Italy Testing Blockchain for Supply Chain Tracing in Textiles and Apparel Sector
Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development recently held a workshop on the use of blockchain technology for supply chain traceability in the textiles and apparel sector, it said in a press release. That comes as part of the early stages of…
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a pilot program to examine the advantages of blockchain, including for certification to consumers of the provenance of textiles and apparel, anti-counterfeiting efforts, and to guarantee the social and environmental sustainability of “Made in Italy” goods, the ministry said. The pilot will include an exploration and design phase, with private industry included in discussions, and will end with a study on the results of the exercise. Among initiatives included in a presentation from the workshop were the tracing of raw cotton and the tracking of products from a luxury goods maker.