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- 1. This system created by the United Nations defines and classifies the hazards of chemical products, and communicates health and safety information on labels and safety data sheets
- 3. This German Agency for International Cooperation prepared one of the first chemical management toolkits.
- 6. A group of chemicals used in the manufacturing of textiles, in particular as surfactants and detergents. These can break down to form nonylphenol, a toxic, persistent, bioaccumulative and hormone-disrupting substance. These are also restricted under REACh regulation
- 7. This initiative is part of Foreign trade association and sibling of BSCI; with an aim to enable companies to manage and improve the environmental performance of their global supply chain .
- 8. This is a policy framework to foster the sound management of chemicals hosted by the United Nations Environmental Program
- 11. This group of stakeholders plays a crucial role in the economic system and can shape the requirements concerning products and responsible behavior across the supply network.
- 12. transparent and nearly colorless chemical substance which is used in large quantities during apparel&footwear production.
- 13. Name of Greenpeace led campaign targeting negative impact to human health and environment from apparel and footwear production
- 15. This initiative in Bangladesh leverages the strengths of different participating actors across industry, government, technology, finance and capacity building; with a textile sustainability platform that improves water management in the Bangladesh textile wet processing sector.
- 16. This initiative is a collaboration between is a collaboration between 30 Swedish brands and SIWI (Stockholm International Water Institute), with the aim of improving capacities in supply chains to work continuously with sustainable resource management focusing on water.
- 17. Organization establishing a supply chain wide assessment scheme to capture status-quo vis-à-vis social environmental performance
- 18. This is a water treatment process in which all wastewater is purified and recycled; therefore, leaving zero discharge at the end of the treatment cycle.
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- 2. Name of Index developed by SAC (sustainable apparel coalition) to capture social environmental performance of apparel&footwear supply chain
- 4. Organization addressing needs of apparel and footwear industry to eliminate use of harmful chemicals from production and waste water, with tools including training, auditing, testing.
- 5. This UN organization coordinates the Chemical leasing programme that shifts the focus from increasing sales volume towards a value-added and functional based approach
- 8. Semi-solid slurry produced as sewage from wastewater treatment
- 9. This Chinese NGO, that has developed the China Pollution Map Database, which compiles publically available records of environmental violations by industrial polluters across China, also used for reporting waste water discharge data.
- 10. List containing 11 substance groups that must not be present in raw materials (chemicals/auxiliaries, etc.) used during apparel & footwear production
- 11. This industry federation represents all textile related industries in China and recently launched its Chemicals Stewardship Initiative 2020.
- 14. This apparel&footwear industry association seemingly has one of the highest stakes to limit (and eliminate) damage to environment as products of their members are used when enjoying and experiencing the environment.
- 16. These chemicals are used in the textile industry as flame retardants and finishing agents for leather and textiles (water-proofing, industrial protection). They are highly toxic to aquatic organisms, do not readily break down in the environment and have a high potential to accumulate in living organisms.
- 17. This document is an essential part of Global Harmonized System and contains information on the potential hazards (health, fire, reactivity and environmental) and how to work safely with the chemical product.