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Traceability

Traceability / Cotton Trails

2 June 2023

2 minutes

Improving traceability of cotton has become a priority for brands and retailers in the move towards a more sustainable and ethical apparel industry.

CottonConnect and Haelixa Join Hands for Better Traceability of Cotton

Digital traceability players Haelixa and CottonConnect have joined hands to prove that traceability of cotton fibres will create transparency in the value chain, support circularity, and validate any sustainability claims.

Staff Writer

Traceability / Indian Cotton

19 April 2023

4 minutes

There are over one million Better Cotton farmers in India, and it is one of the largest producers of Better Cotton globally. However, domestic supply chains are amongst the most complex in the world and are far more fragmented than in other regions.

Better Cotton's Traceability Technologies to Track Indian Cotton’s Journey from Field to Shelf

Better Cotton is piloting innovative traceability technologies through India’s cotton value chain to provide end-to-end visibility. The new traceability framework will allow greater flexibility and visibility of the physical flow of cotton through supply chains as the network grows.

Staff Writer

Traceability / China Platform

4 April 2023

2 minutes

Models present green textile creations during the launch event in Shanghai.

China Launches Textile Traceability Platform to Align with Dual Carbon Strategy

The launch of the 'Reborn - China Fibre Zero Carbon Action 2023 — Sustainable Textiles Credible Platform' will now allow consumers in China to trace the process through the entire textiles and apparel industry chain from fibre to end-products.

Staff Writer

Traceability / Leather Initiative

2 March 2023

3 minutes

The first to sign the initiative on Leather Traceability Schemes led by the Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community (COTANCE), are the Leather Working Group, ICEC-The Certification Institute for the leather sector, and the Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF).

Leather Industry Organisations Start Work on Alignment of Leather Traceability Schemes

European trade body COTANCE has formed the Leather Traceability Cluster to align leather traceability schemes in a bid to reduce audit fatigue in tanneries and avoid unproductive costs for the leather value chain.

Staff Writer

Tracing Wool / New Partnership

17 February 2023

2 minutes

In December 2021, Haelixa marked wool fibres with their DNA tracing solution. There are infinite DNA markers that could be produced and used to indicate a specific origin, supply chain, material, or particular collection.

Haelixa and Woolmark Launch Project to Trace Origin of Wool with Vitale Barberis Canonico

In an effort to bring about sustainable solutions to global supply chains, a project is on to trace Australian wool fibres right up to the final fabric.

Staff Writer

Acquisition / Traceability

8 December 2022

3 minutes

The TextileGenesis platform captures shipments across 5-6 supply tiers, from sustainable fibre-origin to retail i.e. 'fibre forwards' approach to traceability and not garment-backwards.

First Big Traceability Acquisition: Lectra Acquires Majority Stake in TextileGenesis for €15.2

Traceabilty sector just got the first big push as Lectra reported acquisition of 51% of the capital and voting rights of TextileGenesis for a whopping €15.2 million. The TextileGenesis system creates radical transparency from fibre to retail, and ensures authenticity & provenance of sustainable textiles against generics.

Staff Writer

Cotton Standards / Chain of Custody

22 October 2022

3 minutes

The proposed new standard is based on the final recommendations made by the Chain of Custody Task Force that has worked to examine and recommend changes to version 1.4 of the CoC Guidelines in order to provide opportunities to physically trace Better Cotton. The Task Force includes Better Cotton’s member representatives from across the supply chain, including retailers and brands, ginners, spinners and traders.

Better Cotton Goes Whole Hog on Traceability, to Introduce New Chain of Custody Model

Better Cotton is readying up a new Chain of Custody feature that will introduce 'full traceability' in the way the system works. The public consultation on the new standard is currently live, with the new benchmarks set to be launched later this year itself.

Staff Writer

Tracing Fashion / tex.tracer

4 October 2022

4 minutes

Each supply chain partner uploads product data, pictures and documents in the tex.tracer web-app. Using this encrypted time-stamp and geo-location data, tex.tracer checks and verifies whether all uploaded information is produced at the claimed time and location. Peer-to-peer reviews add in an additional check to guarantee that the uploaded details are also backed by the next supply chain partner.

Certifications Necessary at This Point, but They Are Indeed Not Perfect

The tex.tracer team is made of fashion experts on a mission. The Amsterdam-based company has been building a blockchain-powered transparency platform, allowing users to unlock relevant supply chain information. Co-Founder Jolanda Kooi talks about changing the industry from within, one step at a time.

Subir Ghosh

Interview

Tracing Cotton / Egyptian Cotton

3 October 2022

2 minutes

Illustrative image. Samples of lint cotton, yarn and fabric at different steps were verified with a test based on PCR, and the correct DNA marker was detected, thereby enabling the identification of the premium product, of its origin and the specific supply chain.

Haelixa Makes Egyptian Cotton Product Traceable under UNECE Project

Haelixa has been marking Egyptian cotton fabrics for premium shirts with a unique DNA marker. This makes the raw material traceable from the source to the finished textile product. A texfash.com report.