TUV Rheinland will provide brands and manufacturers with ZDHC-certified training to improve their knowledge and promote the practice of responsible chemical management.

TUV Rheinland has extended its lead in the provision of chemical management solutions and services for the textile, fashion and footwear industry, following its accreditation as a global training provider by the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation.

Through the ZDHC Academy, TUV Rheinland will provide brands and manufacturers with ZDHC-certified training to improve their knowledge and promote the practice of responsible chemical management. The training is an extension of the TUV Rheinland Academy's existing OHS (occupational health & safety ) training program for the textiles industry.

Targeted at the global market, the first wave of training sessions, entitled "Introduction to Chemical Management," will take place from October to November - starting with Vietnam and followed by sessions in Bangladesh, Turkey and Italy.

TUV Rheinland has been actively promoting sound chemical management for nearly a decade, starting with the International Labour Organization's SCORE (Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises) program and its own FIT FIVE training program that links productivity and quality with CSR. TUV Rheinland has also worked with Germany's leading provider of international cooperation services, GIZ (Deutsche GesellschaftfürInternationaleZusammenarbeit GmbH), on its Resource Efficient Management of Chemicals (REMC) framework for the Apparel & Footwear supply chain. One of the most recent additions is a comprehensive DETOX offering, which TUV Rheinland launched as a direct response to the Greenpeace DETOX campaign aimed at uniting top textile and footwear brands and retailers to achieve zero discharge of hazardous chemicals by the year 2020.

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