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247 guides across 20 clusters. Each one opens with an evidence file: the question it answers, the evidence level and the first check. Page 6 of 7, guides 206 to 246.
File 14 - Responsible sourcingSupplier engagement in responsible sourcingEngagement means working with suppliers on risks, not only screening them out. This guide covers engagement practices and their limits..GuideFile 17 - Supplier evidence managementSupplier evidence storageEvidence must be retrievable by product, supplier, and date. This guide covers storage structure and retrieval..GuideFile 17 - Supplier evidence managementSupplier evidence: records, review, and gapsSupplier evidence is the set of documents and data a supplier provides to support a claim about its products, facilities, or practices. Managing it means collec.File guideFile 15 - Supplier mapping and facility identificationSupplier mapping and facility identificationSupplier mapping lists the parties and facilities in a chain, tier by tier, with an identifier for each facility that can be checked. This guide explains mappin.File guideFile 19 - Textiles and apparel traceabilitySynthetic fibre traceabilitySynthetic fibres start from chemical feedstocks. This guide covers synthetic fibre origin and traceability..GuideFile 06 - Manufacturing genealogyTesting genealogy with a mock traceA mock trace tests genealogy before an incident does. This guide sets out a mock trace exercise for one finished batch..GuideFile 19 - Textiles and apparel traceabilityTextile certification and traceabilityTextile certification schemes use traceability as part of their assurance. This guide explains certification and traceability together..GuideFile 19 - Textiles and apparel traceabilityTextile chain of custody modelsSegregation, mass balance, and book and claim are different custody models. This guide explains each and its claim limits..GuideFile 19 - Textiles and apparel traceabilityTextile dyeing and finishing recordsDyeing and finishing transform fabric and can mix lots. This guide covers records for those stages..GuideFile 19 - Textiles and apparel traceabilityTextile recycled fibre traceabilityRecycled textile fibre has a waste origin and a reprocessing chain. This guide covers that trace..GuideFile 19 - Textiles and apparel traceabilityTextile supplier mappingTextile chains are long and tiered. This guide covers mapping textile tiers, from garment maker back to fibre..GuideFile 19 - Textiles and apparel traceabilityTextile traceability claimsA textile claim about fibre origin or recycled content needs a custody record. This guide explains how to test such a claim..GuideFile 19 - Textiles and apparel traceabilityTextile traceability for retailersA retailer receives finished garments and needs a trace back to fabric and fibre. This guide covers retailer traceability..GuideFile 19 - Textiles and apparel traceabilityTextile traceability: from fibre to garmentTextile traceability follows fibre through spinning, weaving or knitting, dyeing, cutting, and sewing. Each stage changes the unit of trace, and the chain of cu.File guideFile 12 - The EU forced labour regulationThe EU forced labour regulation: scope and preparationRegulation (EU) 2024/3015 prohibits products made with forced labour from being placed on the Union market or exported from it. This guide explains its scope, i.File guideFile 01 - Identity and foundationsThe four parts of a traceable recordIdentity, events, relationships and evidence. Each part does separate work, and a record missing any one of them will answer fewer questions than its owner expe.GuideFile 01 - Identity and foundationsThe identity of a traced productA traced product is not a product type in general. It is a defined unit, a lot, a batch, or a single item, with a record that follows that unit through its jour.File guideFile 13 - United States import enforcementThe UFLPA entity list and its useThe UFLPA entity list names entities associated with forced labour schemes. This guide explains the list and how it is used in screening..GuideFile 13 - United States import enforcementThe UFLPA rebuttable presumption explainedA rebuttable presumption shifts the burden of showing that goods were not made with forced labour. This guide explains the presumption in general terms..GuideFile 17 - Supplier evidence managementThird-party evidence and certificationCertification is third-party evidence, not a guarantee. This guide explains how certification is used and where its limits lie..GuideFile 05 - Supplier data agreementsTiming and frequency of supplier dataData that arrives months after shipment cannot support a recall. This guide covers timing, frequency, and the consequences of late data..GuideFile 01 - Identity and foundationsTraceability and quality recordsQuality records and traceability records overlap but are not the same file. This guide explains where they meet, where they differ, and how to keep both usable..GuideFile 01 - Identity and foundationsTraceability and tracking: two different recordsTracking follows a shipment in motion. Traceability reconstructs a history after the fact, and also supports a forward search. The two records serve different q.GuideFile 07 - Data governance and evidenceTraceability data and privacyTraceability data can include personal data about workers, drivers, or customers. This guide covers minimisation and lawful handling of that data..GuideFile 01 - Identity and foundationsTraceability for small suppliersA small supplier does not need the same system as a large manufacturer, but it does need the same record logic. This guide covers proportionate identifiers, sim.GuideFile 01 - Identity and foundationsTraceability questions before data collectionData collection without a question produces a large file and a weak trace. This guide starts from the questions a trace must answer and works back to the data e.GuideFile 01 - Identity and foundationsTraceability roles across a chainNo single party holds the whole record. This guide sets out the roles of supplier, manufacturer, logistics provider and buyer, and what each one must contribute.GuideFile 10 - Traceability software and systemsTraceability software and audit trailsAn audit trail shows who changed what, and when. This guide covers audit trail requirements for traceability software..GuideFile 10 - Traceability software and systemsTraceability software costs and scaleCosts include licences, integration, data cleaning, and operation. This guide covers the full cost picture and scaling..GuideFile 10 - Traceability software and systemsTraceability software for supplier dataSupplier data arrives in many formats. This guide covers supplier portals, data ingestion, and validation in software..GuideFile 10 - Traceability software and systemsTraceability software requirementsRequirements start from the trace questions, not from a feature list. This guide covers writing requirements for traceability software..GuideFile 09 - Recall traceback and forward tracingTraceback to a supplier or inputTraceback follows a finished product back through transformations to its inputs. This guide works through that backward chain..GuideFile 03 - Event records and custody eventsTransformation events in productionTransformation turns inputs into outputs. This guide covers how a transformation event records quantities, yields, and the lots consumed..GuideFile 13 - United States import enforcementUFLPA evidence: tracing a shipment back to its inputsUFLPA enforcement may ask an importer to show a supply chain back to inputs. This guide explains the trace and evidence that such a request calls for..GuideFile 13 - United States import enforcementUnited States and EU forced labour systems comparedThe United States and EU systems use different mechanisms for a similar aim. This guide compares them and warns against blending their rules..GuideFile 13 - United States import enforcementUnited States import enforcement: Section 307 and the UFLPASection 307 of the Tariff Act prohibits imports made with forced labour. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act creates a rebuttable presumption for goods from.File guideFile 10 - Traceability software and systemsValidating traceability software outputSoftware output should be validated by tracing a known batch through the system. This guide covers output validation tests..GuideFile 15 - Supplier mapping and facility identificationVerifying a supplier mapA map is verified by checking facilities, not by accepting a list. This guide covers verification methods..GuideFile 01 - Identity and foundationsWhen traceability is not enoughA complete trace shows where a product went. It does not by itself prove that working conditions were fair, that a material was sustainably produced, or that a.GuideFile 13 - United States import enforcementWithhold release orders and Section 307A withhold release order stops goods at the border pending evidence. This guide explains the order mechanism and the evidence response it invites..GuideFile 19 - Textiles and apparel traceabilityWool traceabilityWool traceability follows fibre from farm to top, yarn, and fabric. This guide covers wool chains and their records..Guide