Oeko-Tex: “Traceability is becoming a prerequisite for market access”

Traceability is increasingly seen in the apparel industry not as a competitive advantage, but as a prerequisite for market access. This is the key message of the recently published annual report from Oeko-Tex. New legal requirements in the EU, US and Canada increasingly demand that companies can prove the origin of their products and raw materials, as well as their manufacturing processes. Companies that can document their supply chain from raw material to finished product are therefore better prepared for customs inspections, regulatory audits and trade restrictions.