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This edition brings you the new Brands Roadmap to Zero, updates on the ZDHC Co-Creation Meetings, upcoming webinars, and new content on the ZDHC Academy!

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Monthly Highlight

ZDHC Co-Creation Meetings: The Agenda is Out!

Join our upcoming meetings and be part of the conversations driving industry progress. All details, including the agenda, registration link, and sponsorship opportunities for the Co-Creation Meetings, are now available here.

We welcome applications from those interested in becoming a sponsor of the Co-creation Meetings.

Roadmap to Zero Programme

Brands Roadmap to Zero is Now Live!

Check out the digital Brands Roadmap to Zero. It supports brands of all levels in navigating the Roadmap to Zero Programme, offering guidance, inspiration and clear checkpoints to enable brands in driving sustainable chemical management across supply chains and achieving their broader impact goals.

Turning Circularity Into Action 

Advancing circularity is moving from ambition to action, reshaping how materials are manufactured, used, and recovered across the value chain. See how this shift is unlocking practical solutions and new opportunities for impact across the industry.

Call to Action

Samplers and Verifiers Training Certificate Validity

Review the latest validity updates for Samplers training qualification certificates.

ZDHC Wastewater & Sludge Sample Collection Training (V2) - Wastewater Samplers

All existing Sampler certificates remain valid until 31 October 2026, regardless of original expiry. 

An updated Sampler Training will be released shortly and will be available to all newly approved laboratories to support their samplers with the new version starting in November 2026.

ZDHC Academy

New Content on the Academy 

Now available on the ZDHC Academy are the new ZDHC Approved Training Provider fundamental and advanced chemical management courses. Check out the dates available and register on the Academy.

The new courses replace the CMS TIG course, which has now been discontinued.

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We’ve also launched a series of short, micro-learning videos introducing Suppliers Roadmap to Zero Chapters.

For more information on courses, visit the ZDHC Academy.

Upcoming Events

ZDHC Upcoming Webinars

Life Cascade Webinar: Analysis of Microplastics from Wastewater Systems

Life Cascade hosts a webinar exploring how microplastics are analysed in wastewater systems, from sampling methods to advanced analytical techniques. 

A session particularly relevant for industry professionals, researchers and policymakers working on water quality and microplastics.

Webinar details: 

• Date: 30 April 2026

• Time: 10.30 - 12.30 (CEST)

• Language: English

• Agenda

ZDHC Footwear Engagement 2026 Announced in China and Vietnam 

ZDHC will host industry engagement sessions at Shoes & Leather – Guangzhou and Vietnam, uniting brands, suppliers and formulators to promote data-driven, sustainable chemical management and responsible sourcing across the footwear value chain.

Check out the Forum Calls

Forum call recordings

• Case Studies - Industry Inspiration: Successful Experiences within the ZDHC Community 

Upcoming forum calls

• 27 May: ZDHC Gateway - The backbone of ZDHC

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

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

Catching Up: News & Highlights

New ZDHC Signatories 

We warmly welcome Vivienne Westwood SRL as a new Signatory Brand, transitioning from Signatory Friend Brand to the ZDHC Community!

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

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

• Eurofins Consumer Product Testing Vietnam - MRSL Certification Body Level 1
  
  

• PFI Fareast Testing & Technology Services Co., Ltd. - MRSL Certification Body Level 1
  
  

• Zhejiang Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Service Shenyue Co., Ltd - MRSL Certification Body Level 1

What's happening in our industry?

TMC and ZDHC Advance Research on Fibre Fragmentation Monitoring 

TMC and ZDHC have launched Phase 2 of their collaboration to validate Total Suspended Solids (TSS) as an indicator of fibre fragments in wastewater. Expanding global testing, the initiative supports scalable monitoring and industry action to reduce microfibre pollution.

MMCF Multi-Stakeholder Forum Textile Exchange, Canopy, ZDHC, FSC 

Join us in challenge the fabric to share key MMCF industry updates and spotlight joint workstreams across Canopy, Textile Exchange, ZDHC, and FSC, highlighting how these organisations work together to support stakeholders across the MMCF value chain.

• Date & Time: 26 May, 15:30 - 17:30 CET
  
  

• Location: Les Salons Hoche, Paris, France
  
  

• Language: English

Space is very limited, and participants will be invited directly. To show your interest in being on the invite list, please contact communications@zdhc.org with the subject as MMCF multi-stakeholder event.

Take a look at what we have been up to! 

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