Cardano powers public verification for LatAm’s largest fashion group

Cardano is now being used as a public verification layer for enterprise supply chains, after the Cardano Foundation and Blockforce deployed their traceability architecture in production in Brazil. More than 500,000 supply chain records have already been anchored, including data from some of Brazil’s largest fashion groups, according to a Monday statement.

The system uses a permissioned network to store the underlying supply chain information, keeping commercially sensitive records accessible only to participating parties. Cardano receives only the cryptographic proof of each record, enabling independent verification by auditors, regulators or customers without exposing confidential data.

Cost had been a major obstacle to deploying this type of architecture at scale. As reported, engineering work by the Cardano Foundation and Blockforce cut the cost per anchored record by 92%, allowing public verification to move beyond pilot projects and into live enterprise operations.

Among the early users is Azzas 2154, Latin America’s largest fashion group, which uses the platform to build auditable histories for its leather supply chain. The company cross-checks fiscal documents, supplier information and public databases and plans to trace all leather used across its brands by 2030.

The companies have signed contracts covering 6.5 million certified records through 2030. They also plan to extend the model into sectors including automotive, agribusiness, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, positioning Cardano as a public proof layer for supply chains where compliance and provenance need to be independently verified.