ESG & Supply Chain Provenance

Prove where your products came from — and what happened to them

Sustainability claims need evidence. QR Inventory creates a QR-linked provenance record for every product or batch — giving your supply chain the transparency your customers, auditors, and regulators increasingly require.

The problems we hear most in ESG & Supply Chain Provenance

Sustainability claims not backed by verifiable supply chain data

ESG reporting relies on supplier self-declaration rather than evidenced tracking

EU supply chain due diligence regulations (CSDDD) creating new documentation requirements

No mechanism to give end customers or auditors access to provenance data

How QR Inventory is configured for ESG & Supply Chain Provenance

Digital product passports

QR-linked records showing origin, journey, and certification.

Supply chain mapping

Track materials from source supplier through every processing stage.

ESG audit trail

Immutable scan history for every movement in the chain.

Certification management

Store and link certificates (organic, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, etc.) to batches.

Consumer-facing QR

Optional public-facing scan page showing provenance summary to end customers.

CSDDD readiness

Documentation structure aligned to EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence requirements.

Common use cases

  • Premium food and drink brands proving ingredient origin to retail buyers
  • Manufacturers responding to EU CSDDD supply chain due diligence requirements
  • B Corp and sustainability-certified businesses evidencing supply chain claims
  • Retailers requiring supplier-level provenance data for own-label products
ESG & Provenance

QR-linked provenance for consumer transparency

Consumer-facing QR codes on packaging can link directly to a provenance summary — showing the origin of key ingredients, the certifications held, and the journey from farm or factory to shelf. QR Inventory generates and manages these records as a natural extension of the internal supply chain tracking workflow, with no additional system required.

Common questions

The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive requires companies above certain thresholds to identify and address human rights and environmental risks in their supply chains. QR Inventory's documentation structure is designed to support the evidence requirements this creates — though you should take specific legal advice on your obligations.
Yes. You control what is visible on the consumer-facing scan page — from a simple origin summary to detailed certification records. The internal operational data remains private.
For most SMEs, a well-structured and tamper-evident QR record system achieves the same practical outcome as blockchain-based traceability at a fraction of the cost and complexity.

Tell us about your supply chain

No commitment, no sales pitch. Just tell us what you’re trying to track and we’ll come back with whether — and how — QR Inventory can help.

We typically respond within one working day.

Not sure if your use case fits?

Drop us a message and we’ll be honest about whether QR Inventory is the right tool — or point you somewhere that is.

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