TESTEX and ZDHC host «Accelerating Sustainable Chemical Management: The ZDHC Way» seminar in Indonesia

Approximately 380 people from 250 companies attended the seminar. Attendance consisted of government representatives (Indonesian Ministry of Industry), brands (including H&M, Adidas, New Balance, Uniqlo), buying agents, and textile and chemical manufacturers.

TESTEX’s Mary-Rose Egloff presented OEKO-TEX® ECO PASSPORT as an approved certification for conformance with the updated ZDHC MRSL V3.1. ZDHC gave 2 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 supplier 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 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.