TrusTrace has reported strong early momentum for its One Retail Hub, a shared industry platform designed to streamline supply chain compliance for fashion brands. Just seven weeks after its launch, the platform is already delivering measurable impact, with brands experiencing average time savings of up to 70% in compliance reporting by reducing repetitive, retailer-specific data requests.
As global regulatory requirements such as HREDD, CSRD, and EUDR continue to intensify, brands are increasingly required to demonstrate transparency and accountability across multiple retail partners. One Retail Hub addresses this challenge by offering a unified digital infrastructure that allows brands to complete compliance processes once and share them seamlessly across participating retailers.
Developed in collaboration with leading retailers including Zalando, Boozt, ASOS, and ABOUT YOU, the platform enables a single, standardised assessment that can be distributed instantly, eliminating the need for duplicate submissions. It is available free of cost, making it accessible to brands of all sizes.
“One Retail Hub is exactly what the industry needs. The interface is intuitive, and the AI’s ability to draw directly from your existing compliance documentation means you’re working from a single source of truth rather than rebuilding answers from scratch each time,” said Fanny Ekholm, CSR Manager, Didriksons.
“Alignment is the way forward to streamline Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence across the apparel and footwear industry. One Retail Hub is a great response to that,” said Charlotte Risskov Kræfting, Sustainability Reporting and Communication Responsible, ECCO. “The answers to compliance questions already exist in your documentation. One Retail Hub’s AI finds them for you rather than asking you to reconstruct them from scratch. That is what makes this a genuine time-saver and why adoption feels intuitive rather than effortful.”
At the core of the platform is the Retailer Brand Due Diligence Questionnaire, a unified HREDD framework developed in line with OECD guidelines and supported by organisations such as Cascale and Fair Wear. The rapid adoption of the platform reflects a growing preference for collaborative, standardised solutions over fragmented compliance systems.
“By working directly with brands and retailers, we’ve created a platform that streamlines and strengthens due diligence. One Retail Hub consolidates information in one place, makes smarter use of data brands already hold, and meaningfully reduces administrative effort. It’s a strong example of how effective collaboration can deliver a smoother brand experience and drive better alignment across the industry,” said Jodie Leek, Head of ESG, ASOS.
The platform’s efficiency is driven by four key capabilities: a unified assessment framework that reduces redundancy, AI-assisted completion that shortens reporting timelines from weeks to days, instant sharing across multiple retailers, and real-time gap analysis with actionable improvement insights.
This early success points to a broader shift within the industry towards shared digital infrastructure that simplifies compliance while supporting scalability. As regulatory demands increase, such platforms are expected to play a critical role in enabling efficient and consistent compliance across the global fashion ecosystem.
“One Retail Hub is enabling a total transformation of the fashion ecosystem when it comes to data,” said David Reiner, Ethical Sourcing Lead at Zalando and Project Manager for One Retail Hub. “By making this easily accessible, free of cost, we ensure that progress isn’t a competitive advantage, but a shared industry standard. The early adoption validates that the industry was ready for this infrastructure shift.”
With growing adoption, TrusTrace and its retail partners are encouraging more fashion and footwear brands to onboard the platform. While One Retail Hub supports compliance requirements, it can also be integrated with TrusTrace’s broader enterprise solutions to enhance supply chain traceability and supplier engagement.
“One Retail Hub demonstrates what’s possible when industry leaders invest in shared infrastructure rather than proprietary solutions. By building a unified platform for HREDD data exchange, we’re eliminating the duplicative reporting burden that has strained suppliers and brands alike, especially SMEs. The early adoption we’re seeing proves the market is ready for standardization, and everyone can benefit from this, completely free of charge,” said Hrishikesh Rajan, CGO and Co-Founder of TrusTrace.
