In scope

The Suppliers Roadmap to Zero is applicable to:

• Textile manufacturers and processors

• Raw wool scouring and raw silk degumming facilities

• Leather manufacturers and tanneries

• Apparel manufacturers, including Cut, Make, and Trim (CMT) facilities

• Footwear manufacturers and assemblers

• Accessories and trim manufacturers

• Home textile and furnishing manufacturers

• Printing, dyeing, washing, finishing, coating, and laundry facilities

• Vertically integrated manufacturing facilities

• Traders, agents, sourcing companies, and similar organisations that subcontract manufacturing activities or manage supplier networks and are responsible for establishing and implementing chemical management requirements across their supply chains

Out of scope

The following are currently outside the scope of the Suppliers Roadmao to Zero:

• Raw material production and extraction activities, including agriculture, livestock farming, forestry, and petrochemical feedstock production

• Chemical manufacturers and formulators producing substances or formulations 

• Fibre manufacturing facilities covered under the ZDHC Fibre Programme, including:

  • Dissolving pulp manufacturers

  • Man-made cellulosic fibre (MMCF) manufacturers

  • Recycled fibre manufacturers