Supporting the current developments and shared ambition with many other stakeholders to improve sustainability data, enable greater collaboration, transparency and accountability across the global value chain, ZDHC Gateway integrates the Open Apparel Registry (OAR) Facility Identifier (ID).
The ZDHC Foundation oversees the implementation of the Roadmap to Zero Programme and is a global multi-stakeholder initiative of more than 160 contributors within the fashion and footwear industry.
As per a statement by ZDHC, integration of the OAR ID into the ZDHC Gateway leads to improved insights about facilities, expediting collaboration between brands and facilities.
ZDHC deepens its collaboration with the OAR by implementing its Facility ID in the ZDHC Gateway platform via an API connection.
The latter allows for the verification of facility name and address data, and registers it onto a unique OAR ID.
With more organisations and initiatives using the single OAR ID, it increases the accuracy of all data referring to a production site. Improved insights expedite efficient collaboration at the facility level while reducing audit fatigue for both facilities and brands.
John Stokes, Head of Global Sustainability, NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS, Inc. commented, “Integrating OAR IDs into the (ZDHC) Gateway is an important step towards understanding our shared supply chain and aggregating information across platforms. This integration will enable more efficient and effective collaboration between brands and other important stakeholders, and we look forward to how this can accelerate progress towards our shared goals.”
The OAR is a neutral, open-source tool that maps garment facilities worldwide and assigns unique facility IDs. The OAR IDs allocated to each facility are a unique identifier for the industry, enabling interoperability between systems, such as data sharing.
It is worth mentioning here that in India, textile and apparel giants like Arvind Ltd. have been closely engaging with OAR since the early days of development of this unique platform.
“As supply chain data is key to implementing sustainability strategies, the OAR provides the enabling technology by providing a single, unique ID for all businesses linked to the fashion industry. By embedding OAR Facility IDs in our Gateway, ZDHC supports these developments and shared ambition to improve sustainability data, enable greater collaboration, transparency, and accountability across the global value chain,” said Frank Michel, Executive Director, ZDHC Foundation.
