The aim of the paper is to build up the needed understanding of air emissions management and best practices
The ZDHC Foundation has broadened its scope of work to address the management of air emissions within the textile, apparel, leather and footwear industry.
The new strategy has been published in the Foundation s new position paper and is in recognition of the impact that air emissions of hazardous chemicals may have in communities and the environment.
The paper is the result of the collaborative effort that included representatives from relevant stakeholder groups with the aim to minimise air pollution across the textile, apparel, leather and footwear value chain.
Testing firm Eurofins Softlines and Leather has had a further four of its laboratories approved under the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme to conduct ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substance List (MRSL) V2.0 Level 1, 2 and 3 Conformance for buyers and suppliers worldwide.
ZDHC MRSL supports good chemical management by helping to avoid the use of hazardous substances during production and manufacturing. This solution facilitates the creation of end products that meet the requirements for cleaner outputs.
In addition to Eurofins BLC in the UK, which has already been approved for Level 1, 2 and 3 in 2017, the new ZDHC MRSL V2.0 Level 1, 2 and 3 conformance approval has been given to another four Eurofins Softlines and Leather laboratories: Gurgaon, India; Como, Italy; Alicante, Spain; and Istanbul, Turkey.