Resource library
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Glossary

Acronyms and Definition

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Executive Summary

Fashion for Good, together with Textile Exchange, have created a detailed analysis for benchmarking physical tracer technologies relevant in the textile industry.

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Introduction

The Textile Tracer Assessment is a comprehensive overview and user guide designed to accelerate the understanding and implementation of tracer technologies across the fashion and textile supply chain.

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Part 1: Fibre and Material Use Cases

Part 1 analyses the claims made by both the forensic and additive tracer companies on the capabilities tracing different fibre and material types in the fashion supply chain.

TCardeal_Maracaja-0637 Comunidade Maracajá em Nova Russas. Ceará, Brasil. Foto: Tatiana Cardeal/ C&A Foundation (Julho, 2018) TCardeal_Maracaja-0637 Comunidade Maracajá em Nova Russas. Ceará, Brasil. Foto: Tatiana Cardeal/ C&A Foundation (Julho, 2018)

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Part 2: Supply Chain Coverage: Application

Part 2 analyses the claims made on the application processes of the tracer technologies within the fashion supply chain, focusing on one main element and various sub-elements.

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Part 3: Supply Chain Coverage: Detection

Part 3 analyses the claims made on the detection processes of the tracer technologies within the fashion supply chain, focusing on two main elements and various sub-elements.

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Overall Conclusion

 

 

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About the Tracer Companies

Below are descriptions of the tracer companies interviewed and their associated tracer technologies