upcoming match-making platform for the industry.

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Approved Solution Providers
InCheck Reports are based on a supplier’s chemical Inventories and can exclusively be generated via our Approved Solution Providers listed here. InCheck Reports are directly saved in the supplier’s ZDHC Gateway account.

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Baseline InCheck Verifiers
Approved Baseline InCheck Verifiers support suppliers in establishing a verified report of their chemical inventory.The Application phase will open in late 2020.

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Trainer
Our base of approved partners supports you to fast-track your implementation of the ZDHC sustainable Chemical Management Systems (CMS) as well as the practical implementation of other ZDHC solutions, guidelines and platforms. Our Accredited Training Providers host courses to help understand the process.

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Solution Provider - Become an Implementation Partner

Scale up your expertise and solutions by being an Implementation Partner and seamlessly integrate your services with ZDHC's implementation tools and guidance. 

General information
We provide our Partners with data and solution infrastructure. Accelerate your business and get the key to gain new customers by becoming an approved Roadmap to Zero Implementation Partner.

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Solution Provider - Become a ZDHC Accepted Certification Body or Testing Lab

Certified standards can indicate a chemical product's conformance to the ZDHC MRSL. Acceptance is awarded at four different levels. Boost the impact of your certified standard. Apply, then follow the steps to earn ZDHC Accepted status.
ZDHC MRSL Conformance Indicatorsreceive exclusive access to the ZDHC Gateway Chemical Module and gain the ability to certify against the ZDHC MRSL.

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Solution Provider - Become a ZDHC Accepted Testing Laboratory

ZDHC Accepted Wastewater Laboratories deliver and verify wastewater and sludge testing data. Make your lab part of this global effort to drive transparency in the industry.
ZDHC Wastewater Testing Laboratories receive exclusive access to the ZDHC Gateway: Wastewater Module to upload any test against the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines.

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Solution Provider - Become a ZDHC Contributor

Currently not possible as this category is on hold.

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Associate

Want to participate in the ZDHC Programme and help to develop guidelines, solutions and platforms.

Become a ZDHC Contributor
Apply now and be part of the ZDHC Family. 

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Associate - Become a Contributor

ZDHC works with and receives support from different stakeholders in the industry. They are divided into five categories, as defined below: Textile/Apparel/Leather/Footwear Industry, Chemical Industry, Signatory Brands, Solution Providers, and Associates. All categories must meet some general requirements in order to become a ZDHC Contributor. Some specific categories must also meet additional requirements.

Requirements for all categories

To apply to becoming a ZDHC Contributor, please confirm that your company confirms to the following requirements:

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