Figures / Tables / Abbreviations Figures Figure 1: Example of the lifecycle of a textile product 5 Figure 2: Our Detox Commitment 6 Figure 3: The Clean Factory Approach 10 Figure 4: Layer model chemical management 11 Figure 5: Training concept for suppliers 15 Tables Table 1: Memberships 13 Abbreviations APEO BEPI BMZ BSCI CMA CmiA GOTS GRS IPE LWG MRSL / M-RSL OCS PFC PU RSL SDS ZDHC Alkylphenol ethoxylate Business Environmental Performance Initiative German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Business Social Compliance Initiative Chemical Management Audit Cotton made in Africa Global Organic Textile Standard Global Recycled Standard Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs Leather Working Group Manufacturing Restricted Substances List Organic Content Standard Perfluorinated Chemical Polyurethane Restricted Substances List Safety Data Sheet Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals ALDI Detox Commitment 4 Progress Report 2016 1. ALDI Detox Commitment, strategy, and approach 1. ALDI Detox Commitment, strategy, and approach 1.1 Our Detox Commitment By the time a textile product reaches the sales floor it has already travelled a long way. A simple printed cotton T-shirt must undergo various production stages – from the initial preparation of its fibres to the packaging of the final product. If not handled correctly, negative impacts on the environment can occur throughout the entire life of a textile. We have signed up to the Detox Commitment to reduce the potential negative impact of our products. Extraction of raw materials Recycling / Reuse Spinning Knitting / Weaving Bleaching / Dyeing Finishing Usage and Care Distribution / Sale Washing / Packaging Labelling Figure 1: Example of the lifecycle of a textile product During the cleaning and preparation of fibres and the subsequent dyeing and chemical finishing processes, chemicals are used to produce the best possible quality and brilliant colours. On the basis of international and national legislation and guidelines, the use of such chemicals and the subsequent discharge of wastewater are regulated and monitored in the different production countries. Many facilities are able to fulfil these standards by introducing elaborate filter and treatment systems within the internal wastewater treatment plants, or by directing wastewater discharged from production to an industrial wastewater treatment plant in order to minimise the negative impact on the environment. However, we strive to go beyond legal requirements, which are sometimes either not rigorous enough or simply not followed. As a consequence, bodies of water located in some regions of textile production, particularly developing and newly industrialised countries, become contaminated. The disregard for security requirements, such as the improper handling of chemicals, also endangers the health of workers and the local population. For these reasons, the environmental organisation Greenpeace initiated the Detox campaign in order to reduce the negative impacts on humans and the environment caused by intensive chemical-based production processes used in the textile and footwear industry. ALDI Detox Commitment 5 Progress Report 2016
Téléchargez fichier PDF
Politique sur les cookies