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Century Rayon

Products: VFY

Risk Status
Low Risk
Next Gen Solutions
Next Gen
Chemical Management (out of 8)
2
Hot Button Score (out of 40)
28 =
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Risk of sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests

Low Risk

Century Rayon is currently conducting another CanopyStyle Audit in 2025. The company’s previous audit was in 2023 which confirmed the majority of Century Rayon’s suppliers were at low risk of sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests and other controversial sources.

Areas where the company is showing leadership

  • Is currently undergoing its third  CanopyStyle Audit in 2025.
  • Has made a publicly available commitment to full implementation of its forest sourcing policy. This commitment has been communicated to all its suppliers.
  • Has traceability systems in place for its products to allow customers to track from MMCF fibre to garment.
  • Has called on the UN Climate COP30 to prioritize financial mechanisms to support circularity nature-based climate solutions.
  • Working with Next Gen innovators and is currently producing a Next Gen viscose filament yarn with <1% Next Gen content.

Key Improvements Required

  • Continue to invest in efforts to develop and significantly scale the use of Next Generation Solutions in order to reduce impacts on forests. Prioritize the integration and sourcing of Next Generation Solution technologies and feedstocks for future expansion plans and new suppliers.
  • Increasing the amount of FSC fibre used, with a focus on FSC Mix and FSC 100% (instead of Controlled Wood).
  • Continue to use ForestMapper and complementary guidance documents such as the Dissolving Pulp Mill Classification to ensure no sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests.

Facilities

Century Rayon has one production site in Murbad, India, with capacity of 29,300 tonnes viscose filament yarn. This facility has been registered on the ZDHC platform and will be assessed for other modules of chemical management in the coming years.

Aditya Birla’s Grasim Industries Limited manages and operates Century Rayon, including sourcing, product invoicing, and other operations, including certain liabilities. 

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Hot Button Score

28 =

  1. Completion of CanopyStyle Third-Party Verification Audits

    1. Conducts Audits 2/2
    2. Audits published and results acted on2/2
    3. Audit risk results1.5/2

  2. Contribution to Conservation Legacies

    1. Promotes Ancient and Endangered Forest conservation2/2
    2. Supports conservation targets 1/1
    3. Influences supply chain and decision makers1/2
    4. Contributes to legislated protection0.5/2
    5. Extra responsibility: additional support for conservation0/2

  3. Innovation via New Alternative Fibres

    1. Advocates for Next Gen 1/1
    2. Invests in R&D1/1
    3. Has a commercial-scale product 1.5/2
    4. Publishes targets and timelines1.5/2
    5. Uses Next Gen pulp0/1
    6. Proportional contribution0.5/2
    7. Implementing ambitious scale-up0/2

  4. Adoption of Robust Forest Sourcing Policy

    1. Has a policy2/2
    2. Policy aligns with CanopyStyle2/2

  5. Traceability & Transparency

    1. Has track and trace systems0.5/1
    2. Publishes list of suppliers2/2
    3. Conducts due diligence in sourcing2/2

  6. Leaders in Supply Chain Shifts

    1. Is responsive and proactive0.5/1
    2. Acts on FSC preference 0.5/1
    3. Supports ForestMapper1/1
    4. Addresses risk2/2

  7. Associated with High Risk of Sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests and other Controversial Sources

    1. High risk sourcing0/-5

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Sustainable Chemical Management

2

  1. Participation in ZDHC

    The company is an active participant in ZDHC, where all of their MMCF facilities have joined the ZDHC Supplier Platform and have access to the MMCF Module. 2/2

  2. Chemical Recovery

    All of the company’s MMCF viscose staple fibre and modal staple fibre facilities have reached at least the Progressive level in their chemical recovery parameters and limit value, according to Chapter 1: ZDHC MMCF Responsible Fibre Production Guidelines V2.2 N/A

  3. Wastewater

    All of the company’s MMCF viscose staple fibre and modal staple fibre facilities have reached at least the Progressive level in their wastewater discharge parameters and limit values, according to Chapter 2: ZDHC MMCF Wastewater Guidelines V2.2 N/A

  4. Air Emissions

    All of the company’s viscose staple fibre and modal staple fibre facilities have reached at least the Progressive level in their hazardous chemicals’ air emissions parameters and limit values, according to Chapter 3: ZDHC MMCF Air Emissions Guidelines V2.2 N/A

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