Daiwabo Rayon Co., Ltd.
Products: VSF / Rayon
Risk Status
Low Risk
Next Gen Solutions
Next Gen
Chemical Management (out of 8)
2
Hot Button Score (out of 40)
30.5 =
Risk of sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests
Low Risk
Daiwabo underwent its first CanopyStyle Audit in August 2022, which was unable to determine low risk for one of its suppliers. A subsequent audit, completed in 2025 confirmed that the supplier is low risk.
Areas where the company is showing leadership
- Has worked to understand possible risk and has completed supplier verification audit.
- Has increased its procurement of FSC 100% inputs in 2025.
- Has called on the UN Climate COP30 to prioritize financial mechanisms to support circularity nature-based climate solutions.
- Has researched local conservation organizations and has applied to be a corporate member of WWF Japan.
- Has a product, Recovis, which contains 10% recycled cotton inputs.
Key Improvements Required
- Increase production and commercial availability of their Next Gen product, Recovis, and increase the proportion of recycled content.
- Make a public commitment to targets and timelines associated with increasing Next Gen production.
- Develop an internal traceability system or use an external traceability platform to allow customers to track from MMCF fibre to garment.
Facilities
Daiwabo Rayon produces a product called Recovis that contains 10% pre-consumer recycled cotton.
Daiwabo Rayon Co., Ltd. owns one viscose rayon mill operating in Shimane, Japan. The headquarters are in Osaka, Kansai, Japan, and produces 30,000 tonnes per year. It is a subsidiary of Daiwabo Co., Ltd. This facility has been registered on the ZDHC portal and but the producer has not participated in the other modules for chemical management.
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Completion of CanopyStyle Third-Party Verification Audits
- Conducts Audits 2/2
- Audits published and results acted on2/2
- Audit risk results2/2
Contribution to Conservation Legacies
- Promotes Ancient and Endangered Forest conservation2/2
- Supports conservation targets 1/1
- Influences supply chain and decision makers1.5/2
- Contributes to legislated protection0.5/2
- Extra responsibility: additional support for conservation0/2
Innovation via New Alternative Fibres
- Advocates for Next Gen 1/1
- Invests in R&D1/1
- Has a commercial-scale product 2/2
- Publishes targets and timelines1.5/2
- Uses Next Gen pulp0/1
- Proportional contribution1/2
- Implementing ambitious scale-up0/2
Adoption of Robust Forest Sourcing Policy
- Has a policy2/2
- Policy aligns with CanopyStyle2/2
Traceability & Transparency
- Has track and trace systems0/1
- Publishes list of suppliers2/2
- Conducts due diligence in sourcing2/2
Leaders in Supply Chain Shifts
- Is responsive and proactive1/1
- Acts on FSC preference 1/1
- Supports ForestMapper1/1
- Addresses risk2/2
Associated with High Risk of Sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests and other Controversial Sources
- High risk sourcing0/-5
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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. 2/2Chemical 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 V2.20/2Wastewater
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 V2.20/2Air 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 V2.20/2
