Testex & ZDHC promote sustainable chemical use at seminar in Indonesia

20 Jul '23

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Testex and ZDHC conducted the first 'Accelerating Sustainable Chemical Management: The ZDHC Way' seminar in Indonesia, aimed at teaching industry stakeholders how to employ the ZDHC Guidelines and Platforms.
The event drew 380 attendees from 250 companies.
Participants learned about the ZDHC's updated guidelines and the OEKO-TEX Eco Passport certification.

As an official Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Roadmap to Zero Programme Solution Provider, Testex and ZDHC hosted the seminar, ‘Accelerating Sustainable Chemical Management: The ZDHC Way’, earlier this month. The seminar was the first stakeholder engagement event to be conducted by ZDHC in Indonesia, with the goal to support the textile and chemical industry stakeholders in understanding how to implement Sustainable Chemical Management by using the ZDHC Guidelines and Platforms.

Approximately 380 people from 250 companies attended the seminar. Attendance consisted of government representatives from the Indonesian ministry of industry; brands including H&M, Adidas, New Balance, and Uniqlo; buying agents; and textile and chemical manufacturers, Testex said in a press release.

Testex’s Mary-Rose Egloff presented the OEKO-TEX Eco Passport as an approved certification for conformance with the updated ZDHC MRSL V3.1. ZDHC gave two presentations on the updates to the ZDHC Guidelines and an overview of its platforms and implementation solutions. Other presentations were given by the director general of chemical, pharmacy, and textile industries, as well as by H&M and Adidas. This was followed by a panel discussion to share experiences and challenges in implementing the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme.

There was great anticipation before the event for more detailed information regarding the ZDHC implementation programmes, in particular from chemical suppliers or textile manufacturers regarding the requirements for the ZDHC Gateway, which were not clear for many before the event. As a result, there was enough interest for ZDHC to hold a workshop with a smaller number of participants which covers the implementation of the ZDHC gateway.

The participants were aware that OEKO-TEX Eco Passport is a ZDHC approved certification, and the seminar generated more interest for the certification, especially with textile manufacturers who already have OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification and are eager to source their chemicals from Eco Passport certified suppliers who already comply with the ZDHC MRSL.

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