Shared Measurement System (SMS) to promote the industry to a more sustainable future

Textile Exchange has been committed to delivering meaningful data to the fashion and textile industry. However, at present, it is difficult to find reliable information about material production and its impact. In addition, since less than half of the brands can understand their supply chain, it may be difficult to map the real situation on the ground.

Improving access to this information is critical to helping the industry move forward, so we are working to improve the quality of available data and make it easier to find. Imagine if our industry can access the latest data in one place?

Since 2005, the Textile Exchange has been manually collecting and analyzing data on material production, sustainability and certification from farms, producers, suppliers, brands, certification agencies, government agencies and other stakeholders.

In the past two years, it has been building a shared measurement system (SMS), which uses all this information and more information to describe our overall situation as an industry in terms of material sustainability. It began to shift from manual collection and analysis of data in independent systems to automated processes and integrated systems.This will help to establish transparent decision-making guidance, track the progress of climate change goals and minimize duplicate data reports.

How does the SMS system work?

- Materials Production Dashboard

Shares production volumes for different fibers and materials through

interactive visual charts.

- Climate+ Dashboard

Models the industry’s greenhouse gas and water impact, the first two focus

areas of our Climate+ strategy, mapping progress against what is needed to

limit global warming to 1.5°C.

- dTrackit Portal

Allows brands to access information on materials certified to our standards

in one place, giving them traceability of certified materials.

- Certified Supplier Dashboard

Helps companies easily find out if a supplier is certified to one of our

standards and for which materials, processes, and products.

Website: https://textileexchange.org/find-certified-company

- Transaction Authentication Dashboard

Protects integrity by giving companies a simple way to check if a

transaction certificate for a product certified to our standards is valid.

Website: https://textileexchange.org/authenticate-transaction/

Data is our most powerful ally to accelerate industry action on climate change,

while building transparency and integrity from the ground up.

The shared measurement system (SMS) is to provide the industry with a common framework to guide decision-making and make their actions move towards a common goal. It is easier to find reliable and meaningful information about raw material production and its impact. This groundbreaking integrated system aims to guide decision-making by improving transparency and traceability, and promote our industry to a more sustainable future.