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BHive: Generate the ZDHC Performance InCheck Report

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CIL Upload & ZDHC Performance InCheck Report Timeline

NOTE: You can only generate the ZDHC Performance InCheck Report within 41 days after the end of the respective month you wish to submit. This restriction comes from ZDHC, we cannot adjust the deadlines.

 

Chemicals In Scope of the ZDHC Performance InCheck Report

NOTE: Not all chemicals are in scope of the ZDHC Performance InCheck Report. Correct labelling is key!

Check the InCheck Scope in the InCheck Guideline under this link:

https://downloads.roadmaptozero.com/input/Performance-InCheck-Guidelines 

 

Equivalent Categories in The BHive ”General Usage in Factory”: 

In scope: 

  • Production (Dyes, Pigments, Aux) 
  • Solvent Based Chemicals (used for production)
  • Functional Finishing 
  • Water Treatment Chemicals (except commodity chemicals)

Out of Scope: 

  • Bulk / Commodities 
  • Lab / Testing chemicals 
  • Cleaning Agents / Maintenance Chemicals 
  • Developing / Cleaning Printing Screen 

 

Ensure Out-Scope Chemicals are Labelled Correctly

Indicate “General Usage In Factory” during the upload process (Step 2: Chemical Details) to ensure out-of-scope chemicals do not get considered in the conformance evaluation.

NOTE: Click here to read about how to add Chemical Details in Step 2 of the Chemical Inventory Upload Process

  1. Classify General Usage correctly
    1. Chemicals marked Bulk / Commodities 
    2. Lab / Testing chemicals 
    3. Cleaning Agents / Maintenance Chemicals 
    4. Developing / Cleaning Printing Screen will be excluded automatically from the ZDHC Performance In Check Match Process
  2. Save any updates

 

Initiate Your ZDHC Performance InCheck Report

  1. Enter your Monthly Chemical Inventory List to generate the ZDHC Performance In Check Report 
  2. Mark CIL complete
  3. Click on “InCheck Report”
  4. Gateway Login Window opens
  5. Add your Gateway credentials or ZDHC Gateway Access-key Login
  6. Click “Login”

NOTE: If this is your first time using the InCheck services on our platform, click “Confirm” to purchase the ZDHC InCheck subscription

 

Review Your Performance Summary

  1. Review your Performance InCheck Report Compliance Summary (only showing matched chemicals)

NOTE: Duplicate Formulas are excluded from the report and the pie charts. 

Out-of-scope chemicals are automatically excluded from the list and the pie charts based on The BHive General Usage in Factory Category as these are not required by ZDHC Gateway to submit the InCheck Report

 

Double-check Automatically Excluded Chemicals

  1. Review previously indicated General Usage
  2. Double check if all out of scope chemicals have been excluded

NOTE: You can “Add Back” chemicals at any time.

 

Match chemicals with corresponding ZDHC Gateway entry

  1. Click on text to proceed to matching
    • Red Cross: Automatic matching not successful
    • Green Check box ticked: Automatic matching successful, double check.
  2. Search for match by using ZDHC PID

 

Match Your Product in The BHive Using the PID#

  1. Type in PID# from your search
    • Click here to see where you can find 
      a chemical’s PID 
  2. Click “Search”
  3. Review suggestion and Click “Match” if confirmed.
  4. Review your “Match” in the system

 

Add a Product Without a PID#: “Crowdsource” Match 

  1. If no match is found in PID search, click “Crowdsource Search”
  2. Type chemical name
  3. Click Search
  4. Chemical is found as a “ZDHC Crowdsource” entry
  5. Click Match

NOTE: “Crowdsource” chemicals do not have any Gateway LEvel information. They will appear as “not evaluated”.

 

Add a Product Without a PID# and No “Crowdsource” Entry

  1. Click “Crowdsource Search”
  2. Type chemical name
  3. No “ZDHC Crowdsource” Match found. Click “Enter Create Crowdsource”.
  4. Click “Match Manufacturer” or Create Manufacturer
  5. Add Chemical Name
  6. Click “Next”
  7. Review the information
  8. Click “Confirm”
  9. The chemicals get created and added to your InCheck Inventory automatically.

 

Generate Your ZDHC Performance InCheck Report

  1. Complete Matching PRocess
  2. Click “Submit Performance InCheck”
  3. ZDHC Performance InCheck Report gets generated. One copy is automatically saved on your ZDHC Gateway account, another copy on your BHive account

 

Manage Your ZDHC Performance InCheck Report on The BHive

  • In this section, you can find all your ZDHC Performance InCheck Reports generated
  • Download your reports
  • Delete your reports

NOTE: If you delete the report here it will not be deleted on ZDHC Gateway.

 

Common Mistakes

CIL Upload

  1. Select the correct month: Always upload for the previous month (note that the month needs to be completed in order for you to be able to add the consumption information!)   
  2. Select the right chemicals: Make sure to select chemicals from The BHive database to get the correct name and compliance information, e.g. by using the ZDHC PID to search for chemicals, or checking your spelling or the chemical manufacturer name. 
    If you use the Excel upload or Database Search, a (G) behind the database name indicates if this chemical name is registered in ZDHC Gateway. 
  3. Select the right General Usage category: Upload all chemicals in use and in stock - but make sure to categorize them correctly. Since not all chemicals need to be evaluated within the ZDHC Scope (e.g. Commodity chemicals), categorizing your chemicals correctly has a big impact on your compliance performance.  

Creating InCheck

  1. Create InCheck for the right month: You create the InCheck report for the month of the CIL (e.g. May CIL  May InCheck report)
  2. Deadline for InCheck: ZDHC poses a 41-day-restriction - if you do not complete your InCheck report within 41 days after the end of the month, we cannot support you to create the report
  3. Active InCheck subscription: Make sure your InCheck subscription is active to activate the “Create InCheck Report” button in your monthly CIL 
  4. Select the right chemicals: double check if the chemical you are matching is ”registered by: ZDHC Gateway” - only then you will get the Gateway compliance & level information.

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