DyStar joins ZDHC Foundation for textile sustainability

Following an open letter to ZDHC in May 2018, GCIRT’s signatory’s engagement into the ZDHC programme will support a faster transformation of the industry by taking the complexity out of the supply chain and to find appropriate solutions for the industries’ requirements, according to DyStar.

In an intense dialogue and a series of meetings during the past year between the ZDHC Board of Directors and the GCIRT, an alignment was gained on ZDHC organisational commitments and a mutual understanding of the role of chemical suppliers within the ZDHC programme. As a consequence of the alignment, the GCIRT signatory companies will each be joining the ZDHC Foundation as contributors and uploading their products in the chemical module of the ZDHC gateway via bluesign’s bluefinder tool.

DyStar is a proud member of the GCIRT initiative and is very happy to announce our decision to join the ZDHC Foundation as a contributor. As part of this initiative, we will be uploading our key products onto the ZDHC gateway chemical module and support the ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substance List (MRSL) and the related ‘pyramid’ conformity system designed to eliminate duplicative approaches. This is the fundamental base to the success of ZDHC and all stakeholders of the textile value chain. DyStar will actively engage in various task forces focused on supporting the continuous improvement programmes of ZDHC. As such DyStar, together with the GCIRT initiative, look forward to a close and open cooperation with all stakeholders of ZDHC.

DyStar’s commitment to ZDHC Foundation is further demonstrated in the areas of innovative product design and organisation operation practices. Sustainability begins with design at DyStar because the most effective way to mitigate a product’s lifecycle impact is to get it right from the onset. To achieve this, we integrate the ZDHC requirements as part of our R&D efforts to provide safer and more environmentally benign products for customers and ultimately the final users.

Assessing the need for establishing the sustainability commitment in the textile industry, DyStar believes the expanded collaboration with ZDHC will enable a most effective uptake and impact of chemical management practices and innovations across the textile industry. (GK)

Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India