TEST REPORT

Facility: Garment Export Village Ltd.

Country: Bangladesh
Address: K.B.M Road, Rongi I/A, Tongi, Gazipur
th
Date of report: October 28 , 2014

INTRODUCTION

Benetton Group has a relevant experience of environmentally responsible business practices and is putting
significant resources and passion on its environmental program with the objective to minimize the impact of all
its activities and preserve the natural resources for present and future generations.

Benetton Group Restricted Substances List (RSL) contains the complete list of banned or restricted chemical
substances.

In line with the Company’s commitment to zero discharges of hazardous substances by 2020, chemical
investigations are regularly conducted by independent external auditors considering the following groups of
hazardous chemical substances and using the lowest detection limits currently available with the best in class
chemical laboratories around the world:

PRIORITY CHEMICAL GROUPS

1. Alkylphenols
2. Phthalates
3. Brominated and chlorinated flame retardants
4. Azo dyes
5. Organotin compounds
6. Perfluorinated chemicals
7. Chlorobenzenes
8. Chlorinated solvents
9. Chlorophenols
10. Short chain chlorinated paraffins
11. Heavy metals such as cadmium, lead, mercury and chromium (VI).

The findings are meant to highlight the current level of use (at times also unintentional) of the above chemical
groups through a comparison of the incoming, UNTREATED wastewaters (i.e. samples are collected
upstream of any wastewaters treatment plant) and treated wastewater (if there is. i.e. samples are collected
downstream of self-owned Effluent Treatment Plant). The comparison is in fact a valuable tool to identify if
and in which formulations, used by the facility, the above chemical groups might be contained, helping to
subsequently identify potential alternatives of assessed lower impact.
For every specific situation an action plan is designed and a monitoring procedure is put in place to avoid non
viable substitutions.
Facility details and analysis results
October 28, 2014

Date Received: October 14, 2014

Factory Company Name: Garment Export Village Ltd.

Factory Address: K.B.M Road, Rongi I/A, Tongi, Gazipur, Bangladesh
Sample Pick Up Date: October 14, 2014 Samples collected during operating hours
Test Period: October 14, 2014 to October 28, 2014

Sample Description: Sample(s) received is/are stated to be:

I001) Incoming water
I002) Wastewater before treatment
I003) Wastewater after treatment

Note- The water samples were collected and tested by Bureau Veritas/STS team

Executive Summary

11 Priority Chemical Groups I001 I002 I003

Phthalates NR ο NR
Brominated and Chlorinated Flame Retardants NR ο NR
Azo Dyes NR ο NR
Organotin Compounds ο • ο
Chlorobenzenes ο • ο
Chlorinated Solvents NR ο NR
Chlorophenols NR ο NR
Short-Chained Chlorinated Paraffins • • •
Heavy Metals • • •
APs and APEOs ο • •
Perfluorinated Chemicals NR ο NR

Note / Key :
- • – Detected
- ο – Not Detected
- NR – Not Requested
 Test Result
11 Priority Chemical Groups

Organotin Compounds

Test results of Organotin Compounds are as below.

Organotin
I001 I002 I003
Compounds
MBT ND 0.000164 ND
MOT ND ND ND
DBT ND 0.000040 ND
DOT ND ND ND
TBT ND ND ND
TPhT ND ND ND
TCyHT ND ND ND
TOT ND ND ND
TPT ND ND ND
TTBT ND ND ND

Chlorobenzenes

Test results of Chlorobenzenes are as below.

Chlorobenzenes I001 I002 I003

Chlorobenzene ND ND ND
1,2-Dichlorobenzene ND ND ND
1,3-Dichlorobenzene,
ND 0.0003 ND
1,4-Dichlorobenzene
1,2,3-
ND ND ND
Trichlorobenzene
1,2,4-
ND ND ND
Trichlorobenzene
1,3,5-
ND ND ND
Trichlorobenzene
1,2,3,4-
ND ND ND
Tetrachlorobenzene
1,2,3,5-
Tetrachlorobenzene,
ND ND ND
1,2,4,5-
Tetrachlorobenzene
Pentachlorobenzene ND ND ND
Hexachlorobenzene ND ND ND

Short-Chained Chlorinated Paraffins

Test results of Short-Chained Chlorinated Paraffins are as below.
I001 I002 I003
SCCPs 0.026 0.028 0.012
Heavy Metals
Test results of Heavy Metals are as below.
Heavy Metals I001 I002 I003
As ND ND ND
Cd ND ND ND
Hg ND ND ND
Pb 0.0016 0.0032 0.0364
Sb ND ND ND
Co ND ND ND
Ni 0.0015 0.0027 0.0026
Cu ND ND ND
Zn 0.0076 0.0126 0.0107
Cr ND 0.0012 0.0012
Mn 0.0305 0.0361 0.0296
Cr VI ND ND ND
-
CN ND ND ND

APs and APEOs

Test results of APs and APEOs are as below.

APs and APEOs I001 I002 I003

OP ND ND ND
NP ND ND ND
OP1EO ND ND ND
NP1EO ND ND ND
OPEOs ND 0.35 ND
NPEOs ND 2.85 0.11

Others Priority Chemical Groups

I001 I002 I003

Phthalates NR ND NR
Brominated and Chlorinated Flame Retardants NR ND NR
Azo Dyes NR ND NR
Chlorinated Solvents NR ND NR
Chlorophenols NR ND NR
Perfluorinated Chemicals NR ND NR

Remark :
- Test method, reporting limit and list of chemical are summarized in tables of Appendix A.
- ND = Not detected (Please refer to reporting limit shown in Appendix A.).
- All results are in ppm as unit.
- ppm = part(s) per million.

END
 APPENDIX A

List of Phthalates :
No. Test Method Reporting Limit Unit
1 With reference to U. S. EPA 8270D. (For Wastewater) Each: 0.001 ppm
With reference to ASTM International Standard D5369,
2 with reference to U. S. EPA 3540C and with reference to Each: 0.3 ppm
U. S. EPA 8270D. (For Sludge)
No. Name of Analytes CAS-No. No. Name of Analytes CAS-No.
1 Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) 85-68-7 11 Di-cyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) 84-61-7
2 Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) 84-74-2 12 Di-n-hexyl phthalate (DnHP) 84-75-3
3 Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) 117-81-7 13 Dinonyl phthalate (DNP) 84-76-4
4 Di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP) 117-84-0 14 Di-iso-octyl phthalate (DIOP) 27554-26-3
28553-12-0 & Dimethoxyethyl phthalate
5 Di-iso-nonyl phthalate (DINP) 15 117-82-8
68515-48-0 (DMEP)
26761-40-0 &
6 Di-iso-decyl phthalate (DIDP) 16 Di-iso-pentyl phthalate (DiPP) 605-50-5
68515-49-1
1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-
7 Dimethyl phthalate (DMP) 131-11-3 17 C6-8-branched alkyl esters, C7- 71888-89-6
rich (DIHP)
1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid,
8 Diethyl phthalate (DEP) 84-66-2 18 dipentylester, branched and linear 84777-06-6
(DPP)
n-Pentyl iso-pentyl phthalate
9 Di-n-propyl phthalate (DPRP) 131-16-8 19 776297-69-9
(PiPP)
1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-
10 Di-iso-butyl phthalate (DIBP) 84-69-5 20 C7-11 branched and linear alkyl 68515-42-4
esters (DHNUP)

List of Brominated Flame Retardants :

No. Test Method Reporting Limit Unit
With reference to U. S. EPA 527 and with reference to U. Each (PBBs & PBDEs): 0.00005;
1
S. EPA 8321B. (For Wastewater) Each (Others): 0.0005
ppm
With reference to ASTM International Standard D5369,
with reference to U. S. EPA 3540C, with reference to U. S. Each (PBBs & PBDEs): 0.3;
2
EPA 527 and with reference to U. S. EPA 8321B. (For Each (Others): 0.25
ppm
Sludge)
No. Name of Analytes CAS-No. No. Name of Analytes CAS-No.
Bis(2,3-dibromopropyl)
1 Polybromobiphenyls (PBBs) Various 5 5412-25-9
phosphate
Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) Hexabromocyclododecane
2 126-72-7 6 3194-55-6
phosphate (TRIS) (HBCDD)
Polybromodiphenyl ethers 2,2-Bis(bromomethyl)-1,3-
3 Various 7 3296-90-0
(PBDEs) propanediol (BBMP)
Tetrabromobisphenol A bis(2,3-
4 Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) 79-94-7 8 dibromopropyl ether) (TBBPA- 21850-44-2
DBPE)
List of Chlorinated Flame Retardants :
No. Test Method Reporting Limit Unit
With reference to U. S. EPA 527 and with reference to U. TCEP: 0.00005;
1
S. EPA 8321B. (For Wastewater) Each (Others): 0.0005
ppm
With reference to ASTM International Standard D5369,
with reference to U. S. EPA 3540C, with reference to U. S.
2
EPA 527 and with reference to U. S. EPA 8321B. (For
Each: 0.5 ppm
Sludge)
No. Name of Analytes CAS-No. No. Name of Analytes CAS-No.
Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate Tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate
1 115-96-8 3 13674-84-5
(TCEP) (TCPP)
Tris(1,3-dichloro-isopropyl)
2 13674-87-8 - - -
phosphate (TDCP)

List of Aromatic Amines in Azo Colorants :

No. Test Method Reporting Limit Unit
With reference to German Standard DIN 38407-16, with Each (5-Nitro-o-anisidine, N-
reference to European Standard EN 14362-1 incorporating Ethylaniline & N-Methylaniline):
1
Corrigendum and with reference to European Standard EN 0.0003
ppm
14362-3. (For Wastewater) Each (Others): 0.0001
With reference to German Standard DIN 38407-16, with
reference to European Standard EN 14362-1 incorporating
2
Corrigendum and with reference to European Standard EN
Each: 0.1 ppm
14362-3. (For Sludge)
No. Name of Analytes CAS-No. No. Name of Analytes CAS-No.
4-Aminodiphenyl
1 18 o-Toluidine 95-53-4
(Biphenyl-4-ylamine or 92-67-1 (2-Aminotoluene)
Xenylamine)
2 19 4-Methyl-m-phenylenediamine 95-80-7
Benzidine 92-87-5
(2,4-Toluenediamine)
3 4-Chloro-o-toluidine 95-69-2 20 2,4,5-Trimethylaniline 137-17-7
4 21 o-Anisidine 90-04-0
2-Naphthylamine 91-59-8 (2-Methoxyaniline)
o-Aminoazotoluene
(4-Amino-2`,3- 4-Aminoazobenzene
5 97-56-3 22 (p-Aminoazobenzene) 60-09-3
dimethylazobenzne or 4-o-
tolyazo-o-toluidine)
5-nitro-o-toluidine 2,4-Xylidine
6 99-55-8 23 (2,4-dimethylaniline) 95-68-1
(2-Amino-4-nitrotoluene)
4-Chloroaniline 2,6-Xylidine
7 106-47-8 24 (2,6-dimethylaniline) 87-62-7
(p-Chloroaniline)
4-Methoxy-m-phenylenediamine
8 (2,4-Diaminoanisole) 615-05-4 25 Aniline 62-53-3

9 4,4`-Diaminodiphenylmethane 101-77-9
(4,4`-Methylenedianiline) 26 1,4-Phenylenediamine 106-50-3
3,3`-Dichlorobenzidine
10 (3,3`-Dichlorobiphenyl-4,4`- 91-94-1 27 2-Chloroaniline 95-51-2
ylenediamine)
11 3,3`-Dimethoxybenzidine 119-90-4
(o-Dianisidine) 28 5-Nitro-o-anisidine 99-59-2
3,3`-Dimethylbenzidine
12 (4,4`-Bi-o-tolidine) 119-93-7 29 m-Toluidine 108-44-1
4,4`-Methylenedi-o-toluidine
13 (3,3`-Dimethyl- 838-88-0 30 N,N-Diethylaniline 91-66-7
4,4`-diaminodiphenylmethane)
14 p-Cresidine 120-71-8
(6-Methoxy-m-toluidine) 31 N-Ethylaniline 103-69-5
4,4`-Methylene-bis-(2-
15 chloraniline) 101-14-4
(2,2`-Dichloro-4,4`-methylene- 32 N-Methylaniline 100-61-8
dianiline)
16 4,4`-Oxydianiline 101-80-4 33 p-Toluidine 106-49-0
17 4,4`-Thiodianiline 139-65-1 - - -
List of Organotin Compounds :
No. Test Method Reporting Limit Unit
With reference to European Standard EN ISO 17353. (For
1
Wastewater)
Each: 0.00001 ppm
With reference to ASTM International Standard D5369,
2 with reference to U. S. EPA 3540C and with reference to Each: 0.01 ppm
International Standard ISO 23161. (For Sludge)
No. Name of Analytes CAS-No. No. Name of Analytes CAS-No.
1 Monobutyltin (MBT) 6 Triphenyltin (TPhT)
2 Monooctyltin (MOT) 7 Tricyclohexyltin (TCyHT)
3 Dibutyltin (DBT) Various 8 Trioctyltin (TOT) Various
4 Dioctyltin (DOT) 9 Tripropyltin (TPT)
5 Tributyltin (TBT) 10 Tetrabutyltin (TTBT)

List of Chlorobenzenes :
No. Test Method Reporting Limit Unit
With reference to U. S. EPA 8260B and with reference to
1
U. S. EPA 8270D. (For Wastewater)
Each: 0.00002 ppm
With reference to ASTM International Standard D5369,
with reference to U. S. EPA 3540C, with reference to U. S.
2
EPA 8260B and with reference to U. S. EPA 8270D. (For
Each: 0.1 ppm
Sludge)
No. Name of Analytes CAS-No. No. Name of Analytes CAS-No.
1 Chlorobenzene 108-90-7 6 1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene 108-70-3
2 1,2-Dichlorobenzene 95-50-1 7 1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene 634-66-2
1,3-Dichlorobenzene, 541-73-1, 1,2,3,5-Tetrachlorobenzene, 634-90-2,
3 8
1,4-Dichlorobenzene 106-46-7 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene 95-94-3
4 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene 87-61-6 9 Pentachlorobenzene 608-93-5
5 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 120-82-1 10 Hexachlorobenzene 118-74-1

List of Chlorinated Solvents :

No. Test Method Reporting Limit Unit
1 With reference to U. S. EPA 8260B. (For Wastewater) Each: 0.001 ppm
With reference to U. S. EPA 5021, with reference to U. S.
2 EPA 8021B and with reference to U. S. EPA 8260B. (For Each: 0.3 ppm
Sludge)
No. Name of Analytes CAS-No. No. Name of Analytes CAS-No.
1 1,2-Dichloroethane 107-06-2 7 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 71-55-6
2 1,1-Dichloroethylene 75-35-4 8 Carbon Tetrachloride 56-23-5
3 Methylene Chloride 75-09-2 9 Trichloroethylene 79-01-6
4 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene 156-59-2 10 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 79-00-5
5 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene 156-60-5 11 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 630-20-6
6 Chloroform 67-66-3 12 Tetrachloroethylene 127-18-4
List of Chlorophenols :
No. Test Method Reporting Limit Unit
1 With reference to U. S. EPA 8270D. (For Wastewater) Each: 0.0005 ppm
With reference to ASTM International Standard D5369,
2 with reference to U. S. EPA 3540C and with reference to Each: 0.025 ppm
U. S. EPA 8270D. (For Sludge)
No. Name of Analytes CAS-No. No. Name of Analytes CAS-No.
1 8 3,4,5-Trichlorophenol, 609-19-8,
Pentachlorophenol 87-86-5 2,3,4-Trichlorophenol 15950-66-0
2 2,3,4,5-Tetrachlorophenol 4901-51-3 9 2,3-Dichlorophenol 576-24-9
3 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol 58-90-2 10 3,4-Dichlorophenol 95-77-2
2,4-Dichlorophenol, 120-83-2,
2,5-Dichlorophenol, 583-78-8,
4 2,3,5,6-Tetrachlorophenol 935-95-5 11 2,6-Dichlorophenol, 87-65-0,
3,5-Dichlorophenol 591-35-5
5 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 88-06-2 12 2-Chlorophenol 95-57-8
6 2,3,5-Trichlorophenol 933-78-8 13 3-Chlorophenol 108-43-0
7 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 95-95-4 14 4-Chlorophenol 106-48-9

List of Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins :

No. Test Method Reporting Limit Unit
With reference to International Standard ISO 12010. (For
1
Wastewater)
0.0004 ppm
With reference to ASTM International Standard D5369,
2 with reference to U. S. EPA 3540C and with reference to 0.03 ppm
International Standard ISO 12010. (For Sludge)
No. Name of Analytes CAS-No. No. Name of Analytes CAS-No.
1 Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins 85535-84-8 - - -

List of Heavy Metals :

No. Test Method Reporting Limit Unit
With reference to U. S. EPA 3015A and with reference to Cd: 0.0001; Hg: 0.00005;
U. S. EPA 6020A./ With reference to U. S. EPA 7196A./ -
1
With reference to APHA 4500 CN- C:2012 & APHA 4500 CN : 0.02 ppm
CN- E:2012 (For Wastewater) Each (Others): 0.001
With reference to U. S. EPA 3051A and with reference to
U. S. EPA 6020A./ With reference to U. S. EPA 3051A, Hg: 0.02; Zn: 4; Cr VI: 0.4;
with reference to U. S. EPA 6020A, with reference to U. S. -
2
EPA 3060A and with reference to U. S. EPA 7196A./ With CN : 0.5 ppm
reference to U. S. EPA 9010C, with reference to U. S. EPA Each (Others): 1
9013 and with reference to U. S. EPA 9014 (For Sludge)
No. Name of Analytes CAS-No. No. Name of Analytes CAS-No.
1 Arsenic (As) 8 Copper (Cu)
2 Cadmium (Cd) 9 Zinc (Zn)
3 Mercury (Hg) 10 Chromium (Cr)
Various
4 Lead (Pb) Various 11 Manganese (Mn)
5 Antimony (Sb) 12 Chromium VI (Cr VI)
-
6 Cobalt (Co) 13 Cyanide (CN )
7 Nickel (Ni) - -
List of Alkylphenols & Alkylphenol Ethoxylates :

No. Test Method Reporting Limit Unit

With reference to ASTM International Standard ASTM Each (OP & NP): 0.001;
1
D7065. (For Wastewater) Each (Others): 0.005
ppm
With reference to ASTM International Standard D5369,
2 with reference to U. S. EPA 3540C and with reference to Each: 0.2 ppm
ASTM International Standard ASTM D7065. (For Sludge)
No. Name of Analytes CAS-No. No. Name of Analytes CAS-No.
1 Octylphenol (OP) 4 Nonylphenol (NP)
Octylphenol monoethoxylates, Nonylphenol monoethoxylates,
2 Various 5 Various
OP1EO NP1EO
Octylphenolethoxylates, (n=2 to Nonylphenolethoxylates, (n=2 to
3 6
n=16) n=18)

List of Perfluorinated Chemicals :

No. Test Method Reporting Limit Unit

In house method and analysis by Liquid Chromatograph Each (PFOS & PFOA): 0.00001
1
Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS). (For Wastewater) Each (Others): 0.0005
ppm
With reference to ASTM International Standard D5369,
with reference to U. S. EPA 3540C, in house method and Each (PFOS & PFOA): 0.001
2
analysis by Liquid Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer Each (Others): 0.005
ppm
(LC-MS). (For Sludge)
No. Name of Analytes CAS-No. No. Name of Analytes CAS-No.
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid 1763-23-1 / Perfluoroundecanoic Acid 2058-94-8 /
1 14
(PFOS) 56773-72-3 (PFUnA) 4234-23-5
Perfluorooctane Sulfonamide Perfluorododecanoic Acid
2 754-91-6 15 307-55-1
(PFOSA) (PFDoA)
N-Methylperfluoro-1- Perfluorotridecanoic Acid
3 31506-32-8 16 72629-94-8
octanesulfonamide (N-MeFOSA) (PFTrA)
N-Ethylperfluoro-1- Perfluorotetradecanoic Acid
4 4151-50-2 17 376-06-7
octanesulfonamide (N-EtFOSA) (PFTeA)
2-(N-methylperfluoro-1-
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid 375-73-5 /
5 octanesulfonamido)-ethanol 24448-09-7 18
(PFBS) 29420-49-3
(N-MeFOSE)
2-(N-Ethylperfluoro-1-
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid 355-46-4 /
6 octanesulfonamido)-ethanol 1691-99-2 19
(PFHxS) 3871-99-6
(N-EtFOSE)
Perfluoro-n-octanoic acid Perfluoro-1-heptanesulfonic acid 375-92-8 /
7 335-67-1 20
(PFOA) (PFHpS) 60270-55-5
Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid 335-77-3 /
8 Perfluorobutyric Acid (PFBA) 375-22-4 21
(PFDS) 126105-34-8
1H,1H,2H,2HPerfluorooctanesulp
9 Perfluoropentanoic Acid (PFPA) 2706-90-3 22 27619-97-2
honic acid (H4PFOS 6:2)
2H,2H,3H,3H-
Perfluoro-n-hexanoic acid
10 307-24-4 23 Perfluoroundecanoic acid 34598-33-9
(PFHxA)
(PFUnA)
Perfluoro-n-heptanoic acid Perfluoro-3,7-dimethyloctanoic
11 375-85-9 24 172155-07-6
(PFHpA) acid (PF-3,7-DMOA)
Perfluoro-n-nonanoic acid 7H-Perfluoroheptanoic acid
12 375-95-1 25 1546-95-8
(PFNA) (HPFHpA)
Perfluoro-n-decanoic acid
13 335-76-2 - - -
(PFDA)
Note / Key :
ppm = part(s) per million
U. S. EPA = United States Environmental Protection Agency
APHA = American Public Health Association