Importance of Supply Chain Transparency

#blockchain | #digitalidentity | #crossborder | #trade : "Unlocking Trade Data Flows with Digital Trust Using Interoperable Identity Technology" The paper reviews the current challenges in unlocking cross-border data flows, and how interoperability of digital identity regimes using high level types of decentralized technologies can overcome this with active public-private partnerships. Decentralized identity technologies, such as verifiable credentials (VCs) and decentralized identifiers (DIDs), coupled with interoperability protocols can complement the current Web3 infrastructure to enhance interoperability and digital trust . It is noted in the World Economic Forum White Paper that global trust worthiness is an important identity system principle for future supply chains, as this process of dynamically verifying counterparts through digital identity management and verification is a critical step in establishing trust and assurance for organizations participating in digital supply-chain transactions. As the number of digital services, transactions and entities grow, it is crucial to ensure that digitally traded goods and services take place in a secure and trusted network in which each entity can be dynamically verified and authenticated. Web3 describes the next generation of the internet that leverages blockchain to “decentralize” storage, compute and governance of systems and networks, typically using open source software and without a trusted intermediary. With the new iteration of Web3 being the next evolution of digitalized paradigms, several new decentralized identity technologies have become an increasingly important component to complement existing Web3 infrastructure for digital trade. VCs are an open standard for digital credentials, which can be used to represent individuals, organizations, products or documents that are cryptographically verifiable and tamper-evident. The important elements of the design framework of digital identities involves three parties – issuer, holder and verifier. This is commonly referred to the self sovereign identity (SSI) trust triangle. The flow starts with the issuance of decentralized credentials in a standard format. The holder presents these credentials to a service provider in a secure way. The verifier then assesses the authenticity and validity of these credentials. Finally, when the credential is no longer required, the user revokes it. This gives rise to the main applications of digital identities and VCs in business credentials, product credentials and document identifiers in the trade environment involving businesses, goods and services. EmpowerEdge Ventures

Integrating blockchain into food supply chains is a smart strategic move that enhances transparency, efficiency, and consumer confidence, proving particularly valuable in today's increasingly sustainability-conscious marketplace. Blockchain technology greatly enhances food safety by offering immediate traceability, allowing rapid identification and isolation of contaminated items, such as quickly pinpointing the source of salmonella outbreaks. It boosts sustainable resource management by providing real-time monitoring, helping companies reduce environmental impacts, like minimizing water usage in farming. Digital certifications validated by blockchain enhance credibility in sustainable sourcing practices, for instance confirming organic or fair-trade claims. Smart contracts automate routine operations, reducing human errors and costs, improving the speed and accuracy of transactions. Interoperability enables consistent, transparent data sharing, fostering deeper consumer trust across supply chains. #Blockchain #FoodSafety #SupplyChain #SmartContracts #DigitalTransformation

“If you haven’t mapped your dependencies, you haven’t mapped your risk.” Because even your most vetted vendor might be your weakest unseen exposure. “The weakest link isn’t always external. Sometimes, it’s the one you trust most.” Yesterday’s compliant partner might not be ready for today’s threat landscape. 📖 STORY: One Vendor. One Missed Patch. One Costly Incident. A critical infrastructure operator recently experienced a brief but high-impact shutdown. The trigger? A third-party supplier had remote access for routine maintenance. But their endpoint hadn’t been patched in over six months. No malware. No breach. Just unmonitored access in a flat network. And just like that, resilience took a hit. 🛑 THE REAL RISK: Shadow Dependencies You can’t mitigate what you don’t see. 🔸 Outdated vendor infrastructure 🔸 Overlapping credentials across suppliers 🔸 No security validation on updates 🔸 Zero visibility into multi-tier dependencies This isn’t just third-party, it's nth-party risk. And when something breaks, you’re the one holding the fallout. 💡 INSIGHT: True Security Posture = Internal + External + Invisible We’ve seen this pattern across OT, IT, and IoT environments. The strongest teams do things differently: ✅ They map integration points not just assets ✅ They validate access controls in real time ✅ They track supplier risk with live dashboards ✅ They treat vendor reviews as a security control, not a formality 🔄 MINDSET SHIFT ❌ “They passed our audit.” ✅ “Audit is history. Visibility is reality.” ❌ “We trust them.” ✅ “Trust is verified continuously.” ✅ TAKEAWAYS 🔸 Run third-party dependency reviews like you run internal assessments 🔸 Extend visibility beyond your walls into supplier ecosystems 🔸 Include vendor breakdowns in red-team scenarios 🔸 Shift from contract confidence to operational assurance 📩 CTA Want to find out which vendors are silently raising your risk profile? DM me for Microminder’s Supply Chain Risk Mapping Kit the same toolset used across infrastructure, healthcare, F&B, and manufacturing to cut external risk without slowing the business. 👇 What’s the biggest “invisible risk” you’ve uncovered? #CyberLeadership #VendorRisk #Microminder #SupplyChainSecurity #OperationalResilience #ThirdPartyRisk #CISO #RiskMapping #ResilienceByDesign #SecurityEcosystem

𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐌𝐅𝐆 & 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐎𝐀𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞⁣ ⁣ In the food industry, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 are critical for ensuring consumer safety and product integrity. As a 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, I emphasize the importance of:⁣ 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬⁣ 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐌𝐅𝐆) ⁣ 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬⁣ 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 (𝐂𝐎𝐀𝐬) ⁣ in maintaining food safety and quality. ⁣ ⁣ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬? 🤔 ⁣ ⁣ A 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 is a unique code assigned to a specific production lot, enabling traceability in case of recalls or quality issues. The format varies by company but generally includes: ⁣ ⁣ ✅ 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 – Often represented as YYMMDD (e.g., 240315 = March 15, 2024). ⁣ ✅ 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞– Identifies the production facility. ⁣ ✅ 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 – A unique identifier for the specific product. ⁣ ✅ 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞– Indicates the production shift or manufacturing line. ⁣ ⁣ 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞:⁣ 𝐁𝟐𝟒𝟎𝟑𝟏𝟓𝐀𝟏⁣ 𝐁 = Batch identifier ⁣ 𝟐𝟒𝟎𝟑𝟏𝟓 = Manufactured on March 15, 2024 ⁣ 𝐀𝟏= Produced on Line A, Shift 1 ⁣ ⁣ 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐌𝐅𝐆 & 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐎𝐀𝐬 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭?⁣ ⁣ ✔ 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬:Ensure the product is safe and effective within its shelf life. ⁣ ✔ 𝐂𝐎𝐀 (𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬):A quality document confirming that the product meets required specifications for microbiology, nutrition, and safety. ⁣ ✔ 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: Helps in identifying defective batches and executing recalls if needed. ⁣ ⁣ 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬⁣ ⁣ ✔ Implement 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 for easy tracking. ⁣ ✔ Verify 𝐂𝐎𝐀𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 before approval. ⁣ ✔ Maintain 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 for audits and regulatory compliance. ⁣ ✔ Educate teams on 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 to prevent errors. ⁣ ⁣ A 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 ensures food safety, regulatory compliance, and consumer confidence. How does your organization manage batch tracking and COA validation? Let’s discuss! ⁣ ⁣ #FoodSafety #QualityAssurance #Traceability #FoodIndustry #COA #BatchNumbers #FoodManufacturing

Who Should Govern #AgentDNS? Avoiding Centralised Control and Building Global Trust AgentDNS proposes a root infrastructure for naming, discovery, and authentication in the emerging ecosystem of LLM agents. While technically promising, its governance model is undefined. This creates a #serious #risk: if controlled by Big Tech, AgentDNS may repeat the centralization patterns that already weaken digital sovereignty and interoperability. Risk of Vendor Lock-In If large platform providers (e.g. #Big #Tech) govern AgentDNS, they can prioritize their own agents in discovery, define proprietary metadata formats, and shape billing rules to their advantage. This undermines neutrality and turns AgentDNS into a gatekeeper, contradicting its purpose as a trust anchor for open ecosystems. Loss of Global Trust Global trust infrastructure cannot be rooted in a single jurisdiction. If AgentDNS is seen as US- or China-centric, regions like the EU, India, or the Global South will hesitate to adopt it. A root service must be #jurisdictionally #neutral and accountable across borders. Without this, there is no foundation for international agent interoperability. Missing Legal Identity Today’s agents increasingly act on behalf of legal entities. Without strong #legal #person #identity binding and authorisation chaining (i.e. #PoA for agents), AgentDNS will enable fake services, impersonation, and fraud. Service names must be anchored in verified legal records. This is not a feature, it is a precondition for trust. Big Tech platforms have never fulfilled this function, nor are they institutionally equipped to do so. No Recourse, No Accountability In a centralized model, participation, suspension, or revocation decisions are opaque and unilateral. Past examples—Adobe AATL, Microsoft Root Store—have shown how #trust #collapses when governed without transparency. Governance of root infrastructures must be subject to shared policies, auditability, and escalation paths. Private vendors cannot offer that. The Case for the UN Global Trust Registry The UN Global Trust Registry (#UN #GTR), developed by UN/CEFACT, offers a credible and neutral alternative. It provides verified organizational identities based on authentic sources such as business registers. AgentDNS can use UN GTR as its legal trust layer: each registered agent would be cryptographically linked to a recognized legal entity. This creates auditability, legal recourse, and international acceptance. Conclusion AgentDNS solves a real technical problem, but without proper governance, it will not scale. If controlled by a few tech companies, it will create new silos, not a global trust layer. Trust anchors for autonomous agents must be governed multilaterally, rooted in public authentic sources, and open to global participation. UN GTR is the right foundation for this next layer of the internet. Learn more about the current Trust Anchor for Agents discussion.

🔎Material Control and Traceability – A Pillar of Quality in EPC Projects In mega EPC and industrial projects, materials form the foundation of everything we build. From critical piping networks and pressure vessels to structural steel and rotating equipment, the integrity of the plant depends directly on the integrity of its materials. That’s why Material Control and Traceability are more than just documentation exercises — they are core quality management practices that safeguard reliability, safety, and compliance. ✅ Material Control is about managing materials systematically throughout their journey: 🔹Starting with Material Take-Off (MTO) and procurement from approved vendors. 🔹Ensuring receiving inspection verifies size, grade, quantity, and Mill Test Certificates (MTCs). 🔹Proper identification and marking with heat numbers, batch numbers, or RFID/barcodes to avoid mix-ups. 🔹Storage and preservation in controlled environments, protecting against corrosion, contamination, or mechanical damage. 🔹Issuance to fabrication or site only against approved drawings, while maintaining FIFO for sensitive items. 🔹Each step ensures that only the right materials are available at the right time, in the right condition. ✅ Traceability, on the other hand, ensures that every material can be tracked back to its source and linked forward to its final installed location. This includes: 🔹Recording heat numbers during fabrication and welding. 🔹Preparing weld maps, line check reports, and spool traceability records. 🔹Linking NDT, hydrotests, and PMI results back to the original MTCs. 🔹Capturing deviations through Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and documenting corrective actions. 🔹By the time the project is handed over, the Material Dossier and 🔹Traceability Matrix provide the client with complete transparency — showing exactly which certified material was installed, where, and with what testing evidence. 💎 Why is this critical? 🔹It prevents costly and dangerous material mix-ups (e.g., wrong grade pipes in high-pressure service). 🔹It provides confidence to regulators and clients that international codes and project specifications are followed. 🔹It ensures audit readiness and enables quick root cause analysis if failures occur later. 🔹It strengthens long-term asset integrity and client trust. 🧊 In Practice On a refinery project, traceability flagged a heat number mismatch on a spool before hydrotest. Catching it early prevented rework, delays, and risk — proving that material control and traceability are not just QA/QC steps, but vital risk management tools. ✨ Found this helpful? 🔔 Follow me Krishna Nand Ojha, and my mentor Govind Tiwari,PhD for insights on Quality Management, Continuous Improvement, and Strategic Leadership Let’s grow and lead the quality revolution together! 🌟 #QualityManagement #EPCProjects #MaterialControl #Traceability #QAQC

The invisible thread securing the energy transition isn't a molecule—it's a verifiable data point. As we scale up hydrogen, CCS, and low-carbon fuels, the risk of greenwashing and data fraud grows. How can we trust that a "green" molecule is truly green across a global supply chain? A recent UN/CEFACT white paper provides a powerful answer. 🔍 Key Industry Insights From "Push" to "Pull": The future of supply chains is shifting from pushing paper and PDFs to a digital "pull" model. Authorized partners will use Globally Unique Identifiers (GUIs) to access the specific data they need, on demand. This creates a single, trusted source of truth. The D-R-V Standard: For an identifier to be effective, it must be Discoverable, Resolvable, and Verifiable (D-R-V). This isn't just a barcode; it's a cryptographically secure "digital passport" that proves an asset's origin, authenticity, and ESG attributes with certainty. Building Digital Trust: This framework is foundational for verifying the carbon intensity of hydrogen, ensuring the chain of custody for captured CO2, and validating the sustainability of biofuels. It moves ESG from a reporting exercise to a verifiable, operational reality. 🎯 Career Lens This shift creates a massive opportunity for professionals who can bridge physical assets and digital trust. High-Value Skills: The ability to design, manage, and audit these new digital-physical systems is becoming critical. Roles in digital transformation, supply chain analytics, and tech-focused ESG compliance are seeing their strategic value skyrocket. A Tip for Engineers & PMs: Start thinking about how to embed D-R-V principles into your projects. How can you tag a shipment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) so its carbon footprint is verifiable from the refinery to the jet engine? That's the billion-dollar question. 🧠 Strategic Reflection This is about more than just tracking; it's about building verifiable integrity at scale. What if you built a 90-day plan to reposition yourself as the expert who ensures the digital integrity of your company's decarbonization claims? AI-powered assessment tools can help map your current skills to these emerging "digital trust" roles. 💡 Action Steps Get fluent: Familiarize yourself with the concepts in the UNECE "Globally Unique Identifiers" white paper and emerging standards like the verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (vLEI). Ask the right question: In your next project meeting, ask: "How do we verifiably prove the origin and attributes of our assets to our stakeholders?" 🚀 Engagement Prompt How is your organization preparing to build this layer of digital trust into its physical supply chains? I'm curious to hear what challenges and opportunities you see. #EnergyTransition #DigitalTransformation #SupplyChain #Hydrogen #ESG #Decarbonization #FutureOfWork #Leadership #CareerDevelopment

𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮. It’s the buzzword that everyone loves to throw around—but here’s the reality check: 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. If you’re not leveraging your data to drive traceability and sustainability, you’re sitting on a liability, not an asset. 💯 ➡️ 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻—𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹. Paper trails are over. Spreadsheets are outdated. And “trust us” just doesn’t cut it anymore. In a world demanding proof at every step, data is your only currency of credibility. Without it, you’re operating blind—and regulators, partners, and customers won’t hesitate to call you out. ➡️ 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲—𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵. Think about this: the same data you use to meet compliance requirements is the data that powers smarter decision-making. Want to optimize your supply chain? Want to reduce waste? Want to cut costs while driving innovation? It all starts with how well you can read your data. ➡️ 𝗘𝗻𝗱-𝘁𝗼-𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗻’𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺; 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱. Your supply chain is a living, breathing ecosystem. If you can’t map it from raw material to finished product, you’ve already lost control. The brands winning today? They’re the ones treating traceability as an operational backbone—not a tick-the-box exercise. ➡️ 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁. Here’s the kicker: the more transparent and traceable you are, the stronger your customer loyalty, investor confidence, and market edge. It’s a simple equation. Customers trust what they can see. Regulators approve what they can verify. ➡️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲. With the tools available today—cloud platforms, AI-powered insights, blockchain-backed proof—the question isn’t how to achieve traceability. The question is: why are you still waiting? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: businesses treating data as an afterthought are losing the race. Data isn’t just the new oil—it’s the only fuel that will keep your business alive in a market driven by transparency and accountability. 𝗦𝗼, 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳: Are you a business of the past, hoarding data you don’t use? Or are you a business of the future, harnessing data to lead the way? #Traceability #DataLeadership #SustainableBusiness #SupplyChainInnovation

Too many brands are still saying that their products are “sustainable” but have 0 proof to back this up. Customers, retail buyers, and regulators want to see proof, they are tired of asking questions with no answers. The reality is that: 76% of fashion buyers now require traceability and impact data in brand pitches. Source: Kearney Global Fashion Buyer Insights Report, 2024 The cost of wishy washy storytelling is not just reputational - it’s financial. So what do you do instead - here’s a list: 1. Set up traceability per product No more general brand promises. Every product should have its own data trail - fiber origin, production, and impact. 2. Make DPPs scannable and accessible Link traceability to QR codes so retailers, auditors, and consumers can view it instantly. That’s what PORTIA is for. 3. Let suppliers upload documentation directly Stop looking for certifications in email threads. With Portia, suppliers can upload data securely - and it’s instantly linked to the right product. 4. Standardize what “proof” means inside your team Everyone - from ops to design, product development and marketing - should know exactly what the verified data is. 5. Train your marketing and sales team to speak from the source - no more greenwashing No fluff. Use real metrics. And if the product isn’t traceable? Don’t position it as sustainable. Sustainability isn’t a label or a marketing tactic. It’s a system of proof. Portia helps you create traceable, compliant, and customer-ready product data - for every single SKU. So when someone scans that QR code - they don’t see greenwashing. They see truth. If you want to turn traceability into your competitive edge - check out Portia #sustainablefashion #digitalproductpassport #traceability #fashiontech #greenclaims #fashioncompliance #circulareconomy #portia

Your perimeter is no longer your boundary. Your weakest vendor is. Most of intrusions in the past year involved a third party (ENISA, 2024). Whether it’s a cloud provider, API vendor, or payroll SaaS—attackers are skipping the front gate and breaching through the side doors. Remember SolarWinds? MOVEit? The pattern is clear: Supply chains are now 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬. Yet, many organizations still rely on paper-based vendor risk assessments. Checkboxes over continuous visibility. Here’s what resilient CISOs are doing instead: 1. Real-time third-party risk monitoring (using tools like SecurityScorecard, BitSight) 2. Continuous contract audits for data access clauses 3. Tokenized or anonymized data sharing across vendors 4. Mandatory SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) from all suppliers 5. Shared incident response protocols + breach disclosure SLAs 6. Tiered trust models: not all vendors need the keys to prod Resilience starts with visibility and verification, not blind trust. Because one supplier’s weak endpoint… can become your multimillion-dollar headline. Is your vendor ecosystem hardened—or just assumed compliant? The attacker doesn’t need your login. They just need someone you trust. #CyberSecurity #SupplyChainSecurity #InfoSec #CISO #SaaS #CloudSecurity