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Better Cotton introduces Traceable Better Cotton

The non-profit organisation Better Cotton has launched a new traceability solution for the fashion and textile industry called Traceable Better Cotton, which has been developed over the course of three years. It will provide visibility of the journey of cotton through the supply chain by logging stakeholder input on the Better Cotton platform....

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Is traceability fashion's next frontier?

Oritain, a New Zealand start-up with backing from luxury brand Chanel, has successfully raised 57 million dollars to bolster its position as a leader in product verification through traceability. The company employs a combination of data analysis and forensic science to ascertain the true origins of a product. The recent investment will support...

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TrusTrace teams up with Peftrust to strengthen the validity of PEF scores

Traceability and compliance solutions provider TrusTrace is teaming up with SaaS platform Peftrust, a product-level environmental footprinting solution for textiles and footwear, to strengthen the validity of product environmental footprint (PEF) claims for fashion brands. The new collaboration aims to address a growing need to track and trace a...

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CarbonVero tool launched to track energy consumption in the diamond industry

Diamond trading company Andre Messika Diamonds LTD has launched a new carbon emission and energy consumption tracking tool in partnership with diamond technological solutions provider Sarine Technology LTD. The CarbonVero tool can track and calculate the carbon emissions of individual natural diamonds from the mine to fully polished state,...

Fashion

Essēn The Label collaborates with sustainable platform Renoon

Footwear brand Essēn The Label has launched a new ‘transparency is the new luxury’ initiative in collaboration with sustainability platform Renoon to further its transparency and traceability efforts. In partnership with Renoon, Essēn The Label will share complete visibility on the impact of each of its products through verifiable data via a...

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Better Cotton trials traceability solutions across Indian supply chains

The non-profit organisation Better Cotton is trialling a pilot program, implementing different innovative traceability technologies in order to determine the best way to ensure transparency across cotton supply chains. To develop better digital traceability and conclude the potential of each solution, the initiative partnered up withRetraced,...

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TrusTrace partners with Kharon to highlight forced labour risks

Traceability solutions provider TrusTrace is partnering with Kharon, a leading provider in research and data analytics on global trade compliance, sanctions and other potential commercial threats, to help fashion brands and retailers address forced labour risks in their supply chain. The collaboration will help retail and fashion companies...

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Chloé enables products to be traceable and resale-ready

French fashion house Chloé is introducing what it calls a “new chapter of transparency for luxury” by enabling its products to be fully traceable and resale-ready, an initiative that it adds is “a first in the industry”. Dubbed the “Vertical” project, the innovative digital ID system features technology powered by EON, and allows users to scan...

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Menswear brand Jack & Jones to prioritise organic cotton

Bestseller’s biggest menswear brand Jack & Jones is committing to securing more traceable organic cotton as it increases its direct-to-farm cotton usage. For 2023, Jack & Jones will increase its direct-to-farm cotton “significantly” to represent 25 percent of its expected total amount of cotton for the coming year. The cotton will be used for...

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Renfro Brands partners with TrusTrace to accelerate sustainability

Renfro Brands, a legacy designer and manufacturer of socks and legwear, has selected TrusTrace, the fashion and retail supply chain traceability platform to support its sustainability efforts. In a statement, Renfro Brands said that it would leverage the TrusTrace platform as its traceability provider to accelerate its sustainable transformation...

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Mango publishes tier 3 factory list as part of new sustainability strategy

Fashion retailer Mango has become “one of the first major fashion companies in Spain” to publish its tier 3 factory list, following on from the release of its tier 1 and 2 suppliers. It comes as part of the company's new sustainability strategy, ‘Sustainable Vision 2030’, through which it hopes to emphasise the traceability and transparency of...

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Kappahl partners with TrusTrace to support its traceability efforts

Swedish apparel brand Kappahl is teaming up with TrusTrace, the fashion and retail supply chain traceability platform, to support its sustainability efforts. In a statement, Kappahl said that the TrusTrace platform will “strengthen” its sustainability and traceability initiatives and provide the company with infrastructure that facilitates...