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TextileGenesis and EON join forces to offer
fashion and textile players an unrivaled level oftraceability and transparency
Paris, April 23, 2024. A Lectra Group company, TextileGenesis, the pioneering platform for the fashionand textile industries to ensure material traceability, today announced a transformative collaboration
with EON, the leader in product digitization, enabling retail brands to turn products into traceable,valuable assets through the creation of Digital IDs. This collaboration will enable brands to createcomprehensive Digital Product Passports (DPP) that connect the entire material and product life cycle,
and leverage this intelligence to optimize supply chains, provide more transparent information tocustomers, meet legislative demands and scale circular business models.
The new TextileGenesis and EON collaboration will address key issues for fashion brands
The fashion industry is currently undergoing a major evolution, moving in just a few years from no legal
framework to a surge of sustainability regulations worldwide, requiring it to be able to trace all stages of its
value chain.
Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are now the top priority for fashion brands and at the heart of sweeping
global legislative agenda. In the EU, for example, the European Commission is about to adopt a Regulation
on Ecodesign for Sustainable Products, which will set information requirements on sustainability aspects forproducts sold in the EU provided through a Digital Product Passport. DPPs will require all brands selling
products in Europe to provide information on the traceability and life cycle of their products through a Digital
Product Passport. DPPs aim to help consumers to identify and choose more sustainable products andaccelerate downstream business models such as repair, resale and recycling.
The collaboration between TextileGenesis and EON will support the implementation of DPPs while unlocking
new business capabilities for brands:
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With a DPP, products become interactive and can deliver reliable and transparent product supply
chain data to customers throughout the product life cycle via an embedded data carrier (QR Code,NFC chop, etc.). This enables brands to increase customer engagement and trust and meet
expectations for transparency.
The ability to collect robust data on products and materials and share with circular businesses to scalemodels such as resale, repair and recycling.
New intelligence into the end-to-end product lifecycle to optimize supply chains and gain newcompetitive advantages.
An efficient way to manage compliance with existing and future regulations (e.g. AGEC, ESPR, etc).

Thanks to the integration of TextileGenesis and EON platforms, data silos will be removed and fashion
brands will benefit from an unparalleled level of traceability
TextileGenesis and EON are two technological pioneers in fashion traceability. TextileGenesis has created an
innovative, totally reliable and secure technology that offers complete traceability of sustainable andconventional textiles, guaranteeing their authenticity and provenance at every stage of the supply chain, fromfiber to retail. EON´s pioneering software platform enables global brands to create and manage a unique digital
identity for every physical product in the form of a digital twin. This digital twin turns their products into
traceable, interactive and intelligent assets that power diverse business objectives including on-productcustomer engagement, authentication, seamless resale, and more.

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The EON and TextileGenesis collaboration solves key technology barriers for brands to meet these newcompliance requirements by removing data silos between upstream and downstream traceability. Brands will
be able to link material traceability data from TextileGenesis to a digital twin in the EON platform through a
direct integration between the two platforms. This critical link will ensure the end-to-end traceability of every
unique item, enable customers to access trusted product information, and ensure downstream partners havethe information they need to scale circular services. Brands benefit from traceable, compliant products that
unlock new value across their lifespans.
"Our collaboration with EON enables us to offer an unrivalled level of precision and completeness in textile
traceability, from fiber to finished product, and in tracking all stages of production, distribution, sale, resale andrecycling of fashion items. The integration, via APIs, of our two platforms enables brands to associate a Digital
Product Passport (DPP) with each of their products, bringing together certified supply chain data upstream(TextileGenesis) and information collected downstream (EON) of the garment purchase", explains Amit
Gautam, founder and CEO of TextileGenesis.
"Our collaboration with TextileGenesis signifies a huge leap forward in product and material traceability,
enabling brands to for the first time connect the full end-to-end life cycle of each unique item. This new
intelligence delivers unparalleled competitive advantages: brands will be able to scale new business models,deliver richer customer experiences and accelerate sustainability efforts," explains Natasha Franck, founderand CEO of EON.

About TextileGenesis:
Founded in 2018, TextileGenesis, a Lectra company, provides a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform thatenables fashion brands and sustainable textile manufacturers to ensure a reliable, secure and fully digital
traceability of their textiles, from the fiber to the consumer, and thereby guarantee their authenticity andorigins. The platform provides traceability for textiles, leather and footwear, employing fiber forwards
traceability for sustainable and certified materials and Supply Chain discovery approach to traceability forconventional materials.
Its innovative traceability mechanism, which addresses both ends of the textile value chain, as well as its
network of partners for material certification, and its technology platform guarantee the exchange and trackingof reliable and secure data throughout a material's life cycle. TextileGenesis platform also identifies and flags
supply chain compliance/legal risks across the value chain from tier 1-4 for brands.

About EON:EON is changing the way customers buy, sell, own and interact with products. The leader in Digital ID
technology, EON enables brands to turn their products into more valuable, traceable and interactive assetsthat generate ongoing revenue and insights. The EON Product Cloud platform generates a unique digitaltwin for every item, enabling brands to trace products end to end, offer seamless resale, access competitive
insights and connect with customers. EON’s clients include Coach, H&M, Target, Chloé, Balenciaga andmany more. To learn more, visit EON.xyz.

About Lectra:
As a major player in the fashion, automotive and furniture markets, Lectra contributes to the Industry 4.0 revolution
with boldness and passion by fully integrating CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) into its global strategy.
The Group offers industrial intelligence solutions that facilitate the digital transformation of the companies it serves.
With its software, cutting equipment, data analysis solutions and associated services, Lectra helps its customers
push boundaries and unlock their potential. The Group is proud to state that its 3000 employees are driven by threecore values: being open-minded thinkers, trusted partners and passionate innovators.

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Founded in 1973, Lectra reported revenues of 478 million euros in 2023. The company is listed on Euronext, where
it is included in the following indices: SBF 120, CAC Mid 60, CAC Mid&Small, CAC All Shares, CAC All-Tradable,
CAC Technology, EN Tech Leaders and ENT PEA-PME 150.
For more information, please visit lectra.com.

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Media contacts:
Hotwire for Lectra
Laura Bandiera - t: +33 (0)1 43 12 55 70
Elise Martin - t: +33 (0)1 43 12 55 77
Lucille Dernicourt-Texier - t: +33 (0)1 43 12 55 71
email: lectrafr@hotwireglobal.com
Nicole Rigas
Head of Marketing + Communications, EON
email: nicole.rigas@eon.xyz

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