Learn how the EU’s CBAM regulation, also known as the Carbon Border Tax, targets carbon leakage, aligns imports with EU ETS carbon pricing, and reshapes global trade.
Regulatory Compliance & Standards in Traceability
This section focuses on regulations, directives, and industry standards that drive traceability across global supply chains. From EU regulations to GS1 standards, compliance is the foundation for ensuring transparency, safety, and trust. Read More
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: Essential Guide for EU Businesses
The essential guide to the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Learn the 2025 roadmap, scope of application, and mandatory human rights and environmental impacts requirements for EU businesses.
Cross-Border Tobacco Control: The EU’s Digital Tracking Blueprint
How the EU’s digital tobacco tracking system fights illicit trade—but raises questions about independence, transparency, and governance.
Why EUDR Matters: Real Business Impact on Global Supply Chains
How the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is reshaping global trade, forcing companies to map their supply chains and ensure deforestation-free sourcing by 2025.
FDA’s 12-Digit NDC Format: Essential Guide for Drug Supply Chain Teams
How the FDA’s transition to a standardized 12-digit National Drug Code (NDC) format is reshaping pharmaceutical labeling, traceability, and compliance across the U.S. drug supply chain.
ASSIREVI Warns Against Rush to True-Fair Sustainability Reporting
Why Europe’s ESG reporting system needs deeper reform to balance transparency, credibility, and practical implementation.
GS1 2D Barcodes: Standards, GS1 DataMatrix, QR Code & Sunrise 2027
Road to Sunrise 2027: GS1 2D barcode standards.
Breaking Down EPC Codes: From Basic Tracking to Advanced Security
This article explains how EPC and TID codes work together in RFID technology to provide advanced traceability and security for products.
GS1 2D Barcodes: Solving Today’s Product Transparency Challenges
How GS1 2D barcodes are redefining packaging, product data, and retail readiness.
Breaking Down the Global Counterfeit Cigarettes Crisis: Facts and Figures
A comprehensive analysis of the counterfeit cigarette crisis and its economic, social, and public health fallout across the globe.
Italy Textile EPR Decree Demands Major Supply Chain Changes
Italy’s new EPR rules push fashion brands to overhaul supply chains, embrace eco-design, and prepare for a circular economy by 2026.
Italian Economy Braces for Trump Tariff Shock in 2025
How Trump’s 15% tariffs threaten to wipe €30 billion from Italy’s economy, hitting fashion, wine, and luxury exports the hardest.
New Made in Italy Rules Set Higher Bar for Fashion Brands
Why Italy’s new transparency standards could redefine fashion supply chains worldwide.
Unlock Premium Spice Markets: Simple Traceability Steps That Buyers Want
How spice exporters can secure market access and boost profits with batch-level traceability.
The Hidden Economy of Illicit Cigarettes
How the global illicit cigarette trade fuels tax losses, crime networks, and public health risks.
What You’ll Find Here
Here you’ll find articles that break down complex regulations into clear explanations and practical steps. Whether you’re in pharmaceuticals, food, fashion, or electronics, compliance with evolving rules is critical for market access and risk management.
In this section, you will find:
- Explainers on EU, US, and international regulations.
- Guides on implementing GS1 standards, UDI, DPP, TPD, EUDR, and more.
- Checklists and best practices for compliance teams.
- Analyses of the impact of global policy shifts on supply chains.
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