Knowledge base

Resources for RFID & traceability teams.

Practical guides, standards explainers and technology briefings from our work in fashion, retail and logistics. Available in English and Italian.

Guides & standards
GS1GTIN / EPCDigital Link
Guide

GS1 Standards for product identification

How GTIN, SGTIN-96, EPC and GS1 Digital Link work together — structure, encoding examples and the relationships between them.

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DPPESPRTextiles
Assessment

Textile DPP: where the regulation stands

What is certain today and what is still open: the ESPR delegated act, the JRC criteria and product scope, the eight technical standards, the timeline — and what a brand can do now.

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DPPQR / GS1Point of view
Perspective

RFID & the Digital Product Passport

A point of view on how the garment-integrated tag can enable the DPP: QR vs NFC, GS1 Digital Link, data-association models and architecture. The framework is still evolving.

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ROIRetailBusiness case
Article

What drives the ROI of an RFID project

A framework for the RFID business case in fashion & retail: cost and benefit factors, sector benchmarks and the variables that change the return company by company.

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EU regulationEN 16570Privacy
Reference

RFID & consumer notice: what EU law requires

The obligations for informing consumers about RFID tags in products and stores — EU rules, the ISO/GS1 symbols, and how to comply in practice.

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QR / NFCGS1 Digital LinkBrand protection
Assessment

Digital touchpoint: QR code, NFC and RFID

Which technology for which job: serialised QR with GS1 Digital Link, the three NFC security levels, one serial across three carriers, the 2027 deadlines, and when the serial gets assigned.

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RFIDFashionDPP
Briefing

Embedded RFID tags in jeans

Why the embedded solution beats stickers for denim: theft protection, anti-counterfeiting, production traceability, returns and Digital Product Passport.

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