Overview
The project aims to strengthen transparency and traceability in the garment and footwear sector to support responsible business practices and enhanced due diligence by private actors.
The project provides stakeholders with a comprehensive toolbox—including policy recommendations, implementation guidelines, and traceability data standards—for tracking materials and processes across garment and footwear value chains. It supports pilot testing of digital solutions (such as blockchain platforms, standards for product and traceability messaging) that allow manufacturers, brands, and even small-scale suppliers to record provenance, composition, and sustainability performance. Through capacity-building workshops and a multi‑stakeholder policy platform, participants gain practical guidance on implementing the toolkit and committing to the Sustainability Pledge. The project fosters collaboration among industry players, governments, and civil society to enhance transparency, reduce risks, combat counterfeits, support circular practices, and improve labor and environmental accountability.
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Key information
- Start date
2024
- End date
2028
- Target group(s)
Civil society organisations; Government institutions; Companies; Workers; Industry initiatives
- Sector(s)
Garment and textile; Information and communications technologies
- Type of initiative
Global
- Type(s) of support
Information & guidance on due diligence; Tools for risk assessment & reporting; International policy dialogue; Multi-stakeholder collaboration; Promotion of transparency & advocacy
- Type(s) of contributor
EU institution; International organisation
- Contributor(s)
European Union (DG INTPA)
- Implementing organisation(s)
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe – United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UNECE-UN/CEFACT): International Trade Centre (ITC)