Dear stakeholders
Over the past year or so, CV has promoted the viscose industry's sustainability improvement based on CV Roadmap.
During this period, CV received feedback and suggestions from different stakeholders which encouraged CV to release the first sustainability report in March 2019 to disclose key performances of it’s members. http://www.cvroadmap.com/reporten/201903/52.html
CV has realized that the viscose industry has expanded its chain in different fields based on geographical location and resource advantages etc., including the construction of thermal power plants, caustic soda plants, carbon disulfide plants, pulp mills, etc. Therefore, an accurate definition and scope of a "viscose fiber factory" is necessary to evaluate and compare the sustainable development level of each factory.
For this purpose, the "Scope and Calculation Methods of Key Performance Indicators for Sustainable Viscose Staple Fiber Production" has been compiled, which clarifies the key performance indicators and statistical methods for viscose production, proposes the target value of CV Roadmap 2025 and will serve as the basis for third-party audits.
The draft standard has been completed as attached and CV requests your feedback before 15th July. CV will evaluate all feedbacks to make any necessary improvement.
Standard core content
This standard establishes three key performance indicators for sustainable production in the industry, namely comprehensive energy consumption of unit product, fresh water consumption of unit product, and total sulfur recovery rate. All the indicators are divided into two categories: Level I and Level II.
Level II is the base value , referring to the current international leading technology level that can be generally achieved by the enterprise through the purchase of technical equipment or the upgrade of production line, with the technology that is currently available. On the other hand, Level I is the target value of CV Roadmap 2025, referring to technology level that requires manufacturers or technology service providers to achieve technology breakthrough, overcome patent bottleneck or perform thorough production line renewal in order to maintain international leading technology level in the next 5-10 years.
The relationship between the standard and CV
The standard will be part of CV Roadmap 2025. In addition, CV Roadmap 2025 will include existing standards like CPS & OEKO-TEX STeP, and may also include standards such as MMCF wastewater guideline being developed by ZDHC and contributed by CV and it’s members.
CV will disclose the relevant content of the CV Roadmap annually.