Executive Summary for Policymakers: Enhancing Transparency and Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector

Executive Summary for Policy Makers – Enhancing Transparency and Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector
A mapping of policies, regulations and guidelines

Traceability and transparency in value chains are key drivers of sustainable production and consumption. They promote human rights, decent work and environmental sustainability and can help ensure health and wellbeing for all. In fact, the implementation of traceability and transparency systems can efficiently address information asymmetry between producers and consumers, thus enhancing accountability and trust.
In order to determine supporting measures and approaches, an analysis of national, European and international instruments was carried out, providing an overview of the existing frameworks in place to advance traceability, transparency, sustainability and circularity in value chains, with a specific focus on the garment and footwear industry. This document provides a summary of key findings from the detailed mapping of policies, regulations and guidelines for transparency and traceability in value chains presented in document ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/INF.3.
Document ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/11 is submitted by the secretariat to the twenty-seventh UN/CEFACT Plenary for information.