GLOBAL CIRCULAR NETWORK

Scaling traceable circularity. Seamlessly connect textile based products to circularity from fibre to feedstock.

Use washable RFiD THREADS® digital passports for products only connected to GCN's open-source platform to anchor an eco-system using the United Nations Transparency Protocol to scale a global circular economy.
Link upstream to downstream collaborative networks for trusted global data interoperability, AI and unlock interconnected circular pathways to capture value. Link third-party platforms via a "digital bridge" to secure IP plus capitalise on full circular data collection at scale.

CIRCULAR SMART TECH TOOLS + OPEN SOURCE PLATFORM
INCREASE ROI AND VERIFIABLE REPORTING DATA AT SCALE.
Brands, manufacturers, EPR R-CYCLERS, Producer Responsibility Organisations (PRO), sorters and recyclers alongside regulators, will need trusted, verifiable product data to prove compliance, reduce waste and capture new revenue from circular business models.

The Global Circular Network offers smart tech tools and collaborative interconnected platforms to foster global circularity for clothing, footwear, homewares, mattresses, furniture and develop agile pathways according to verifiable metrics.

1. DURABLE RFID. B2B TOOLS + EFFICIENT CONNECTIVITY

Bulk add and collect product only data as products move around a global circular economy using embedded RFID tags housed in a single 15 centimetre washable thread; RFiD THREADS® digital product passports (DPPs) facilitate efficient industrial-scale global B2B circular traceability.

Through “digital bridges” GCN offers shared connectivity: connects brands and inter-industry systems: bulk B2B RFID data for value chain providers and single-scan QR Code/NFC for consumer privacy-protected engagement, delivering trusted lifecycle data for impact reporting, unfakeable authentication, IP and consumer privacy to increase ROI and scale circular pathways.

The Global Circular Network's DIGITISED CIRCULAR VALUE CHAIN PLATFORM uses the United Nations Transparency Protocol (UNTP) data architecture for trusted global data interoperability and efficient inter-industry collaboration empowering value chain actors to create a financially sustainable circular economy at scale.

Bulk upload traceability data

Authenticate + increase ROI

R-CYCLERS update EPR data

Efficient sort +certify recycling

CONNECT TO EFFICIENT & EQUITABLE CIRCULAR SYSTEMS. Become an integral part of circularity.
Across brands, factories, NFPs and charities of any size; plus logistics providers, sorting facilities, transport, IoT and robotics - use affordable RFID readers and sensors for easy access to verifiable data and participate in a shared circular economy - collect and share unprecedented data at scale for reporting and verifiable metrics enabling equitable circular systems plus share revenue recovery. Free access to EPR providers.

See the impact of denim and the untapped power of Extended Producer Responsibility; linking a smart circular economy to an interconnected network of humans in collaboration with AI and Industry 4.0.

SORTING AND CERTIFYING FEEDSTOCK AT SCALE.
All sized businesses, NFPs and charities use affordable RFID handheld readers to participate for free - from women's cluster groups through to sensors for robotics - RFiD THREADS® and readers are accessible tools - reading thousands of products simultaneously; designed to engage an inclusive human and robotic workforce.

Sorters identify hazardous chemicals at scale from verified, IP protected data to divert for certifiable feedstock. At end-of-life the 100 wash RFiD THREADS® can be recovered, reset and resold for profits eg. for products that do not require full washability - accessories, homewares, footwear, etc.

2. QR CODE/NFC. SEPARATE TOOLS FOR CUSTOMERS + ENGAGEMENT

Manufacturers also add the brands QR Code/NFC to products for consumers to scan (single scan only) for Product ID with trusted traceability plus connect their valuable customers to a network of Extended Producer Responsibility providers who can bulk scan RFID DPPs for instant, trusted authentication, product-only details plus add reporting data and incentivised circularity.

Brands can offer B2C third-party Customer Passport Apps for customers to download post-purchase - successfully decoupling the person from the product and safeguard customer data.

OUR MISSION

Our platform utilizes both open-source data and digital passports specifically for products only to address our key objectives:

- Ensure our DPPs and interconnected platforms have zero ability to collect consumer data. Customer engagement tools are managed by platforms not connected to GCN in order to preserve consumer data privacy as a fundamental human right.

- Deliver an at-scale solution capable of addressing the 'wicked problem' of extreme volumes.

- Ensure developing systems combine technology alongside a human workforce #communitywealth

- Leverage readily available, affordable technology to support MSMEs throughout the circular value chain.

- Enable siloed industries and so-called "competitor platforms" to connect and benefit from our shared data.

- Provide verifiable data that enables the development of optimal circular pathways built on trusted metrics.

GCN aims to build collaborative networks that support an inclusive, equitable and financially sustainable circular economy.

Our goal is to mitigate landfill, incineration and pollution while radically reducing carbon emissions from an industry recognized as the third-largest contributor to the climate crisis.

ENQUIRE regarding RFiD THREADS® or to join the GLOBAL CIRCULAR NETWORK.

INFORMATION REQUEST

COLLABORATIVE CIRCULARITY AT SCALE
"I don't see any better way to help digitally power the circular economy for textiles.” Peter Majeranowski, Circ

The Global Circular Network (GCN) is an Expert Working Group partner to the EU Commission’s CIRPASS-2 Project. As part of this Group, GCN is participating in informing the DPP roll-out to Brands selling products in the EU.

Email to request information on GCN's current Stage 1 Study with Fraunhofer Austria in collaboration with PASSAT and Industry 4.0 Austria.

Join Stage 2 to develop Circular Business Models as we pivot towards a profitable, interconnected circular economy to meet regulations and support evidence based environmental and social targets.

INFORMATION REQUEST

Collaborators use affordable RFID readers to link to GCN's Digital Product Passport (DPP) platform via the world's first washable RFiD THREADS®. Bulk add full circular open-source data at scale; linked to transport, logistics, human centred design and Industry 4.0 - using best-case tools plus keep product data separate from consumer data.
RFiD THREADS® + WALK platform efficiently adds verified upstream supply chain product data to DPPs at scale ⟶ then connects to downstream Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) networks for instant authentication, resource and revenue recovery. Efficiently collects R-CYCLER's data plus increases brand's ROI (resale, rent, repair, redesign, reuse) ⟶ then diverts to bulk sorting, auto detect and divert hazardous chemicals offering certifiable recycling feedstock ⟶ enables efficient, verifiable reporting data; from circular design strategies to repairability, longevity and circularity ⟶ communicates trusted data to customers and regulators.
GCN uses United Nations Transparency Protocol (UNTP) data architecture for verifiable data traceability and global machine readable interoperability. Consolidates global Standards and certification to ensure trusted data exchange across local and global value chains.
Seamlessly connect AI, multi-language training, link SCM/POS to automate returns and deadstock data. Links logistics to scale a data driven collaborative circular economy to meet environmental and social targets, plus upcoming Regulations.
GCN assists brands and regulators with verifiable reporting data for products to travel around a fully traceable circular economy at scale efficiently unlocking and sharing profits through EPR first before recycling.
Brands connect to circular B2B business models with affordable RFID DPPs using accessible Readers. Brands then link customers to their website and third-party B2C Customer Passports via single-scan QR Code/NFCs to support consumer privacy.
Use RFID readers/sensors, IoT and robotics to link to an interconnected platform connecting products at-scale plus collaborative third-party platforms for efficient, traceable and compliant circularity, from fibre to feedstock and beyond.
Diverts resources and revenue from landfill to boost jobs and economies, supports social and worker Certifications and provides verifiable data to meet landfill, emissions and pollution mitigation targets.

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“The RFID Thread product … is simply the most exciting RFID tag (thread) that I have seen after selling EAS electronic security and RFID tracking technologies to fashion retailers for over 30 years.” Peter Hogan, Veritas Tech

EFFICIENT TOOLS.
1. RFID THREADS® = best for B2B industrial-scale circularity, traceability and data capture across the full product lifecycle - 100+ washes.

2. QR Codes/NFC = scan one at a time and best for consumer interaction, providing accessible product information plus re-direct to EPR networks. Post-purchase, customers can download the Brands third-party Customer Passport App to ensure product data is separate from consumer data. QR codes, NFC tools plus unconnected RFID tags—can’t deliver efficient, traceable data capture at scale across global circular value chains for years.

Use GCN's interlinked smart system to divert valuable textiles from landfill, meet emissions targets, regulations and recover ROI.

RFID TECHNOLOGY

Policy Alignment - GCN works to efficiently meet the EU Strategy for Sustainable Circular Textiles, Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, EU Green Claims Directive, EU Waste Framework Directive and emerging global regulations.
GCN adopts the UNTP to scale unambiguous full circularity traceability and transparency to support the UN’s SDGs plus regulatory compliance and industry integration while fostering circular business models.
The RFID THREADS® holds GS-1 Standards and enables connection across global value chains including transporters, logistics providers and software partners.
Infrastructure Links - Easy access to "digital bridge" and RFID readers for EPR providers, sorters, recyclers, transport, logistics, municipalities, robotics etc.

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NEWS. Stay up to date on GCN news
Listen to the Recording to learn how smart tech DPP tools and open-source platforms enable circular pathways for textile based products. #EUGreenweek

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