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Detox @ VAUDEHilke Patzwall
Sales Meeting WI17
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Agenda
• Eco Finish Status Quo
• VAUDE Greenpeace Detox Commitment
• Partnership for Sustainable Textiles
• Higg Index
• Supply Chain Environmental Stewardship
• Microplastic
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Eco Finish Status Quo
Eco Finish (%) of all products with DWR per product group
Tents, sleeping bags, pack sacks: summer only!
WI17 PFC-free apparel products (Eco Finish + products without DWR): 98 %
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VAUDE Greenpeace Detox Commitment
http://detox-outdoor.org/en
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Responsibility for the entire life cycle of VAUDE products
Three big challenges:
1. Avoide any release of harmful chemicals into the environment
2. Active contribution to new, responsible business models with sustainable productsand more sustainable consumption („Extended Producer Responsibility“)
3. Transparent public reportig on all results, progress as well as challenges andunsolved problems
VAUDE Greenpeace Detox Commitment
What is it about ?
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• Full transparency across our supply chain (material manufacturers and
producers)
• compulsory Manufacturing Restricted Substance List (MRSL)
• Complete absence of harmful chemicals according to the precautionary principle and a risk-based approach (including PFC)
• Water tests for pollutants according to MRSL and publication of all test results
• Close collaboration with suppliers and industry leaders as well as know-how transfer, training and auditing of our supply chain
VAUDE Greenpeace Detox Commitment
What does VAUDE commit to specifically in the supply chain?
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Greenpeace Detox Commitment
in the VAUDE CSR-Report
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VAUDE: Founding member of thepartnership for sustainable textiles
Roadmap till 2017-01-31 / Review Process by 3rd parties / goals & measures
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Higg Index
etc…more than 50% of
the gobalTextile industry
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Higg Index Pilot Benchmark
- Environment
Supply Chain: Policies, Waster / Waste / Wastewater / Chemicals-Management Supply Chain Environmental Stewardship
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Higg Index Pilot Benchmark
- Social
VAUDE internal Code of Conduct „Wegweiser“Employee representation
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Higg Index
• Pilot test until end of 2017• Great scores for VAUDE in the Brand
Environmental Module and Brand Social Labour Modul
• Next step: Facilities Environmental Module:• Producer & Material suppliers work with the Higg Index
Webtool• Benchmarking & Performance Improvement Plans
• Further use of Higg Index after 2017, also forProduct Footprinting Modul
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• VAUDE Greenpeace Detox Commitment
• Partnership for sustainable textiles
• Higg Index
• …
Increasing requirements for transparency &
high Standards in the Supply Chain
VAUDE Supply Chain Environmental
Stewardship Projekt
Supply Chain Environmental Stewardship
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Supply Chain Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Stewardship in the Textile Supply Chain
Supply Chain under the microscope
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Supply Chain Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Stewardship in the Textile
Supply Chain
Supply Chain under the microscope
• Suppliers are overwhelmed with requirements / audits / certifications, etc.…
• …but nobody helps with the implementation
• VAUDE offers long-term & strategic material suppliers "empowerment" / helps to help themselves for the introduction of an operational environmental management system
• Raising awareness for their own benefits through more environmental protection and better working conditions
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Supply Chain Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Stewardship in the Textile
Supply Chain
Supply Chain under the microscope
• pilot project with 8 material suppliers
• Ca. 80% of the material volume for main fabrics and linings of VAUDE apparel, tents, sleeping bags and backpacks / bags
• Suppliers mainly in Taiwan, produce partially in China or plan to relocate production to China
• Mostly vertical processes (weaving, dyeing, coating etc.)
• To be rolled out across the entire supply chain.
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Partners
Conception / project applicationproject managementFocus on environmental and quality management, energy, water, plant engineering, work safety
Chemical managementsocial standards
KfW subsidiaryLong-term financing of investment in sustainabilityConsulting of companies
Supply Chain Environmental Stewardship
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Project VAUDE:Timeframe 24 monthsTotal cost: 360.400 €Cost VAUDE (55%): 198.220 €Cost DEG (45%): 162.180 €
Supply Chain Environmental Stewardship
Partners
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Bettina Roth Quality and chemicals management(DGQ Quality Manager and Chemotechnician)Strategic orientation, conception,Budget responsibility, planning25% Chemical management / 75% QM(Distribution key as of 2014)
Pengfei Jin Sourcing Manager
Studied Chemistry in GermanySpeaks Mandarin, German, English fluentlyOperational implementation, concept work, tracking.60% sourcing / 40% chemicals management
Supply Chain Environmental Stewardship
High VAUDE internal competence
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Input-Stream Management:Good materials lead to good products!But how can we ensure that?Raise awareness and qualify material suppliers!
Environmental Stewardship in the Textile
Supply Chain
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Increasing demands on suppliers.However, they partly do not know how to implement the requirements.VAUDE therefore pursues a path to consistent empowerment!
Environmental Stewardship in the Textile
Supply Chain
High potential risk due to lack of transparency. Often the local suppliers do not have the necessary technical knowledge.
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Through training and workshops, material
suppliers are supported in the
development of their own sustainability
management system and to sustain it by
themselves.
Environmental Stewardship in the Textile
Supply Chain
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Effective sustainability management systemintroduce
supported
Material Suppliers
Stand-alone process to make your production more environmentally friendly- Chemical Inventory- Avoiding hazardous chemicals- resource efficiency- Social and secure jobs
Reduceenvironmental
impact
Improveoperational processes
competitiveness
Go
als
Co-financing Consulting
Supply Chain Environmental Stewardship
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Workshops
1. Kick off
Introduction of VAUDE vision
Presentation of all participants
Presentation of existing best practice examples
On-site inspections
2. Energy management
Energy Efficiency / Renewable Energies
Optimization of energy consumption
Data collection and management
Cost-benefit analysis
Heating / Ventilation / Air conditioning
motors, pumps, etc.
Lighting
Compressed air
Photovoltaic / solar thermal / cooling
Supply Chain Environmental Stewardship
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3. Chemical management including wastewater management including on-site inspections and water tests (November 2016)
Chemical management (risk assessment, contracts, legal requirements, substitution)
Storage (marking, storage places, emergency plan)
Recycling / Waste disposal (sludge, filter cake, waste water, chemicalresidues)
Occupational safety (personal protective equipment, training, airmeasurements, automation)
Contents of the Workshops
Supply Chain Environmental Stewardship
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4. Waste and water management (January 2017)
Input / Output Lists
Reduction of water consumption
recycling process water
Waste prevention
Disposal & Recycling
5. Labour standards (March 2017)
root cause analysis
Business policy
Workers' reports
Working hours / overtime / contracts
ILO core standards
Employee participation
6. Final Workshop (May 2017)
Presentation of the results, best practice examples, individual action lists / Corrective Action Plans, further steps
Contents of the Workshops
Supply Chain Environmental Stewardship
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Stakeholder workshop to evaluate the project (Sept 15th, 2016)
Supply Chain Environmental Stewardship
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Agenda
• Eco Finish Status Quo
• VAUDE Greenpeace Detox Commitment
• Partnership for sustainable textiles
• Higg Index
• Supply Chain Environmental Stewardship
• Microplastic
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Microplastic
• Important topic, increasing public attention & media coverage
• Textiles made of synthetic fibers are partly responsible, but quantities, relevance, or polluters are unclear yet
The sea can´t take any more: Our oceans drown in plastic waste
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• VAUDE research project planned under the lead of BSI
• Cooperation of universities, sporting goods brands, washing machine and filter manufacturers, material manufacturers, environmental NGOs
• Funding applied for at the BMBF
Microplastic
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Summary
• Eco Finish Status Quo:
96 % Eco Finish Clothing WI17
• VAUDE Greenpeace Detox Commitment
- Chemical management / MRSL
- Extended Producer Responsibility
• Partnership for sust. textiles
Roadmap till 31.01.2017
• Higg Index
- Very good results for VAUDE in BEM and DSLM
- Environmental Facilities Module
• Supply Chain Environmental Stewardship
Goal: Empowerment of Supply Chain !
• Microplastic
• Research project planned
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