ENKA
Products: VFY
Risk Status
Low Risk
Next Gen Solutions
Chemical Management (out of 8)
N/A
Hot Button Score (out of 40)
27 =
Risk of sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests
Low Risk
According to the findings of its second CanopyStyle Audit, ENKA continues to be at low risk of sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests and other controversial sources. ENKA only sources from one supplier.
Areas where the company is showing leadership
- Has a low-risk supply chain.
- Uses only FSC Mix fibre inputs, which is industry leading.
- Has a traceability system in place to allow customers to track from MMCF fibre to garment.
- Is FairTrade certified.
Has called on signatories to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to develop the regulatory mechanisms necessary to ensure that the Convention’s goals for nature protection are prioritized.
- Continues to work with Next Generation partners on spinning trials to find solutions suitable to continuous viscose filament yarn.
- ENKA contributed to a sign-on letter calling for governments to support enabling conditions for the scale up of Next Generation Solutions.
Key Improvements Required
- Continue to invest in research and development efforts to develop and significantly scale the use of Next Generation Solutions in order to reduce impacts on forests.
- Continue to proactively use ForestMapper and complementary guidance to avoid sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests.
- Procure higher volumes of FSC 100% certified inputs from sources that have achieved FSC Forest Management certification on the ground.
Facilities
The production and central warehouse of ENKA are located in Obernburg, Bavaria, Germany. An additional textile treatment plant is located in Gorzow, Lubuskie, Poland.
ENKA produces viscose filament yarn at a capacity of 8,000 tonnes.
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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 makers0.5/2
- Contributes to legislated protection0/2
- 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 0/2
- Publishes targets and timelines1/2
- Uses Next Gen pulp0/1
- Proportional contribution0.5/2
- 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 systems1/1
- 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 viscose staple fibre and modal staple fibre facilities have joined the ZDHC Supplier Platform and have access to the MMCF Module. N/AChemical 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/AWastewater
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/AAir 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
