DNA-Driven Traceability System for a More Sustainable Textile Industry
23.10.2024
The Turkish start-up DNACotton is one of the five finalists in the ISC3 Innovation Challenge 2024, focusing on “Innovations in Sustainable Chemistry for Textiles” – We present the start-ups in an exclusive series. In October, they will pitch their ideas at the ISC3 Investor Forum as part of the Impact Festival in Frankfurt.
As concerns grow regarding production methods, waste of resources and the fast fashion, consumers increasingly seek transparency about the origins of their clothing, the manufacturing processes involved and the materials utilized. Achieving seamless traceability from raw material sourcing to retail, along with effective monitoring, presents significant challenges for the textile sector. DNACottons’s groundbreaking DNABarkod technology offers a viable solution. This blockchain-based traceability system employs genetic labeling of products throughout various production stages. Each raw material is assigned a unique genetic identifier, enabling clear identification at any point along the value chain.