Industry · Fashion & Textiles

Cotton plots, dye houses, and finishing sites all leave a signature.

From raw cotton sourcing to textile finishing, the environmental and human-rights footprint of fashion is physically trackable. We monitor it across the chain.


01What regulation requires

Four regulations apply to your fashion supply chain.

EUDR

Cotton, viscose, and leather plot-level.

Where natural-fibre and leather sourcing intersects with forested or sensitive ecosystems, plot-level evidence applies. Viscose pulp is increasingly scrutinised.

CSDDD

Labour and water in production regions.

Textile manufacturing concentrations in South and Southeast Asia carry both labour-rights and water-stress diligence requirements.

CSRD

Water and chemical use disclosure.

Textile dyeing and finishing is among the most water- and chemical-intensive processes. ESRS reporting requires verifiable site-level data.

CBAM

Limited direct applicability.

Textile products are not currently CBAM-covered, but synthetic fibres derived from CBAM commodities may carry embedded emissions implications.


02Domains applied

The physical domains that matter for fashion.

Deforestation

Cotton plot expansion, viscose pulp sourcing, leather supply-chain land use.

Water & soil

Dyeing-water pollution and downstream watershed impact, especially in textile manufacturing concentrations.

Air quality

Chemical emissions at finishing and dyeing sites.

Human rights proxies

Community disruption around textile manufacturing concentrations, settlement-change patterns near rapidly expanding production zones.

The remaining domains can be activated at any time as your sourcing or operations evolve.


03Relevant evidence

Forensic case studies for this sector are in development.

Case studies for this sector are in development. The methodology applied at Brumadinho, Clairton, and Norilsk transfers directly to the physical signatures relevant here. Methodology details are available on request.


Begin with a fashion site

Pick a textile finishing site. Thirty days.

We rebuild a satellite-evidence timeline for a single site of your choosing. You see the methodology, the limitations, the output. No commitment beyond the assessment.