Creating measurable impact

For more than a decade, ZDHC has been advancing sustainable chemical management across the global textile, apparel, leather and footwear industries, working towards a future where better chemistry protects life, land, air and water.

Together with our global community, we are creating measurable impact through safer chemistry, cleaner water, greater transparency and continuous improvement across the value chain.

Verified performance

37,491

Wastewater reports published

Safer chemistry

181,418

MRSL conformant products

Transparency

200,729

Chemical inventories submitted

Trusted network

164

Approved laboratories

Measuring progress through transparent reporting

Each year we publish our Impact Report and Annual Report, providing a transparent overview of our progress, achievements and priorities. Together, they demonstrate how collaboration across the value chain is driving measurable improvements in sustainable chemical management.

Working with partners to create lasting change

Collaboration is central to achieving sustainable chemical management.

Through partnerships with governments, international organisations, funding bodies and industry partners, ZDHC supports projects that strengthen local capability, improve environmental performance and accelerate implementation of the Roadmap to Zero Programme. These initiatives demonstrate how shared action creates measurable impact across the global textile, apparel, leather and footwear industries.

Turning data into meaningful insight

Reliable data enables organisations to measure progress, demonstrate performance and meet increasing reporting expectations. Through Data in Motion and platforms such as Detox.Live, ZDHC helps make trusted programme data more accessible, supporting greater transparency across the value chain.

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Impact inpractice

Discover how textile, apparel, leather and footwear organisations are turning sustainable chemical management into measurable industry progress.