Textile Exchange and TextileGenesis have released eTrackit, a digital system for granular traceability using innovative technologies applied to Textile Exchange Standards. The pioneering system creates detailed material accounting of certified materials at article level across the supply chain enabling peer-to-peer validation and leveraging third-party certification bodies in the transaction verification process. The collaboration is an important innovation towards digitizing the chain of custody and traceability, making the tracing of certified materials easier for all supply chain actors alike and furthering transparency.

In a first for the industry, supply chain transactions along with a product level chain of custody can be verified digitally on the platform. eTrackit provides an alternative to the PDF-based transaction certificates, tracking each product's volume of certified material entirely online via e-tokens. This technology accelerates positive impacts throughout the supply chain while also providing brands with the verified data they need to confidently make product claims.

Seven global brands, including Bestseller, H&M, Inditex and VF Corporation, will pilot this innovative traceability system for GRS and RCS certified materials across their supply chains. After these pilots, scaling programs will be designed to facilitate a rollout on a commercial level. The traceability system will be further expanded to cover the animal fiber standards, followed by the Organic Cotton Standard (OCS) in 2022.