THE CHAIN — BY THE FRANK CO.
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Helping you unlock your fashion supply chain — and leaving you more resources to pay living wages, invest in innovations, and support your suppliers.
WHY THE CHAIN
BUILT FOR FASHION.
PRICED FOR REALITY.
Existing tools were too expensive, too narrow, or too complex. The Chain solves this — combining affordability with functionality, everything in one place, simple enough for factories to use without disruption.
CUSTOM SOFTWARE
Purpose-built for fashion brands — not adapted from generic supply chain tools. The Chain tracks what actually matters: wages, factories, certifications, CO₂, and DPPs in one platform.
FULL SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSPARENCY
Trace every product from Tier 1 factory to Tier 4 raw material source. Real data. Real visibility. Not just a supplier list — an actual map.
NAVIGATE COMPLIANCE WITH EASE
CSRD. CSDDD. EU Digital Product Passports by 2027. The Chain is built around the regulation — so you're ahead of it, not scrambling to catch up.
FOSTER ETHICAL PRACTICES
Living wage benchmarking, factory ratings, audit tracking. The tools that help you act — not just report.
HOW IT WORKS
FOUR STEPS. FULL VISIBILITY.
From payroll upload to Digital Product Passport — in one platform.
DATA COLLECTION
Upload payroll, supplier lists and product data directly — or connect via our integrations. Simple templates mean factories don't need training.
DATA PROCESSING
Our AI analyses wages against living wage benchmarks, maps your supply chain tiers, and calculates CO₂ per product automatically.
IMPACT RESULTS
See your living wage gap, CO₂ footprint, DPP readiness and factory ratings — all in one real-time dashboard.
REVIEW & VERIFY
Our team checks the data, flags issues, verifies certifications and signs off your compliance reporting before it goes anywhere.
The Platform
Modules
Seven tools. One platform. Everything your brand needs to track, prove, and improve its impact — and stay ahead of the regulation that's already coming.
Module 01
Objective Progress
Track and manage the progress of your sustainability strategy in real time. Monitor KPIs, complete tasks tied to each objective, and get a visual snapshot of performance — from carbon reduction to labour standards. Exclusively available as part of our consultancy programme.
Learn moreModule 02
Wage Tracker
Upload payroll data and get an instant living wage gap analysis. See the difference between actual wages and living wage standards region by region. Monitor minimum wage compliance across all suppliers. Real-time data. Comprehensive reports. Clear next steps.
Learn moreModule 03
Factory Rating
Score every factory on four sustainability dimensions — People, Water, Recycling, and Energy & CO₂. Applied to both survey data and audits. Visual dashboards show performance at a glance and identify where to push for improvement.
Learn moreModule 04
Supply Chain Transparency
Full visibility from Tier 1 factory to Tier 4 raw material source. Map and verify the origin and ethical practices of every supplier in your chain. Real-time tracking and detailed reports — so you can demonstrate responsible sourcing with confidence.
Learn moreModule 05
Certification Tracker
Track certs, audits and transaction certificates — all linked to individual garments and factories. The full package includes our team verifying each certificate. Red-flag alerts when anything is out of date or missing.
Learn moreModule 06
Product CO₂
Open-sourced data drives a full carbon estimate for every garment — from where the fabric is made to how it's transported. Use it during design to experiment with lower-carbon options, and after production to finalise your life cycle assessment. Feeds directly into DPPs.
Learn moreModule 07
Product Life Cycle
The central hub — pulling data from all modules to show the entire impact of each garment. Supply chain, certifications, CO₂ estimates. The final review step before generating a Digital Product Passport.
Learn moreMore Than Modules.
Two add-ons that extend the platform beyond tracking — into action.
Digital Product Passport
Based on EU regulation requirements by 2027, The Chain generates Digital Product Passports for all garments automatically. The data collected in the platform is transferred directly to a permanent page on your brand's website — accessible via QR code.
Get DPP-ready →Reorder Tool
Using the data already in the platform, the Reorder Tool helps brands make smarter decisions on reorders — surfacing suggestions that reduce CO2, shorten lead times, and reduce supply chain risk.
Join the waitlist →The Chain platform has been a welcome addition to streamline our process and give us real visibility across our supply chain.
It's incredibly exciting to be partnering with Frank Co. & The Chain — finally, a platform that makes supply chain transparency achievable.
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