Traceability

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.

The fashion SME sector is agile and values driven—but despite the desire to do good and adopt technology—real solutions are hard to find.

A Textile Tracer Assessment that provides the fashion ecosystem stakeholders with an overview to evaluate and determine which tracer technologies would best suit their sustainability and operational needs was on Tuesday launched by Fashion for Good and Textile Exchange.

Traceability solution provider Haelixa promises to bridge current traceability gaps by physically marking raw materials and identifying them at any supply chain step, proving claims of product origin, recycling, manufacturing and quality. Chief Executive Officer Michela Puddu elaborates in this texfash.com Special.

Tech major Sourcemap has launched a platform to help US businesses meet evolving human rights standards mandated by the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). A texfash.com report.

An open-source playbook that offers a one-stop guide for fashion brands wanting to accelerate sustainable transformation with digital traceability was launched during a side event of the ongoing Global Fashion Summit: Copenhagen Edition. A texfash.com report.

The Leather & Hide Council of America (L&HCA) — a new voice has emerged for the leather industry in the US and around the world. Stephen M. Sothmann, the L&HCA President, talks about the agenda set as he seeks to promote the quality of US-sourced products, establish and promote best practices in leather production, and set new international standards in sustainability and traceability, and to promote those values to stakeholders around the world.

“Proving origin, protecting reputations” goes the tagline of Oritain, promising as it does to provide excellence in product traceability by testing products and raw materials to provide cold, hard data that can be used to verify where they come from. Chief Commercial Officer Rupert Hodges talks about the importance of certification as a crucial tool that must necessarily be validated by physical testing.

In a critical step towards circularity, Danish fashion retailer will begin to trace fibres in garments — from raw material to end product.

Traceability all the way to the cotton farm remains a challenge. Yet, cotton is a critical raw material for the garment and footwear sector and its cultivation may involve negative human rights impacts. In this context, how should brands implement due diligence when it comes to cotton? Can sustainability standards play a role? The second in a series.