FOOTBRIDGE

Product segments covered by the tool

• •Apparel
• •Home textiles
• •Textile & leather accessories and goods -
• •Footwear

Platform technologies

• •Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
• •QR code tagging

Data input/output methods

• •Bulk upload/export (Excel / CSV)
• •Manual data entry
• •Inbound APIs
• •Outbound APIs
• •Workflow automation

Chemical substance traceability

Chain-of-custody is a continuity capability; composition and substance traceability are depth capabilities. Neither replaces the other.

• •Product–supplier association - Specific products (styles, SKUs, batches) are linked to the suppliers involved in their production.
• •Supplier visibility/supply chain mapping - The system stores structured information about suppliers beyond Tier 1 (e.g. role, tier, location).
• •Process & substance (chemical) traceability - Substances used in manufacturing processes can be recorded and linked to facilities, process steps, and affected products.
• •Material flow / chain-of-custody tracking - Material inputs, outputs, and transformations between supply-chain actors are recorded using a defined chain-of-custody model.
• •Product composition / component traceability - Products are represented as structured compositions (e.g. components, ingredients) that can be independently traced to upstream sources.

Sustainability Impact categories

Impact data coverage describes which sustainability-related topics a platform can store and manage data for. It does not indicate the quality of the data, the methodology used, or whether impacts meet specific regulatory thresholds.

• •Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data - (e.g. environmental footprint indicators at product or material level)
• •Carbon & energy data - (e.g. GHG emissions, energy use, Scope-related data)
• •Water use & wastewater data - (e.g. water withdrawal, consumption, discharge, wastewater treatment data)
• •Chemical impact & compliance data - (e.g. restricted substances, chemical inventories, compliance status)
• •Supplier processes & practices - (e.g. production processes, management systems, operational practices)
• •Human rights & working conditions - (e.g. labor practices, social compliance data)
• •Biodiversity & land use - (e.g. land-use impacts, deforestation-related data)
• •Animal welfare - (e.g. animal-derived materials and related practices)
• •Material attributes - (e.g. fiber type, recycled / biobased content, origin attributes)

Types of sustainability impact data

Impact data coverage indicates what topics a system can handle; traceability capabilities indicate how precisely that data can be linked to products, materials, and processes.

• •Certificates & formal attestations - (e.g. certificates linked to suppliers, materials, or products)
• •Calculated / derived indicators - (e.g. system-generated metrics based on underlying data)
• •Verification & audit evidence - (e.g. audit results, third-party verification status)
• •Quantitative data - (e.g. numeric values, measurements, calculated indicators)
• •Qualitative data - (e.g. yes/no answers, self-assessments, policy statements)

Life Cycle Assessment  (LCA) handling

Product carbon footprint (PCF) calculations represent a single impact category and do not constitute a full Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), which covers multiple environmental impact categories across the product life cycle

• •Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data can be stored and managed - (e.g. LCA-ready process inputs/outputs, background data, activity data)
• •The platform includes LCA calculation functionality - (e.g. impacts are calculated within the system - multiple impact categories)

LCA frameworks supported

• •ISO 14040 / 14044
• •French Ecobalyse / Eco Score
• •Footbridge Global Score

Risk assessment support

Risk assessment functionality indicates whether a platform supports identifying, prioritising, or visualising potential sustainability or compliance risks. Approaches vary significantly between tools and may rely on user-defined criteria, predefined rules, or system-generated indicators. Risk assessments are intended to support prioritisation and decision-making. They do not in themselves constitute legal compliance or due diligence.

Risk visualisation and hotspot identification - (e.g. dashboards, maps, or prioritisation views);

Value chain actors involved in data exchange

• •Brand / retailer users - (e.g. internal teams managing products, suppliers, or reporting)
• •Tier 1 suppliers - (e.g. cut-and-sew factories, final assemblers)
• •Tier 2 suppliers - (e.g. mills, dye houses, processors)
• •Tier 3+ suppliers - (e.g. raw material processors, fiber producers)
• •Consumers or external stakeholders - (e.g. read-only access via QR/DPP)

Consumer-facing access to product data

• •Consumer-facing product views are provided - (e.g. via QR code, URL, or Digital Product Passport interface)
• •Consumer-facing content is configurable by the brand - (e.g. control over which data is displayed)

EU regulatory readiness

Regulatory readiness reflects how a provider monitors and responds to evolving EU sustainability and supply chain regulations. It does not constitute a claim of legal compliance, as regulatory scope and timelines are still evolving.

Ready for french regulations (Agec, environnemental score) and for DPP