GLOBAL CIRCULAR NETWORK

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

Use washable RFiD tags as 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 through sustainable, circular and climate-neutral value chains.
Link upstream to downstream networks for trusted global data interoperability, AI and unlock interconnected circular pathways to capture value. Link third-party platforms via APIs 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.

DIGITISED CIRCULAR VALUE CHAIN PLATFORM
GCN's is a Registered Software Vendor for the United Nations Transparency Protocol (UNTP). GCN's DPP data architecture follows the UNTP data framework for global data interoperability to scale unambiguous full circularity traceability and transparency plus support the UN’s SDGs, regulatory compliance and industry integration.

The UNTP offers trusted global data interoperability and efficient inter-industry collaboration empowering value chain actors to create a financially sustainable circular economy at scale.
Learn more about UNTP →

CONNECT B2B PLATFORMS TO SHARE CIRCULAR DATA. GCN links upstream to downstream.
Through API's third-party platforms can connect with GCN to share data for increased efficiency. Through "digital bridges" we link closed and open source platforms plus decentralised and centralised databases. Each unique identifier creates a PRODUCT ID for brands to share with customers via QR Code (or NFC) and swing tags.

CONSUMER PRIVACY - active in the network → privacy mode at sale → reactivated at take-back → privacy mode again at re-sale, etc
The RFID tag access is B2B only, is passive, battery-free and cannot collect consumer data. It also switches OFF to Privacy Mode at sale — its identifier is hidden and stays hidden for as long as the consumer owns the product - no personal data, unreadable by phones, and silent until a GCN authorised operator reactivates it e.g. a reseller, repairer or sorter — releasing it into its next circular pathway. Sold again, it switches off again. The pattern holds for every loop of the product's life: visible to the GCN network, invisible in the wardrobe.

Bulk upload traceability data

Authenticate + increase ROI

R-CYCLERS update EPR data

Efficient sort +certify recycling

1. WASHABLE RFID TAGS. B2B TOOLS + EFFICIENT CONNECTIVITY

To facilitate efficient industrial-scale global B2B circular traceability, bulk add and access product only data as products move around a global circular economy. Add durable RFID tags: the G0508 or RFiD THREADS® housed in a single 15 centimetre washable thread.

Through “digital bridges” GCN offers shared connectivity: connects brands and inter-industry systems: bulk B2B RFID data for value chain providers plus 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.

EFFICIENT DATA TOOLS.
1. DIGITAL PRODUCT PASSPORT - Bulk scanning washable RFID tags = B2B industrial-scale circularity, traceability and data capture across the full global product lifecycle.

2. QR CODE/NFC - PRODUCT IDs on products and/or swing tags = these tools can only scan one product at a time and are best for consumer interaction, providing accessible product information plus passive re-direction to associated EPR networks. Brands can offer separate third-party Customer Passport App for customers to download to their personal devices post-purchase to ensure DPP product data is separate from consumer data. QR codes, NFC tools cannot 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

AFFORDABLE RFID READERS TO SUPPORT MSME

GCN is RFID reader agnostic, enabling businesses to connect compatible commercial UHF RFID readers already deployed across manufacturing, warehousing, logistics and retail. Existing RFID infrastructure can generally read RFID tags without costly upgrades, reducing implementation costs and accelerating DPP adoption.

New to RFID? Affordable handheld readers are also available, making it easy for businesses of every size - especially MSMEs and Not-for-Profits, to participate in Circular Business Models - supporting brands using GCN RFIDs to collect trusted, bulk product data from day one. (EPR providers receive free access to the GCN App). Discover how RFID readers connect seamlessly to the GCN platform

RFID READERS

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

HOW TO 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 tags 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 RFiD tags can be recovered, reset and resold for profit eg. in 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.

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.

OUR MISSION

GCN's 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.

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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

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From Waste Stream to Circular Economy: A Business Case for Recovering 6 Million Pairs of Jeans from Australia’s 45,000-Tonne Textile Waste Opportunity

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DOWNLOAD WHITE PAPER - April 2026.From Waste Stream to Circular Economy: A Business Case for Recovering 6 Million Pairs of Jeans from Australia’s 45,000-Tonne Textile Waste Opportunity

DOWNLOAD WHITE PAPER - April 2026.
From Waste Stream to Circular Economy: A Business Case for Recovering 6 Million Pairs of Jeans from Australia’s 45,000-Tonne Textile Waste Opportunity