A PPE manufacturer with operations in more than 50 countries just told its stakeholders, in writing, which traceability platform sits behind its forced labor prevention work. PIP Global Safety's 2026 Sustainability Report names TrusTrace directly, describing traceability as the backbone of its responsible sourcing and forced labor prevention efforts.
The mention comes from a company with real scale behind it: PIP Global Safety generates $1 billion in revenue and runs operations across more than 50 countries. Its report lays out, in specific terms, what TrusTrace does inside that supply chain and how the company's own Director of Supplier Management describes the impact.
PIP Global Safety, a $1 billion global manufacturer and distributor of personal protective equipment operating in more than 50 countries, names TrusTrace in its 2026 Sustainability Report as core to its traceability and forced labor prevention program.
The partnership began in 2023 and now supports real time supply chain mapping, evidence collection, and cotton traceability for products sold in the US, extending beyond Tier 1 suppliers.
Julie Robertson, Director of Supplier Management at PIP Global Safety, calls the partnership "a game-changer from the very first step," crediting it with driving transparency across sourcing, facility locations, and certifications.
PIP Global Safety began working with TrusTrace in 2023 to strengthen transparency and traceability across its supply chain. As a global manufacturer and distributor of personal protective equipment, the company sources from suppliers operating across dozens of countries, many of them in regions where labor standards are evolving quickly and occupational health practices vary across facilities.
By strengthening supplier compliance and transparency, the report states, the company aims to mitigate systemic labor risks and uphold its commitment to responsible business practices worldwide. That framing puts the partnership squarely inside PIP Global Safety's broader responsible sourcing strategy rather than treating it as a standalone compliance exercise.
The report is specific about what TrusTrace enables: real time mapping and verification of supply chain nodes, plus the collection of verifiable evidence such as purchase orders, invoices, and certificates. That evidence base supports PIP Global Safety's compliance efforts on forced labor regulations.
PIP Global Safety describes its current use of the platform in concrete terms. According to the report, the company "currently use(s) the tool to improve the traceability of cotton products sold in the US. This assessment extends beyond Tier 1 suppliers, improving our identification of potential risk hotspots and enabling targeted capacity-building initiatives."
That extension beyond Tier 1 matters. Cotton supply chains typically run through spinners, ginners, and farms well upstream of a finished product, which is exactly where forced labor risk tends to concentrate and where visibility is hardest to get without a dedicated traceability platform. According to the report, TrusTrace sits alongside Sedex as part of PIP Global Safety's foundational compliance programs, giving the company a combined approach to social auditing and supply chain data.
In the interview included in the report, Julie Robertson, Director of Supplier Management at PIP Global Safety, was asked how the TrusTrace partnership has transformed the way she engages suppliers on social issues. Her answer was direct: "It has been a game-changer from the very first step. Traceability is the backbone of responsible sourcing. TrusTrace enhances our efficiency in collecting and verifying supplier data, which in turn drives transparency across material sourcing, facility locations, and certifications."
That transparency, she says, does more than satisfy an audit checklist. "This level of transparency supports everything we do, from risk monitoring to regulatory compliance and reporting. It empowers us to identify trends early, engage suppliers with better insights, and build stronger, more trust-based relationships. Ultimately, it helps ensure that the people behind our products are treated fairly."
That last line is worth sitting with. It reframes traceability data not as a compliance artifact but as the mechanism that connects a $1 billion global manufacturer to the working conditions of the people making its products. For more examples of how brands put traceability data to work, see TrusTrace's customer stories.
PIP Global Safety, a global manufacturer and distributor of personal protective equipment with $1 billion in revenue and operations in more than 50 countries, has worked with TrusTrace since 2023 to strengthen transparency and traceability across its supply chain.
According to its 2026 Sustainability Report, PIP Global Safety currently uses TrusTrace to improve the traceability of cotton products sold in the US, with an assessment that extends beyond Tier 1 suppliers to identify potential risk hotspots and support targeted capacity-building initiatives.
TrusTrace enables real time mapping and verification of supply chain nodes and collects verifiable evidence such as purchase orders, invoices, and certificates, which supports PIP Global Safety's compliance efforts on forced labor regulations.
No. According to the report, TrusTrace sits alongside Sedex as part of PIP Global Safety's foundational compliance programs, combining traceability data with existing social auditing efforts.
Julie Robertson, Director of Supplier Management at PIP Global Safety, spoke about the partnership in the sustainability report, describing it as a game-changer that drives transparency across material sourcing, facility locations, and certifications.
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Source: PIP Sustainability Report 2026