1. DenimandJeans bluesign® seminar Ho Chi Minh City/Vietnam 2017
Mission Blue - Create denim for the future with care for people and the planet
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2. What does denim for the future with care for people and the planet mean?
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3. Ecology Social Responsibility Economy
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4. Water, air, soil, climate, CO2, chemicals management
Ecology
Environment
Water, air, soil, climate, CO2, chemicals management
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5. Social Responsibility People
stake holder relations, wages, working time and conditions, labor age, employee motivation, customer satisfaction
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6. How to finance social responsibility and environment protection
Economy
How to finance social responsibility and environment protection
profit, investments
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7. Laws
and
regulations
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8. consumer consciousness
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9. What are the challenges to produce sustainable Denim?
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10. It’s Fashion
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11. Effect needs Chemicals
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13. Textile Supplier Tiering
Global textile value chain
Textile Supplier Tiering
Finished Goods Assemblers
(+ subcontract)
 mega cut/sew
Tier 1
Weavers, Knitters & Nonwovens
Dyers, Printers, Finishers, & Laminators
Tier 2
 mega factory complex from greige to garment
Spinners, Fiber & Feather Processers
Tier 3
Raw Material Suppliers
Tier 4
Brands
Retailers
Large retailer w/ private brand(s)
Brands with Strong Retail
x100s
Agents & Trading Companies
 mega trading company
Materials “Converter”
Could be any combination of organizations upstream in the supply chain to produce finished materials
agriculture / ores / minerals
Polymers, Fertilizers, Surfactants, Pesticides, etc.
Masterbatches, Lubricants, Dyes, Surfactants, Auxiliaries, etc.
Sizing agents, Preparation agents, etc.
Dyes, Dyestuff auxiliaries, Coatings, Inks, Repellents, etc.
Detergents, Conditioning agents, Printing Inks, Treatments, etc.
Chemical “Converter” and/or “Trader”
Chemical Supplier
Tiering
CH1
The bluesign system is like nothing else from the above mainly for the reason that it is, a system… and not a methodology based upon a snapshot in time or reliant on the often ineffective randomness of self reporting Bills of Substances, MSDS, and/or testing at the end of a process. Further, since it operates as a closed system all the way back to where the actual molecules are created, it prevents significant “loopholes” that might arise when simple tests or audits are cobbled together to produce a piecemeal approach to chemical integrity.
The bottom line is that the only real way to ensure the output you desire is to manage the input that you need.
Chemical formulator/ blender/mixer
CH2
Chemical
Synthesis and
Polymerization
CH3
Raw chemical supplier
CH4
Diagram originally created by Matt Thurston, REI, with further modifications from industry colleagues.
Rev. 4.3
fossil fuels

14. lack of information
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15. limits of sample testing and physical control
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16. risks
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17. chemicals change management
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18. How we manage impact on denim manufacturing?
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19. Input Stream Management
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20. chemical assessment risk = hazard x exposure
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21. company
assessment
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22. resource productivity
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23. managing Inputs. responsible actions
Textile Supplier Tiering
Finished Goods Assemblers
(+ subcontract)
 mega cut/sew
Tier 1
Weavers, Knitters & Nonwovens
Dyers, Printers, Finishers, & Laminators
Tier 2
 mega factory complex from greige to garment
Spinners, Fiber & Feather Processers
Tier 3
Raw Material Suppliers
Tier 4
Brands
Retailers
Large retailer w/ private brand(s)
Brands with Strong Retail
x100s
Agents & Trading Companies
 mega trading company
Materials “Converter”
Could be any combination of organizations upstream in the supply chain to produce finished materials
agriculture / ores / minerals
bluesign® system
Polymers, Fertilizers, Surfactants, Pesticides, etc.
Masterbatches, Lubricants, Dyes, Surfactants, Auxiliaries, etc.
Sizing agents, Preparation agents, etc.
Dyes, Dyestuff auxiliaries, Coatings, Inks, Repellents, etc.
Detergents, Conditioning agents, Printing Inks, Treatments, etc.
Chemical “Converter” and/or “Trader”
Chemical Supplier
Tiering
CH1
The bluesign system is like nothing else from the above mainly for the reason that it is, a system… and not a methodology based upon a snapshot in time or reliant on the often ineffective randomness of self reporting Bills of Substances, MSDS, and/or testing at the end of a process. Further, since it operates as a closed system all the way back to where the actual molecules are created, it prevents significant “loopholes” that might arise when simple tests or audits are cobbled together to produce a piecemeal approach to chemical integrity.
The bottom line is that the only real way to ensure the output you desire is to manage the input that you need.
Chemical formulator/ blender/mixer
CH2
Chemical
Synthesis and
Polymerization
CH3
Raw chemical supplier
CH4
Diagram originally created by Matt Thurston, REI, with further modifications from industry colleagues.
Rev. 4.3
fossil fuels

24. Tools for a sustainable denim production
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25. transparency and trust
Chemicals management
transparency
and
trust
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26. chemicals
components
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27. Solution provider service company
bluesign.com
Solution provider service company
Reduce the environmental impact of the entire textile and related supply chain and shift towards a resource conserving production
Mission Blue
500 system partners worldwide
HQ in St.Gallen / Switzerland
Offices in Germany, USA, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong
80 staff members
Founded 2000, SGS as shareholder since 2008
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28. Thank you bluesign® system - the solution to DETOX
bluesign® seminar Kingpins Hong Kong 2017
Thank you
bluesign® system - the solution to DETOX
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