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practices you'd like to see in your supply chain.Use CO's key questions to help start the conversation. <br /> Environmental management can be a complex topic and require specialist knowledge.But you can start to get a sense of how a <br /> supplier or potential supplier operates and approaches environmental management with the questions listed below. <br /> Not all these questions will be relevant to all suppliers,and they can't guarantee anything,but they can help you open up a <br /> conversation about environmental management practices. <br /> Key questions to ask suppliers: <br /> 1.What raw materials do you use?Are they organic?Are they made from recycled fibres?Where are they from? <br /> 2.Do you have an environmental management system in place?Is it consistent with an internationally accepted standard,e.g. <br /> ISO 14001?Can you provide a copy? <br /> 3.Are you using the Sustainable Apparel Coalition HIGG Fadlities Environmental Management(FEM)Module <br /> (https://apparelcoalition.org/higg-facility-tools/)? <br /> 4.Are you certified under an environmental certification scheme,such as the Global Organic Textiles Standard <br /> (https://www commonobjective.co/global-orga nic-textile-standard)? <br /> 5.What local environmental regulations are you required to comply with?Have you recently been in breach of these <br /> regulations?If so what have you done or are planning to do in response? <br /> 6.Are you tracking,reporting and managing your use of energy,water and chemicals? <br /> 7.Do you have targets for reducing your use of energy,water and chemicals? <br /> 8.How do you manage your water-based and solid waste(https://www.commonobjective.co/article/the-issues-waste)? <br /> 9.Do you use renewable energy in your facilities? <br /> 10.Do you recycle any of your key inputs,such as water(https://www.commonobjective.co/article/the-issues-water)or <br /> chemicals(https://www.commonobjective.co/artide/the-issues-chemicals)? <br /> 11.Do you use any hazardous chemicals or materials in your production?How do you manage them to ensure they don't enter <br /> waste streams or water? <br /> 12.How do you package your final products?Do you use any recycled or recyclable materials? <br /> 13.How might we as buyers partner with you to implement the environmental management systems we want to see in our <br /> supply chains? <br /> For further research,ideas and support on this topic,a good resource can be found in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for <br /> Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear sector(http://mneguideiines.oecd.org/oecd-due-diligence-guidance- <br /> garment-footwear.pdf). <br /> 28 March 2019 <br /> Social Share <br /> f <br /> Notices from our PRO members 7 <br /> News'3 weeks,1 day ago <br /> Dealing with Fashion <br /> Waste <br /> Every year,the fashion <br /> industry produces a <br /> staggering amount of waste- <br /> an estimated 92 million Suggestions?Problems?Send feedback <br />