Global Trace is an open-source software tool that enables brands, producers, and manufacturers to track and trace products while detecting supplier risk through their entire supply chain. Global Trace can be used to map between supply chain tiers, trace product inputs, and manage risk assessment data from source to the point of purchase.

Global Trace is interoperable and commodity-agnostic to help users respond to increasing demands for responsibly produced products. Supply chain labor risks are particularly acute in upstream production activities, such as raw material extraction and agricultural production, which serve as inputs to other industries. Goods produced with these materials may be included in the U.S. Department of Labor List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor, as required under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) or to subject to customs’ enforcement actions where alleged to have made in whole or part by forced labor. With a primary focus on child and forced labor and related exploitative practices, Global Trace is designed to be flexible, scalable and expandable on labor rights and other social responsibility factors, with the potential to be expanded to cover environmental standards.

The Global Trace GitHub frontend and backend repositories include all technical documentation for system administrators, developers, and API users as well as links to how to videos. For additional information, also visit the Global Trace Protocol (GTP) Project website to access resources such as a traceability glossary, traceability context analysis, commodity mapping reports, and lessons learned through real world implementation.