PERMITS

1. Does the facility have a system of tracking changes in laws and regulations governing
environmental management and reporting to management?
0 - Critical Nonconformity
2. Is there a process for monitoring the validity of the permits required for their facility?
0 - Critical Nonconformity
3. Are permit changes and regulatory changes accompanied with training to all appropriate levels
of management and supervision?
0 - Critical Nonconformity
4. If the facility is required to have a permit for water use from a certain watersource (e.g surface
water and groundwater), check if the facility is holiding a valid permit for all current operations
and whether the facility is compliant with the permit requirements.
4 - Best in Class
5. If the facility is required to have a permit for waste water discharge, check if the facility is
holiding a valid permit for all current operations and whether the facility is compliant with the
permit requirements?
4 - Best in Class
6. If the facility is required to have a permit for commissioned effluent treatment plant(s), check if
the facility is holiding a valid permit for all current operations and whether the facility is compliant
with the permit requirements?
4 - Best in Class
7. If the facility is required to have a permit for noise emissions, check if the facility is holiding a
valid permit for all current operations and whether the facility is compliant with the permit
requirements?
N/A - Not Applicable
8. If the facility is required to have a permit for solid waste discharge, check if the facility is
holiding a valid permit for all current operations and whether the facility is compliant with the
permit requirements?
4 - Best in Class
9. If the facility is required to have a permit for air discharge, check if the facility is holiding a valid
permit for all current operations and whether the facility is compliant with the permit
requirements?
0 - Critical Nonconformity
10. If the facility is required to have a permit for landfilling and/or incineration, check if the facility
is holiding a valid permit for all current operations and whether the facility is compliant with the
permit requirements?
N/A - Not Applicable
11. In the past 3 years, has the facility received an official notice or prosecution for non-
compliance with respect to environmental legislation or regulation?
No
12. If your facility is in China, does your facility currently have any violation records in the Institute
of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) database?
N/A - Not Applicable

EMISSIONS
1. Is there a process to have the different generated waste types identified by the facility?
4 - Best in Class
2. Are the different generated waste types segregated, inventoried and properly labeled by the
facility?
4 - Best in Class
3. Are policies and written procedures in place to manage waste and disposal?
4 - Best in Class
4. Are policies and written procedures in place to manage waste leaks/spill response?
2 - Area of Concern
5. Are policies and written procedures in place to manage waste transportation?
3 - Well Established
6. Is there a separate and dedicated waste storage facility protected from weather and fire risk
and with a proper containment area for the stored waste type?
3 - Well Established
7. Is the waste facility outside a 10-meter range of the surface water drain(s) in the facility?
4 - Best in Class
8. Are spill response materials/equipment (e.g., granules, etc.) available in close proximity to
containers of liquid wastes?
0 - Critical Nonconformity
9. Is there a process defined for some/all of the waste landfilled or incinerated within the facility?
N/A - Not Applicable
10. Is the facility using outside waste collectors and treatment operators? If yes, are they properly
permitted / licensed?
N/A - Not Applicable
11. Is the facility using outside recycling facilities? If yes, are they properly licensed?
N/A - Not Applicable
12. Does your facility provide training to relevant personnel responsible for handling, storage and
disposal of hazardous waste?
3 - Well Established
13. Are the wastewater streams, their sources, contaminants and flow direction identified?
4 - Best in Class
14. Are the surface water drainage system and the domestic/sanitary water and process water
drainage systems separate where legally required?
4 - Best in Class
15. Are policies and written procedures in place to manage water?
4 - Best in Class
16. Are policies and written procedures in place to manage wastewater generation, pre-treatment
and treatment?
2 - Area of Concern
17. Does the facility have a back-up plan in case of an emergency related to wastewater e.g.
appropriate material type holding tanks with the ability to contain sufficient capacity and/or have
the ability to stop production in case the wastewater pretreatment/treatment
facility/equipment/system malfunctions?
4 - Best in Class
18. Is regular wastewater quality testing / monitoring undertaken to ensure ongoing compliance
with effluent limits where permitted?
4 - Best in Class
19. Is your facility aware of the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines and/or other stricter standards
(e.g. specific customer requirements)?
Yes
19.1. Does your facility meet the <a
href="https://www.roadmaptozero.com/fileadmin/pdf/Files_2016/ZDHC_Wastewater_Guidelines_
Print.pdf">ZDHC Wastewater Foundational Limits</a> and/or other stricter limits (e.g. specific
customer requirements)?
4 - Best in Class
20. Is each individual wastewater stream (i.e., domestic wastewater and industrial wastewater)
adequately treated prior to its discharge to ensure compliance with the standards/limits where
available?
3 - Well Established
21. Does your facility have a signed contract including the name, address and contact
information of the offsite wastewater treatment plant operator?
N/A - Not Applicable
22. Does your facility recycle and/or reuse process wastewater as process water (closed loop)?
No
23. Does your facility handle sludge as per applicable legal requirements?
4 - Best in Class
24. Has the facility identified point and fugitive sources of emissions to air?
1 - Nonconformity
25. Is the facility monitoring air emissions?
4 - Best in Class
26. Is each individual air emission (from different sources such as boiler, fiber preparation-heat
setting, dying with disperse dyes) adequately treated prior to its discharge to ensure compliance
with the standards/limits?
1 - Nonconformity
27. Does your facility have control devices or abatement processes for on-site emissions to air?
1 - Nonconformity

HEALTH & SAFETY

1. Does the company have a health & safety management system at a facility level that
documents and records the needed regulatory compliance issues and conforms to company and
customer requirements.
3 - Well Established
2. Has a risk assessment process been defined by the facility to identify, prioritize and mitigate
potential H&S risks at the facility?
3 - Well Established
3. Is there a H&S committee on which workers are represented?
4 - Best in Class
4. Does your company have a process to evaluate new chemicals (gas, liquid, solid) prior to use
in the facility?
3 - Well Established
5. Does your company conduct facility level safety audits on a routine basis with a process to
track and close corrective action plans?
0 - Critical Nonconformity
6. Is there a Health and Safety introductory training policy which includes orientation of new and
temporary employees prior to actual on the job work?
3 - Well Established
7. Are on-site contractors required to have a safety training program for their employees
concerning the risks (chemical) at the facility where they are working?
N/A - Not Applicable
8. Does your company have an emergency response management system?
4 - Best in Class
9. Is there a detailed "log' book where all accidents and incidents are recorded?
3 - Well Established
10. Is there a corrective action process for accident prevention linked to the accident log /
incident long?
3 - Well Established
11. Is there a program to monitor workplace exposure limits to air quality, noise, hazardous
chemical exposure?
4 - Best in Class
12. Is the general production area clean, sanitary and in good condition?
3 - Well Established
13. Does the drinking water provided by the facility meet local requirements for quality?
4 - Best in Class
14. Are kitchens in the non-production areas clean, sanitary and in good condition?
4 - Best in Class
15. Is there an electrical lock out / tag out procedure?
4 - Best in Class
16. Are emergency exits clearly marked, free from obstruction, open outward, and can be
opened easily?
4 - Best in Class
17. Are load capacities posted on mezzanines, lofts, and storage areas?
N/A - Not Applicable
18. Is there a procedure for confined space entry work?
1 - Nonconformity

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT
1. Is there a policy for monitoring and controlling banned and restricted substances that is
applied to all chemicals used at the facility?
4 - Best in Class
2. Are there well documented and implemented SOP's that cover chemical management such as
proper handling, use, storage and disposal of chemicals and hazardous chemicals according to
the (M)SDS / technical data sheets (TDS), approved chemical list, chemical classification?
4 - Best in Class
3. Does the facility have an up to date chemical inventory (on paper, electronic)?
4 - Best in Class
4. Is the annual usage (volume) of each chemical monitored and recorded?
4 - Best in Class
5. Does the facility have basic documentation for the production and chemical operations
performed in the facility?
4 - Best in Class
6. Does the facility record quantities of chemical products used for each work order / production
order?
4 - Best in Class
7. If portable equipment and utensils are not dedicated to specific chemical or class of chemicals,
is the material composition of equipment and utensils used appropriate to prevent cross
contamination?
3 - Well Established
8. Are cooling / heating lines that are closed loop (circular) identified on industrial piping
drawings?
3 - Well Established
9. Are discharge pipes shown on facility map?
4 - Best in Class
10. Does the facility regularly identify the quantity of chemicals lost due to accidents (e.g.,
spillages, poor labelling, accidental mixtures)?
3 - Well Established
11. Is there a corrective action procedure(s) when inaccuracies are identified in the chemical
inventory reconciliation?
0 - Critical Nonconformity
12. Is the facility able to demonstrate knowledge of volatile organic chemicals (VOC)?
3 - Well Established
13. Has the facility identified and documented any types of installation / processes that have a
potential to leak and cause significant environmental degradation (e.g., aboveground storage
tanks, underground storage tanks, wastewater treatment plant bulk storage)?
1 - Nonconformity
14. Is there secondary containment at all locations where chemicals are stored and an
emergency response plan in place for those critical areas?
4 - Best in Class
15. Has the organization documented and implemented procedures to re-evaluate chemicals
after a defined period of storage to determine their suitability for use?
0 - Critical Nonconformity
16. Is there a process that verifies all chemicals used in making the product(s) meet applicable
permit requirements? Check if the facility is holiding a valid permit for all current operations and
whether the facility is compliant with the permit requirements?
4 - Best in Class
17. Are hazardous chemicals categorized by their CLP / GHS classification as shown on its label
and or (M)SDS?
4 - Best in Class
18. If the facility has U.S. or EU customer, is a process in place to comply with the USA
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) legislation and EU General Product Safety
Directive (GPSD)?
0 - Critical Nonconformity
19. Is there a process that verifies that all chemicals used in the facility meet (customer / ZDHC)
MRSL / RSL requirements?
4 - Best in Class
20. If located <b>outside the EU</b>, does the facility have procedures in place to ensure
products comply with Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals
(REACH) regulations?
0 - Critical Nonconformity
21. Is the facility aware of the current list of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC)
substances under REACH?
0 - Critical Nonconformity
22. If located within the EU, does the facility have procedures in place to ensure products comply
with the Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals
(REACH)?
N/A - Not Applicable
23. Is there a procedure on how to select and purchase chemicals?
4 - Best in Class
24. Are chemicals purchased against a specification?
4 - Best in Class
25. Are chemicals sampled and tested when received for approval against specifications?
0 - Critical Nonconformity
26. Do large quantity deliveries have additional controls to assure chemical purity and freedom
from contamination prior to off-loading into storage?
3 - Well Established
27. Does the facility have signed and dated declarations from their dye and chemical suppliers
confirming that the formulations supplied to the facility are compliant with the relevant retailers' or
facility's own RSLs and/or MRSLs?
4 - Best in Class
28. Is there a written contract or agreement established, mutually confirmed and controlled
between the factory and its contractors / subcontractors covering subcontracted activities?
N/A - Not Applicable
29. Identify which of the following activities are subcontracted by the organization. In case the
activity is not subcontracted, check whether chemicals under the respective activity are known
and checked for ZDHC MRSL and customer MRSL compliance?
Pest control services

29.2. Pest control services

0 - Critical Nonconformity
30. Has a chemical risk assessment of all the chemicals used on the facility been undertaken
and available?
4 - Best in Class
31. Does the facility require its suppliers to follow a MRSL / RSL?
4 - Best in Class
32. Does the facility have programs in place to phase out of hazardous substances (such as the
11 priority chemical groups included in the <a
href"https://www.roadmaptozero.com/mrsl_online/">ZDHC MRSL)
3 - Well Established
33. Does the facility have a control policy / procedure for the use of durable water repellent
(DWR) finishes based on fluorinated chemistry?
N/A - Not Applicable
34. Facility actively monitors RSL / REACH supplier certificates and tracks against their
inventory.
3 - Well Established
35. Is the facility using a 'positive list' from suppliers to purchase chemicals? ? (e.g. <a
href"https://www.roadmaptozero.com/gateway/">ZDHC Gateway</a> – Chemical Module – a
search engine for formulations that are conforming to <a
href"https://www.roadmaptozero.com/mrsl_online/">ZDHC's MRSL</a> following <a
href"https://www.roadmaptozero.com/fileadmin/pdf/MRSL_Conformance_Guidance_052017.pdf"
>ZDHC's Conformance Guidance</a>, <a href"https://www.bluesign.com/industry/bluesign-
system/web-applications/bluesign-bluefinder.html">bluesign® bluefinder</a> or <a
href"https://www.oeko-
tex.com/en/business/certifications_and_services/ecopassport/ecopassport_start.xhtml">Eco
Passport Oeko-tex certification</a>)?
3 - Well Established
36. Does the factory have an individual or team responsible for chemical management?
4 - Best in Class
37. Does the facility have one person dedicated to chemicals management with appropriate
qualifications?
4 - Best in Class
38. Are training records maintained to demonstrate that facility personnel handling chemicals
have the required education, training and skills to perform their assigned responsibilities and
activities?
4 - Best in Class
39. Do personnel have access to and comply with the documents needed to do their work and
related to their responsibilities? (Primary focus - Chemicals)
4 - Best in Class
40. Does the facility have a job training program?
3 - Well Established
41. Is training for all relevant employees regarding hazardous chemicals made available and
conducted annually?
4 - Best in Class
42. Does your facility provide training to employees responsible for the chemical management
system on Restricted Substances List (RSLs) and Manufacturing Restricted Substances List
(MRSLs)?
4 - Best in Class
43. Does the facility have a document retention procedure which requires retention of key
chemical inventory records for at least one year?
4 - Best in Class
44. Are records available and retained which show chemical usage and traceability within the
factory?
4 - Best in Class
45. Does the organization have a robust method to transfer customer formula card(s) and
customer MRSL / RSL requirements to a specification for a chemical purchase?
3 - Well Established
46. Does the organization document receipt of purchased chemical(s)?
4 - Best in Class
47. Has the organization documented and implemented procedures for situations where
chemical(s) can be accepted on the basis of the supplier's certificate?
4 - Best in Class
48. Does the facility have established procedures or alternative systems to ensure that only
quality control approved chemicals are used?
2 - Area of Concern
49. Has the organization documented and implemented procedures to ensure that the
identification of raw chemicals includes the following information:
Name of the chemical as marked on the delivery note.
The date or number of receipt or other tracking number.
The chemical supplier’s name.
The batch/lot reference given by the supplier and the one provided on the shipping documents or
purchasing receipt.
Does the chemical receiving log indicate the quantity of chemical received per order?
Chemical container has proper CLP or GHS labelling or equivalent labeling for countries not
adopting GHS.
49.1. Name of the chemical as marked on the delivery note
4 - Best in Class
49.2. The date or number of receipt or other tracking number
4 - Best in Class
49.3. The chemical supplier’s name
4 - Best in Class
49.4. The batch/lot reference given by the supplier and the one provided on the shipping
documents or purchasing receipt
4 - Best in Class
49.5. Does the chemical receiving log indicate the quantity of chemical received per order?
4 - Best in Class
49.6. Chemical container has proper CLP or GHS labelling or equivalent labeling for countries
not adopting GHS
4 - Best in Class
50. Are incoming chemicals segregated from working stock prior to acceptance for use?
0 - Critical Nonconformity
51. Does the facility have procedures to ensure that the approval for use of purchased chemicals
is carried out by the authorized personnel responsible for quality?
0 - Critical Nonconformity
52. Has the organization established and implemented procedures to ensure chemicals used are
from oldest to newest receipt date?
0 - Critical Nonconformity
53. Is there a documented procedure to deal with chemical spills and leaks?
1 - Nonconformity
54. Has the organization established procedures to ensure that all wastes are handled in a timely
and environmentally responsible manner and in accordance with any applicable legal / regulatory
requirements?
4 - Best in Class
55. Does the facility have appropriate controls in place for batch / continuous chemical
processes?
4 - Best in Class
56. Does the facility have a current (chemical) (MS)SDS for each chemical in the language
understood by workers in the areas where chemicals are handled and stored?
4 - Best in Class
57. Are special storage conditions identified and followed from chemical specifications or
(M)SDS?
0 - Critical Nonconformity
58. Does the facility have and maintain personal protective equipment, safety showers,
laboratory / factory eye wash bottles or stations, fire extinguishers, etc. appropriate for the
chemical hazards identified?
4 - Best in Class
59. Has management established procedures that clearly define and communicate the areas in
which authorized personnel are allowed to enter? (Primary focus is chemicals).
2 - Area of Concern
60. Check whether the areas used for chemical storage are well ventilated and designated only
for chemical storage?
2 - Area of Concern
61. Does the facility use or produce highly sensitizing or toxic substances during its processes?
N/A - Not Applicable
62. Is there adequate space in and around weigh areas, machinery and storage along with
appropriate environmental controls to preclude mix ups or contamination?
2 - Area of Concern
63. Are incompatible chemicals stored separately in order to ensure that no dangerous chemical
reactions can occur?
4 - Best in Class
64. Are flammable chemicals stored separately and securely?
0 - Critical Nonconformity
65. Are intermediate and / or transfer container of chemical(s) properly labelled?
3 - Well Established
66. Do maintenance shops, laboratory, and other ancillary spaces practice proper disposal of
chemical wastes?
4 - Best in Class
67. Does the facility maintain appropriate spill containment kits in use and storage areas?
2 - Area of Concern
68. Chemical hazard signage and safe handling equipment available in the areas of the facility
where exposure occurs.
4 - Best in Class
69. Are there written cleaning procedures for major pieces of equipment?
3 - Well Established
70. Have boiler and effluent treatment chemicals been inventoried and categorized?
4 - Best in Class
71. Is there a chemical emergency response plan in place and practiced on a periodic basis?
4 - Best in Class
72. Is there an internal audit group that reviews, audits and verifies chemical hazards and
inventory?
2 - Area of Concern
73. Does the organization have a written chemical change management process?
0 - Critical Nonconformity
74. Has the facility carried out any investigations regarding the presence of PCBs in its
installations?
1 - Nonconformity
75. Has the facility carried out any investigations regarding the presence of asbestos in its
installations?
1 - Nonconformity
76. Does the facility have a process (or processes) in place to use mercury free equipment
whenever possible (thermometers, electrodes, probes, etc.)?
N/A - Not Applicable