MRSL (UPDATED ON MARCH 2018)

GENERAL :

H&M Group has with concern for the health of customers as well as for the environment and working conditions. All
products must fulfil their corresponding parts in chemical restrictions and its production processing also fulfils H&M Group MRSL.

This H&M Group MRSL is applied for the whole production site. Not only limited to H&M group production lines.

COMMITMENT:

By accepting H&M standard purchase conditions, the supplier commits to comply with H&M chemical restrictions.

It is supplier’s responsibility to assure compliance with H&M Group chemical restrictions and to inform their suppliers and
subcontractors about the content of H&M Group chemical restrictions.

DEFINITIONS:

Usage ban: The substance must not be used in production and it must not be added to the product

Homogeneous: Uniform composition throughout, i.e. a material that cannot be mechanically disjointed into different materials.

Not Detected: The substance must not be present in the tested sample at concentrations above the analytical reporting limits.

Self-declaration: All chemicals used should have Safety Data Sheets, SDS, showing that no restricted substance is included.
Upon request supplier must be able to present the SDS for the chemicals used in the production of the requested product.

Substances defined as hazardous due to intrinsic properties: Persistent, bio accumulative and toxic (PBT), very
persistent and very bio accumulative (vPvB), carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic for reproduction (CMR), endocrine disruptors (ED) or equivalent
concern.

1 Impurities at low concentrations of these substances may be accepted only if technically unavoidable due to e.g. raw materials, formation in the manufacturing
process, storage or packaging.

ABBRIVIATIONS:

CAS no: Chemical Abstracts Service number, an identification number for chemicals in this database.

CI no: Color Index number

MRSL: Manufacturing Restricted Substances List

Ppm: Parts per million, which is the same as mg/kg.

Percentage: Percentage is weight by weight, % w/w

REACH: Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals

SVHC: Substances of Very High Concern

APPROACH:

Reaching zero discharge in all supply chains means restricted substances should not be used in manufacturing processes and found in
products.

In line with our ambition to work towards a clean factory approach in our supply chain by 2020, we will guide and support our facilities
to phase out restricted chemicals used in production by setting up specific timelines.

REQUIREMENT:

The Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL) consists of hazardous substances potentially used in manufacturing. These
substances may be especially harmful for workers and/or the environment if not handled properly. To protect workers’ health and minimize
environmental impact, restricted chemicals are not allowed to be intentionally used in the production.
 Restricted substances are classified into two groups as listed below:
Group 1: Substances are not allowed to be found in whole production sites and used in H&M production lines. We
continuously monitor to secure complete phase out in whole production site.

Group 2: Substances are not allowed to be used in H&M production lines. These substances shall be phased out in the whole
production site latest by 2020, and hence work towards a clean factory approach.

Group 1 Restricted Substance:

DETECTION LIMITS DETECTION LIMITS (Watse

S.NO SUBSTANCES (Chemical) Water)
Alkylphenol Ethoxylates / Alkylphenols
1 (APEOs/APs) Each 10 ppm Each 0.001 ppm
0.00002 PPM/Under
2 Chlorinated Aromatic Hydrocarbons 0.1 to 0.5 ppm Developement
3 Chlorinated Bleaching Agents Each 10 ppm Each 0.001 ppm
4 Brominated Organic Solvents Each 5 ppm 0.001 ppm
5 Dimethylformamide (DMF) Each 5 ppm 0.001 ppm
6 Organic solvents Each 5 ppm Each 0.001 ppm

Group 2 Restricted Substance:

DETECTION LIMITS DETECTION LIMITS (Watse

S.NO SUBSTANCES (Chemical) Water)
1 Chloroparaffins 30 ppm 0.0004 ppm
2 Chlorophenols 0.025 ppm 0.0005 ppm
For Aromatic amines 10
3 Dyes – Azo releasing following amines ppm 0.00001 ppm
4 Other dyes/ CI no Each 15 ppm 0.0001 ppm
5 Disperse (Sensitizing) Each 15 ppm 0.0001 ppm
6 Anilines 10 ppm 0.00001 ppm
7 Flame retardants Each 5 ppm 0.0005ppm
8 Glycols Each 10 ppm 0.001 ppm
0.1 ppm for Mercury, 0.5 0.0001 ppm for Mercury,
ppm for Chromium VI, 0.00005 ppm for Chromium
9 Heavy metals others 1 ppm VI, others 0.001 ppm
10 Organotin Compounds Each 0.025 ppm 0.00001 ppm
11 Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs) 0.5 ppm 0.0005 ppm
Phthalates- including all other esters of ortho-
12 phthalic acid
50 ppm 0.001 ppm
13 Phenols 0.5 ppm 0.0005 ppm
14 Polychlorinated Compounds Under development 0.0002 ppm
15 Polycyclic Aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) 0.1 ppm 0.001 ppm
16 N-nitroso compounds 0.1 ppm 0.001 ppm
17 Petroleum distillate 5 ppm 1 ppm
18 Biocide 0.5 ppm 0.001 ppm
19 Solvent based Glues    
20 Solvent based Polyurethane, PU