Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are measured and reduced over time

Apparel, textile, leather and footwear processing is greenhouse gas intensive due to energy requirements in dyeing, tanning and finishing. Therefore, greenhouse gas emissions are a key impact area under the Output focus area.

Industry alignment

ZDHC does not want to duplicate existing industry and regulatory initiatives on GHG reporting, but to align with these. 

1. Suppliers who are engaged in and reporting their GHG emissions in terms of kg CO2 eq. (Scope 1 and Scope 2) on existing initiatives/platforms, can simply report this data on the ZDHC platform for their latest reporting period.
2. Suppliers not engaged with another recognised industry platform may use the ZDHC platform to enter activity data and calculate their Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions. The required data include fuel consumption; purchased and on-site-generated electricity, heating, cooling and steam; fuel consumed by facility-owned or controlled vehicles; and fugitive emissions from refrigeration, air-conditioning and fire-suppression equipment.

Implementation

Suppliers should: 

• Report Scope 1 & Scope 2 GHG emissions on the ZDHC Supplier Platform Air Emissions Platform.
• Review the data.
• Set or revise GHG reduction goals.
• Repeat the process at least annually.