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Transformers Foundation Outlines Why Many Traceability Tools Fail to Meet the Standards of New Regulation
A new report reveals that the fashion and textile industry has a long way to go to make its sustainability…
Why Supply Chain Traceability Isn’t Enough Anymore
As brands move production to avoid tariffs, prohibited-cotton risk rose sharply in 2025 despite widespread…
Next Level Apparel Joins Oritain Verification Program at Gold Level
Oritain's program can verify where a product was grown, harvested or produced.
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Op-Ed: Traceability, Data and AI—The Three Levers Delivering the Most ROI in Fashion Right Now
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Anti-Counterfeit Tech Firm and European Center of Innovative Textiles Introduce Textile Traceability Tool
The technology allows fibers and non-woven materials to be traced from raw input to end-of-life through…
NAFFIC and Aware to Launch First China-Europe Digital Product Passport
The groups unveiled the new program at the "Trace to Renew, Weave a Zero-Carbon Future" summit held in…
Cotton Diaries Urges Holistic Traceability Anchored at the Gin
A new report argues that traceability's key issue isn't complexity but rather how the system is mapped.
The Digital Sustainability Divide: Why Fashion’s Data Infrastructure Gap Is Becoming a Supply Chain Risk
As DPP requirements, ecodesign rules and buyer transparency expectations accelerate, the industry is moving…
Retraced Rolls Out AI Tool for Supply Chain Document Checks
The traceability platform's new feature aims to speed validation of supplier records as brands face rising…
GenuTrace and Kinset Team to Lead Cotton’s Stricter Proof Demands
Driven by stringent UFLPA enforcement in the U.S. and anti-greenwashing laws in Germany, brands must now move…
Material World: UK Gen AI Startup Scores $8M, Naia Lightens Up at PV Paris
London spin-out Polaron raises $8 million to build materials science "intelligence layer" using gen-AI while…
What the Denim Supply Chain Is Investing in 2026
Sustainability regulations demand data collection systems.
Year In Review: Proof or Bust for Fashion’s Favorite Materials
The year saw recycled polyester stalled, while cotton held value—though forensic DNA tracking redrew the line…
Will EUDR End the Era of Good-Faith Compliance?
The EUDR marks a turning point for global supply chains, shifting enforcement toward verifiable outcomes and…
Haelixa Delivers Recycled Cotton Forensic Proof for New Focus Textiles
New Focus Textiles will adopt Haelixa's DNA-based traceability technology to bolster trust (and transparency)…