Training - Climate Action

BluWin - High Impact Climate Solutions Consulting services Having decades of experience in wet-processing, our consulting services help customers reduce the environmental footprint from textile, leather, apparel and footwear production.

Trainings

Having the right skills and knowledge is imperative to succeed in your role. The BluWin Academy holds a broad range of ZDHC centric face-to-face training sessions and affordable online courses which are accessible anywhere and anytime.

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ZDHC Level 3 MRSL v.2. Conformance Certifications

Confirm chemical product claims regarding ZDHC MRSL 2.0 conformance Get a health check on the robustness of your internal system and processes to produce Level 3 conformant chemistry consistency, lot over lot Achieve manufacturing excellence Increase confidence of your clients, who can procure MRSL 2.0 conformant chemicals confidentt 2 BW

BOKEN is Japan’s leading comprehensive testing organization with neutral and fair that conducts testing and research with a focus on textiles. We are testing a wide range of products such as natural and chemical raw materials for all types of textiles and clothing.

BOKEN is Japan’s leading comprehensive testing organisation with neutral and fair that conducts testing and research with a focus on textiles. We are testing wide range of products such as natural and chemical raw materials to all types of textiles and clothing.

BOKEN offers technical consultation concerning the safety of consumer goods, environmental measurement, and other services. BOKEN has forged business and technical collaboration with testing organisations around the world, and with our world-class knowledge, skill, and technology, we are steadily evolving our business as a reliable testing organisation.

Our services:

• We offer face to face or online training program on various topics (ZDHC chemical management/wastewater, Higg index FEM etc.).
• We are an approved Higg FEM trainer body.
• We are not only trainer body but also professional physical, chemical testing institution on apparel, textile products and footwear.
• We develop new test method to evaluate functional textile materials / products with thermal, moisture properties.
• We are testing for anti-bacterial, anti-virus products with state-of-the-art laboratories.
• We provide consulting service for quality assurance, sustainability program.

BV CPS is a world-leading concept-to-consumer supply chain solutions partner working with organizations throughout the supply chain. With well in excess of 100 offices and laboratories spread around the world, we are proud to be the quality managers for many of the world’s leading brands, retailers and their supply chains.

With a presence in every major sourcing and selling territory around the world, our testing, inspection, certification and advisory solutions help companies making, distributing or selling consumer and technology products to improve their: product quality, safety, connectivity, security and environmental compliance, sourcing flexibility, speed-to-market, profitability and brand security throughout the supply chain.

Staying ahead of technical and regulatory development with our industry leading technical and engineering services group, focusing on shared objectives and strong client relationships throughout the supply chain as well as our information services platform that allows our clients to make informed sourcing and quality decisions, we are proud to be a global leader within the TIC industry.

Be your Compliance Partner Training Programs ZDHC Approved Training Provider, ISO 9001, 14001, 22000, 19011 Accredited Lead Auditor Training Course, SLCP & Higg FEM Trainer Body, Chemical Management Trainer Body GSCS International Ltd. is ZDHC Approved Training Provider, an accredited trainer body for Lead Auditor Training Courses of ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 22000, 19011, SLCP Approved Training Body for SLCP Verification Program, SAC Approved Trainer Body for Higg FEM Verification Program, the verification programs of SLCP and Higg FEM, and Chemical Management System training provider. Click here for more information click here.

Product Certification

Textile Exchange Standards & GOTS Certification Body

GSCS International Ltd. is an accredited certification body for certifying product on Textile Exchange Standards (GRS, RCS, OCS, RDS, RWS) and GOTS. Click here for more information click here.

Verification

SLCP and Higg FEM Verification

GSCS International Ltd. is an approved verifier body for the verification programs of SLCP and Higg FEM. Click here for more information click here.

Social & Security Auditing

APSCA Full Member firm, SMETA Audit and C-TPAT Audit

GSCS is a Sedex Affiliate Audit Company for SMETA Audit and C-TPAT Audit provider. Click here for more information click here.

Management System Certification

ISO Management System Audits and Certification

GSCS International Ltd. is an accredited certification body for certification audits of ISO 14001, 9001, 45001, 22000, 27001, 50001, 13485, 28000, 26000, EN 20471, GHP, & HACCP. Click here for more information click here.

About GSCS: GSCS harbours highly qualified trainers, verifiers, assessors, and auditors with extensive experience, allowing it to meet the key requirements of environmental and chemical compliance, social and labor fairness, improved working conditions, positive impact on employee rights, and support organizations in establishing and maintaining a culture of compliance awareness and understanding.

Supply Chain Environmental Solutions

Intertek is trusted by global apparel and footwear retailers, brands and manufacturers in implementing and assuring chemical management through:

Recognition by ZDHC as a third-party testing certifier to help companies demonstrate MRSL Level 1 conformance to the ZDHC Gateway. Intertek has a comprehensive network of laboratories all over the world and 10 laboratories accepted by ZDHC for wastewater and sludge analysis in connection with the ZDHC Gateway — Wastewater Module ZDHC accepted lab for textiles, leather and MMCF wastewater and sludge analysis services in connection with the ZDHC Gateway — Wastewater Module, with the widest global coverage of 23 laboratories in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America Designation as official ZDHC ATP training provider for both classroom and remote training and education on chemical management, wastewater topics and insights into the practical issues faced by the facilities with the possible management action plans, provided in English or local languages in Asia and Europe Intertek’s Chemical Management Audit solutions, supported by our global network of experienced and highly skilled chemical and environmental auditors, and involvement as an engaged SAC HIGG FEM verifier body Advisory services that help customers improve their own chemical management systems ‍ Intertek is an industry leader operating in 1,000 locations in over 100 countries. We go beyond testing, inspecting and certifying products; we are a Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide.

KAKEN TEST CENTER (headquarters: Tokyo, Japan) is the largest textile testing laboratory of Japan and was established in 1948 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. At the time of its establishment, Kaken was engaged in inspection of synthetic fibers for export and import, but has since expanded its business to include textile and apparel testing services. We are accredited by Japan National Laboratory Association (JNLA), ISO 17025 and ISO 9001. We provide testing and inspection services in a wide range of fields, including textiles (yarns, fabrics and finished products), leather, paper, resins such as rubber and plastics, and other industrial materials to Japanese large and small companies, manufacturers, retailers and brands. We also dedicated to research and development to establish testing methods for newly developed performance textiles. Some of our inhouse methods have been adopted by international standards. We also provide restricted substances testing and supporting our clients to maintain their RSL (Restricted Substances List) with our knowledge regarding global chemical regulations.

Leadership & Sustainability offers a broad and deep spectrum of sustainability solutions. To promote sustainable organisations and transform our world into one that is sustainable is a significant challenge that we embrace as an organisation.

We engage to understand how to change business models and corporate strategies to implement sustainability – business ethics, environment, social issues and community outreach.

We support corporations and organisations that embed and integrate sustainability into business processes. We believe that sustainability must be inserted into the DNA of the organisation in order to truly achieve sustainable results.

Our training services: We offer face-to-face trainings and have launched an extensive webinar programme on various topics (Strategy, Higg Index, ZDHC etc.). We are a ZDHC Accredited Training Provider offering webinar training based on the ZDHC Chemical Management System Guidance Manual framework. We provide ZDHC training in English, French and Turkish (for example the webinar training ‘ZDHC Top 10 Issues and Best Practices’). We are an approved Higg FEM as well as SLCP Trainer Body. We know the Higg Index inside out and offer training about all its modules: BRM – Brand and Retail Module, FEM – Facility Environmental Module, FSLM – Facility Social and Labor Module, MSI – Materials Sustainability Index and PM – Product Module. We also develop individual training programmes; for instance, supplier trainings as part of chemical management or Higg FEM improvement programmes.

Additional Services: We are an approved Higg FEM as well as SLCP Verifier Body and offer both on-site and off-site verifications and audits. ‍ ‍We offer customised consulting services, supporting companies with chemical management as part of their sustainability strategy and guide them on making improvements.

As part of the process control in the ZDHC strategic chemical management implementation, SGS provides training services according to the courses outlines by ZDHC Academy

SGS has joined ZDHC as a contributor and has been an Approved Training Provider (ATP) right after the launch of ZDHC Academy, the training platform under ZDHC program.

All of our trainers across our global network are experienced to provide their technical advice during the training. They are equipped with many hours of training experiences on chemical management, capable of delivering key concepts and communicate efficiently with local language.

SGS has also maintained internal communications between different parties supporting various ZDHC services, such as wastewater and MRSL formulation testing. While the information is shared among the parties, our training provided is also ensured with up-to-date details from the other ZDHC services.