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Filippa K partners with Fiber Traceability Initiative for AW24

Swedish fashion brand Filippa K has partnered with the Fiber Traceability Initiative (FTI) for its autumn/winter 2024 collection. Working with Axfoundation, GS1 Sweden, and VirtualRouteZ to improve traceability in the wool industry while setting up a transparent value chain, 12 Filippa K garments from the AW24 collection feature a QR code that...

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UK start-up Ettos secures grant backing traceability technology

Nottingham-based tech start-up Ettos has secured a governmental grant to help enhance its platform that looks to aid local and national brands in the integration of Digital Product Passports (DPPs). The funding was supplied by Innovate UK, a faction of the UK Research and Innovation agency dedicated to investing in science and research, as part...

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FibreTrace partners with Target and Cargill to trace cotton

FibreTrace, the real-time verification solution for fibre integrity and traceability solutions, is partnering with American retail group Target Corp. and Cargill, which supplies food, ingredients, and agricultural solutions to pave the way for real-time verification of US and Brazilian cotton. In a statement, FibreTrace said the innovative...

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Nativa debuts blockchain-driven sustainable cashmere

Nativa, supplier of nature-based luxury fibres, has launched the world’s first blockchain-driven sustainable cashmere direct from the farm. Nativa Cashmere offers ethically sourced cashmere fibres from Mongolia, produced by nomadic tribes in small, family-run farms, following its success with sustainable Merino wool and regenerative cotton. The...

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Remake’s “Fashion Accountability Report 2024” shows industry’s need to act on promises

Now in its fourth year, non-profit organisation Remake has published its latest annual “Fashion Accountability Report 2024”. It measured the performance of 52 large fashion companies (more than 100 US dollars in annual revenue) like Fast Retailing, H&M, Inditex, Kering, LVMH and PVH in six key areas: traceability, wages and wellbeing, commercial...

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Cosmetics makers form Traceability Alliance for Sustainable Cosmetics

Beauty giants, including Chanel, L'Oréal, Estée Lauder and Groupe Clarins, have formed a new consortium to improve traceability in key ingredient and packaging supply chains across the cosmetics industry. The Traceability Alliance for Sustainable Cosmetics (TRASCE) is made up of 15 founding members: Albéa, Chanel, Clarins, Cosfibel group powered...

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TrusTrace secures 24 million US dollar growth investment

TrusTrace, the traceability and compliance solutions provider, has completed a 24 million US dollar growth investment led by Circularity Capital, with participation from previous investors Industrifonden and Fairpoint Capital. In a statement, TrusTrace said that the funds would be used to accelerate its global ambition plans by strengthening its...

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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,...

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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...