INTRODUCTION

Globalization has led to the fragmentation of the supply chain, displacing a great part of the manufacturing that was originally carried out locally to developing countries, searching for low cost labor and proximity to sources of raw materials. In this scenario it is difficult to keep trace of all the production cycle. This contributed to the creation of an opaque system, where information about processes and suppliers are difficult to obtain, often hiding terrible working conditions.

It is essential for fashion brands to adopt structured strategies to implement traceability and transparency in their business, collect reliable information about their production chains and share them with all the actors in the field, in order to identify where fashion has negative environmental and social impacts and therefore be able to address a positive change.