GRS consulting at Hung Yen Knitting and Dyeing

Project archive from 2021. Company figures, standards and planned milestones reflect the original reporting period.

About Hung Yen Knitting and Dyeing

Hung Yen Knitting and Dyeing Co., Ltd. belongs to the Carvico Group, a major global textile business with more than 50 years of experience. Established in 2008 as the group’s first overseas investment, the company combines technology, sustainability and quality associated with Italian textiles. Its research and development activities deliver new results and set new goals each year.

Hung Yen Knitting and Dyeing’s premises at Pho Noi Textile Industrial Park, Hung Yen Province.

The GRS consulting project at Hung Yen Knitting and Dyeing

In February 2021, Hung Yen Knitting and Dyeing selected ITVC Global for its Global Recycled Standard (GRS) consulting project. The project supported the company’s commitments to recycling, social responsibility, environmental protection, chemical management, and occupational health and safety.

GRS management system implementation areas

Section A — Recycling management

Section B — Social responsibility management

• B1 — Social policy
• B2 — Social requirements
• B2.1 — Forced, bonded and prison labour
• B2.2 — Child labour
• B2.3 — Freedom of association and collective bargaining
• B2.4 — Discrimination, harassment and abuse
• B2.5 — Health and safety
• B2.6 — Wages, benefits and terms of employment
• B2.7 — Working hours

Section C — Environmental management

• C1 — Environmental management system
• C1.1 — Environmental management system
• C1.2 — Chemical management system
• C1.3 — Record keeping
• C2 — Environmental requirements
• C2.1 — Energy use
• C2.2 — Water use
• C2.3 — Wastewater and effluent
• C2.4 — Air emissions
• C2.5 — Waste management

Section D — Chemical management

• D1 — GRS chemical management
• D1.1 — Chemical management in GRS products
• D1.2 — Record keeping
• D2 — Restricted chemicals under GRS
• D2.1 — Environmentally harmful substances
• D2.2 — Exclusion of substances and mixtures classified with specified hazard codes or risk phrases
• D2.3 — Exclusion of substances that do not comply with the ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL)

Certification assessment

Hung Yen Knitting and Dyeing successfully underwent its GRS assessment by Control Union on 29–30 March 2021.

Consulting and training team

• Consultant and trainer Pham Xuan Canh and ITVC Global’s consulting team.