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When contemplating a new traceability initiative, it's essential to define your needs as a business. These are unique to each business and will change depending on the size and complexity of your supply chains, the products you make and the regions you operate in. In the Traceability Roadmap, released in June, TrusTrace partner Tapestry provided case studies to highlight the behind-the-scenes work required to implement a traceability programme within an enterprise-scale business.

There are a number of driving factors behind the fashion industry's adoption of traceability solutions. Each business comes with its own needs, complexities and challenges that will shape the type of solutions it needs. However, there are several universal considerations that brands of all sizes are recognising and responding to.

Welcome to the Traceability Edit, TrusTrace's curated list of news to know from the month. In August, the reality of fashion's retail returns, updates on the UFLPA, and how traceability became the latest eco-friendly buzzword in apparel. 

Defining your business's goals, outcomes and objectives is the first step in any successful traceability initiative. Below, read an extract from the TrusTrace Traceability Roadmap that will you gain clarity around crucial elements of your strategy, helping you to gain support from the key decision-makers in your business and start your traceability journey on the right foot.

Shameek Ghosh op-ed about traceability for sustainability