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This edition brings you updates on the relaunch of the ZDHC Gateway, the first ZDHC Circularity Summit, new courses on the ZDHC Academy and more!

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Monthly Highlights

Coming Soon: ZDHC Gateway relaunch! 


In August, the ZDHC Gateway will be relaunched! With an updated interface and enhanced user experience, the improved platform will offer clearer navigation, better visibility across the value chain and more intuitive engagement tools.

Read more here

Only 19 days to go until we meet in Amsterdam on 16 June! 


Registered participants can find all key logistics here. If you have not registered yet, registration closes next week; register here!


Can’t make it to Amsterdam? Join us online! We will also do an interactive online session for anyone who couldn’t join the meetings in Amsterdam. All sessions will have the same content.  

  • 8 July: 8:00 -11:00 & 2:00 - 5:00 CET

  • 9 July: 8:00 -11:00 & 2:00 - 5:00 CET

  • Register here

For remaining questions, contact us at communications@zdhc.org. We look forward to seeing you soon!

ZDHC Academy

Now Live: Introduction to ZDHC e-Learning 



Explore the new and refreshed "Introduction to ZDHC" e-learning course on the ZDHC Academy.


This self-paced training is a good starting point for those who wish to learn more about ZDHC, as well as for those who would like a refresher on the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme.


More course details here!



Access course here

For more information on courses, visit the ZDHC Academy.

Upcoming Events

Save the date for the ZDHC Circularity Summit 2026! 


Join us in London on 4–5 November 2026 for the ZDHC Circularity Summit 2026 — a first-of-its-kind gathering focused on the role of chemistry in making textile circularity safe, credible and scalable.



Life Cascade at Designing the Next Generation of Sustainable Textiles - Hybrid Workshop


Elisa Gavazza, ZDHC Sector Lead and Quality Assurance Director, will present the Life Cascade project at the “Designing the Next Generation of Sustainable Textiles” hybrid workshop, which explores how innovation and regulation come together through safe, sustainable design.

  • Date: 4 June, 2026
     

  • Time: 9:30 - 12:00 CET

Find more information by scanning the QR code. Don’t miss out!


Agenda & QR Code

ZDHC Upcoming Webinars

Brands Roadmap to Zero


 29 May, 10:15 CET

Register here

ZDHC Solutions Roadshow: East Asia 


To better support local supply chains in implementing ZDHC programmes, ZDHC East Asia is partnering with ZDHC Approved Solution Providers to organise a series of multilingual, on-site ZDHC Solutions Roadshow East Asia sessions from July to August 2026.

🇻🇳 Vietnamese Sessions

7 July  

 TÜV Rheinland Session

8 July  

 SGS Session

9 July   

Bureau Veritas CPS Session

10 July 

Eurofins Session

🇯🇵 Japanese Sessions

29 July  

 BOKEN Osaka Session

31 July  

 BOKEN Tokyo Session

🇰🇷 Korean Sessions|August

Dates to be shared soon — stay tuned!

For more events and registration information, please refer to the ZDHC Regional Event Portfolio 2026 or visit our Event Platform.

Check out the Forum Calls


Forum call recordings

Upcoming forum calls

  • 29 July: From Challenge to Solution - From a Solution Provider's point of view

NOTE: There will be no forum call in June and August.

Register here

For more details on all upcoming events, please go to the ZDHC Event Platform.

Catching Up: News & Highlights

New ZDHC Signatories 


We warmly welcome Carhartt Work In Progress (WIP) as a new Signatory Friend of ZDHC Brand and YKK as a new Signatory Supplier to the ZDHC Community!


👀 Want to know more about them and what they have to say?

Carhartt WIP
YKK

Welcome to our ZDHC Signatory Approved Solution Providers, including both newly joined organisations and those expanding their approval to additional service categories:

  • FITI Testing & Research Institute - MRSL Certification Body Level 1 is now also approved for levels 2 and 3

  • Madeown International Testing Certification Inc - Verified InCheck Provider Level 1


What's happening in our industry?

Life Cascade: Project Updates 


Learn more about the Life Cascade project and explore the latest achievements with the latest newsletter, and visit the project website homepage to view the first video of the series “Inside the project” showing the Mesocosm Installation part of the University of Insubria research for the project at Como Acqua facilities.


Do you want to stay updated with the upcoming events? Follow the Life Cascade project on LinkedIn!


ZDHC Podcast Series: 

The Textile & Chemistry Podcast


Now available on Spotify and Apple Music!

Take a look at what we have been up to! 

Click here to read the ZDHC

Impact Report 2024!

Click here to read the ZDHC

& Quantis report!


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