ZDHC Roadmap to Zero - Input and Process

target audience

• Textile, leather, and footwear Manufacturers

• Brands

• Chemical formulators supporting InCheck and MRSL queries.

• Sustainability, quality, EHS, and teams responsible for inputs, inventory, and waste.

learning outcome

Understand exactly what to include in the performance InCheck report and why zero-usage items matter.

Be able to set up and maintain the MIL, collect self-declarations, and use third-party certified materials to lower the risk and due diligence of input material suppliers.

Implement batch-level traceability and run a structured RCA to prevent RSL failure that may arise due to input materials.

Create a compliant waste inventory, segregate and accurately measure waste, and plan annual waste assessments with clear reduction targets.

course curriculum

InCheck reporting: monthly report cadence, full-inventory scope, zero-usage logic, delivery vs usage, verified InCheck Level 1 and the Level 2 placeholder.

Input Materials Purchasing: Requirement for input material purchasing, Material Inventory List (MIL) at Foundational/Progressive/Aspirational levels, self-declarations from input material suppliers, material supplier due diligence and risk-based “smart testing.” Of materials

Material Traceability: Requirement for material traceability, linking finished batches to input batches, SOPs on traceability, and performing RCA with CAPA when non-conformities arise.

Waste Management: identifying 11 chemical-related waste types, inventory by F/P/A levels, segregation, quantification, safe storage/transport, and annual assessments.