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Zhejiang Huafeng

Products: Lyocell

Risk Status
Low Risk
Next Gen Solutions
Chemical Management (out of 8)
N/A
Hot Button Score (out of 40)
26 =
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Risk of sourcing from Ancient and Endangered forests

Low Risk

The company published its first CanopyStyle audit in 2024. The audit found low risk of sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests.

Areas where the company is showing leadership

  • The company has a low-risk supply chain
  • Has increased its use of FSC-certified fibre in 2024.

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. 

  • Conducting feasibility studies with recycled cotton as a feedstock.
  • Zhejiang Huafeng contributed to a sign-on letter calling for governments to support enabling conditions for the scale up of Next Generation Solutions.

Key Improvements Required

  • 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 procure higher volumes of FSC 100% or FSC Mix certified inputs.
  • Continue to proactively use ForestMapper and complementary guidance to avoid sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests.

Facilities

Zhejiang Huafeng is a lyocell filament yarn producer based in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. Its one facility is in Anji, Zhejiang Province and has a capacity of 2,000 tonnes. 

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Hot Button Score

26 =

  1. Completion of CanopyStyle Third-Party Verification Audits

    1. Conducts Audits 2/2
    2. Audits published and results acted on2/2
    3. Audit risk results2/2

  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 protection0/2
    5. Extra responsibility: additional support for conservation N/A

  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 0/2
    4. Publishes targets and timelines0.5/2
    5. Uses Next Gen pulp0/1
    6. Proportional contribution0.5/2
    7. Implementing ambitious scale-up N/A

  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 systems0/1
    2. Publishes list of suppliers2/2
    3. Conducts due diligence in sourcing2/2

  6. Leaders in Supply Chain Shifts

    1. Is responsive and proactive1/1
    2. Acts on FSC preference 1/1
    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

N/A

  1. 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/A

  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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