This is a training platform for sustainable chemical management & ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) tools for the textile, apparel, footwear, leather industry. ZDHC is a group of apparel and footwear brands and retailers working together to lead the industry towards zero discharge of hazardous chemicals.
SOURCE: ZDHC
This is an academic journal article written in 2014 that “identifies understudied areas of emerging contaminant (EC) research in wastewaters and the environment, and recommends direction for future monitoring.”
SOURCE: Science Direct
This is an academic journal article written in 2018. It reviews the current “detection, occurrence and removal of microplastics in WWTPs. Specifically, the different techniques used for collecting microplastics from both wastewater and sewage sludge, and their pretreatment and characterization methods are reviewed and analyzed.”
SOURCE: Elsevier
This is a document created by the ZDHC in 2019 that sets a single, unified expectation across the textile and footwear industries for wastewater discharge quality. It has identified four key areas and two cross-cutting areas which are critical towards eliminating hazardous chemicals from the global textile, leather, and footwear industries. The ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) is a group of apparel and footwear brands and retailers working together to lead the industry towards zero discharge of hazardous chemicals.
SOURCE: ZDHC
This is a report by the United Nations that demonstrates how improved wastewater management generates social, environmental, and economic benefits essential for sustainable development and is essential to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It seeks to inform decision-makers, government, civil society, and private sector, about the importance of managing wastewater as an undervalued and sustainable source of water, energy, nutrients, and other recoverable by-products, rather than something to be disposed of or a nuisance to be ignored.
SOURCE: UNESCO
This is a free tool created by Ecolab that provides actionable information to help businesses understand water-related risks and quantify risks in financial terms to inform responsible decisions that enable growth.
SOURCE: ECOLAB
This is an academic journal article from 2011 that overviews water availability, quality, and regulations in Egypt.
SOURCE: Mediterranean Environmental Technical Assistance Program (METAP)
This is an interactive, live feed map of Chinese manufacturing enterprises and their wastewater discharge.
SOURCE: Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE)
This is an interactive map that shows the water footprint of a country and each citizen.
This is a website for the Water Environment Partnership (WEPA), an initiative proposed by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan in 2003 that became official in 2004. WEPA aims to improve the water environment in Asia by strengthening water environmental governance.
The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) is a
global organization leading the transformation
of the consumer goods industry to deliver more
sustainable consumer products. TSC convenes
diverse stakeholders and members to build
science-based decision tools and solutions that
address sustainability issues.