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 Free Guide for Fashion Brands

Since EmpCo, Sustainability Labels Need Certification 

Since 27 September 2026, the EU Empowering Consumers Directive bans sustainability labels that aren't based on a certification scheme or set up by public authorities. The Due Diligence Toolkit shows where material certifications, chain-of-custody records and traceability fit alongside audits, across 10 tools available to fashion brands.

What the Teams Using It Say

"We're currently onboarding the Certified Materials module, and the benefits extend far beyond our sustainability team. It will streamline processes for our production and materials teams as well."

Ellen Johnson

Sustainability & Innovation Manager, Columbia Sportswear

"I've started to use the new Certified Materials Management module, and I've found it's even faster; the system already helps you by telling you what's consistent or not. It's a huge improvement so far."

Nick Allen

Director of Transparency, Patagonia

How Retraced Links Certificates to Orders

  • Drop in one transaction certificate.
  • The AI reads it, pulls the key fields and builds the purchase orders from what it finds, in any format and any language.
  • It validates the data, calculates the coverage and shows you the result. No setup and no order import needed.

The full version of Certified Materials Management starts from your own orders instead.

Certificates are matched to the relevant POs, including the cases where one certificate covers several. Each is cross-checked against your invoices and packing lists, and quantities are reconciled against what was delivered.

Findings come back as Valid, Needs Review or Does Not Match, and anything your team approves by hand is marked Manually Validated.