{"id":4897,"date":"2016-05-03T03:28:05","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T03:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coats.com\/?post_type=news_post_type&p=4897"},"modified":"2023-11-21T06:28:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T06:28:55","slug":"coats-commits-to-zdhc-programme-and-reports-latest-cr-performance","status":"publish","type":"news_post_type","link":"https:\/\/www.coats.com\/de\/news\/2016\/05\/coats-commits-to-zdhc-programme-and-reports-latest-cr-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Coats commits to ZDHC Programme and reports latest CR performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coats, the world\u2019s leading industrial thread manufacturer, has joined the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Programme<\/a> which aims to scale efforts to eliminate hazardous chemicals from the global footwear and textile supply chain.  The Programme\u2019s vision is to have ZDHC guidelines and tools become the accepted industry standard.<\/p>\n

Launched by six leading brands in 2011, the ZDHC Programme has since grown to 22 signatory brands, four value-chain affiliates and three associate contributions. Coats has joined as a value-chain affiliate.<\/p>\n

Frank Michel, Executive Director, The ZDHC Foundation, said: \u2018We\u2019re excited to see growing industry support for greener chemistry practices, and encourage others within the textile and footwear industries to follow the lead taken by ZDHC brands, now including Coats, towards this end.\u2019<\/p>\n

This announcement coincides with Coats publishing its Corporate Responsibility (CR) reporting to reflect performance in 2015 for its global operations. Now in its fifth year, the reporting gives a comprehensive overview of Coats\u2019 activity and progress in the area of CR. As well as updated data, it also includes a wide range of performance and case study details from across the Group. In line with prior years, it continues to report against the requirements of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).<\/p>\n

Highlights from the period include:<\/p>\n