Germany's TUV Rheinland partners with digital chemical platform BHive

Consumers are becoming more conscious of the environmental impact associated with the manufacturing process of consumer products. With the calling of a cleaner and more sustainable chemicals management in the fashion and textile industry, manufacturers are under rising pressure from brands and retailers to increase chemical transparency and demonstrate good control of chemicals used throughout the production process, TUV Rheinland said in a press release.

As partners of the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) programme, The BHive and TUV Rheinland aim to promote industry best-practice tools and standards. The BHive is an approved solution provider for the ZDHC Performance InCheck. TUV Rheinland is accredited by ZDHC as MRSL Level 3 certifier, laboratory for wastewater and sludge analysis and academy training provider. The organisation is also a Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) approved Facility Environmental Module (FEM) Verifier Body and Trainer Body.

“We believe that this strategic partnership with TUV Rheinland is a critical step towards our shared goal of accelerating the phase out of hazardous chemical products from textile production. Moreover, we aim to promote overall supply chain transparency in the industry. As one of the world’s leading testing service providers, we see TUV Rheinland as a strong partner on this journey towards the improvement of chemicals management,” Lars Doemer, managing director of GoBlu International Ltd., the company behind The BHive, said.

“The BHive offers a smart and innovative solution to the otherwise complex process of chemicals management. By partnering with The BHive, we are expanding our sustainability service portfolio. We are proud to now announce our joint goal of offering a seamless approach to sustainable chemicals management, which will help promote the use of safer chemical alternatives in textile production and provide increased visibility of the chemical supply chain to our clients in the fashion industry,” Mohammed Dkhissi, global field manager, Softlines from TÜV Rheinland, said.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RR)