Ympact

What Ympact does

Ympact (legal entity Ympact Srl - Società Unipersonale) is an Italian sustainability and traceability software-and-services company purpose-built for the fashion industry, headquartered in Firenze with offices in Arzignano, Florence, and Cagliari. The company operates a B2B platform organized around four integrated modules — Learn (education and training), Trace (real-time supply-chain and product tracking), Improve (ESG measurement using the proprietary 4sustainability® framework and Life Cycle Assessment methodology at scale), and Disclose (ESG reporting and Digital Product Passport creation for CSDDD and DPP compliance). Its core technology centers on supply-chain mapping, digital IDs for raw materials, supplier self-assessment workflows, and harmonized ESG datasets aligned with leading industry standards (ZDHC, Textile Exchange, GOTS, Fashion Pact, OECD).

The company serves two primary segments: fashion brands and retailers (e.g., Hugo Boss, Giorgio Armani, Brunello Cucinelli, GEOX, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Errea) seeking end-to-end supply-chain transparency and regulatory compliance, and manufacturers and tier-n suppliers seeking to demonstrate sustainability credentials through the 4sustainability® attestation process. Ympact positions itself as an integrated end-to-end alternative to pure-play traceability platforms or traditional consultancies, combining technology, methodology, and operational support in a single ecosystem.

Ympact generates revenue through SaaS platform subscriptions, training and education services (webinars, training programs), and certification/attestation fees tied to the 4sustainability® process. Its go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales with a community-led, partner-driven model in which anchor brands invite their supply-chain partners onto the platform, producing pull-through network effects across a base of 80,000+ mapped suppliers, 5,000+ active companies, and 50+ global brand collaborations. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the company sells through demo requests and direct engagement. As a Società Benefit, Ympact publishes an annual Impact Report and operates with a mission-aligned governance structure rather than through external venture or private equity ownership.

Name

Ympact

Legal name

Ympact Srl - Società Unipersonale

Website

https://ympact.xyz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ympact is an Italian B2B platform providing sustainability, traceability, and Digital Product Passport software-and-services for fashion brands and their supply-chain manufacturers, anchored by its proprietary 4sustainability® framework.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fashion supply chain ESG and traceability software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (31599)

SIC

Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions (5130)

akta.pro primary industry

Supply Chain Sustainability & Responsible Sourcing (SMETA, supplier ESG) (EUAHAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Supply Chain (Scope 3) Emissions & Supplier Engagement Platforms (EUABAEAE), Sustainable & Responsible Supply Chain (ESG, Scope 3) (BPAHAHAM)

Keywords

• Fashion supply chain traceability
• ESG measurement software
• Digital Product Passport
• Sustainability platform
• Supply chain transparency

Headquarters

HQ city

Arzignano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Subscription-based access to the Ympact sustainability and traceability platform, providing tools for supply chain mapping, ESG measurement, supplier assessment, and compliance reporting.
2. Training & Education Services: Revenue generated through webinars, training programs, and educational content to develop internal sustainability and traceability competencies for brands and suppliers.
3. Certification & Attestation: Fees for the 4sustainability attestation process where suppliers receive recognition for their sustainability excellence.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Ympact provides a SaaS sustainability and traceability platform for the fashion industry, organized into four integrated modules: Learn (training and education), Trace (real-time supply chain tracking), Improve (ESG measurement via the proprietary 4sustainability® framework with LCA at scale), and Disclose (ESG reporting and Digital Product Passport creation). The platform connects fashion brands and retailers with their manufacturing suppliers to deliver end-to-end supply chain visibility, ESG compliance (CSDDD, DPP), supplier benchmarking, and data-driven sustainability storytelling.

Product overview

Ympact offers a unified platform with four integrated service modules — Learn, Trace, Improve, and Disclose — that work together as an end-to-end sustainability and traceability ecosystem for the fashion industry. The Learn module provides educational content (webinars and training); Trace enables real-time supply chain tracking; Improve delivers ESG measurement using the proprietary 4sustainability® framework with LCA methodology; and Disclose handles ESG reporting and Digital Product Passports. Additional resources include events, training programs, webinars, case studies, and white papers. The platform serves both brands/retailers and manufacturers/suppliers, enabling them to map value chains, collect ESG data, monitor compliance, and generate sustainability attestations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 4sustainability®: Harmonized framework for measuring environmental and social risks and impacts of supply chains.

Products and services

• Learn Educational service module providing webinars and advanced training programs to develop skills in sustainability and traceability, enabling organizations to transform awareness into concrete and targeted actions across the fashion supply chain.
• Trace Real-time supply chain tracking module that monitors products, processes, and compliance at every production stage, providing complete transparency, regulatory management, supplier collaboration tools, and operational efficiency for fashion brands and manufacturers.
• Improve ESG measurement module that assesses environmental and social risks and impacts across the fashion supply chain using the harmonized 4sustainability® framework, improving ESG performance with an industrial approach and calculating environmental impact of processes and products using LCA methodology at scale.
• Disclose Reporting and disclosure module for managing ESG reporting and developing Digital Product Passports (DPP) to ensure transparency, regulatory compliance (CSDDD, DPP), and strengthen trust with stakeholders across the fashion value chain.
• Ympact Platform (Learn + Trace + Improve + Disclose) Unified SaaS platform combining the four integrated modules (Learn, Trace, Improve, Disclose) into an end-to-end sustainability and traceability ecosystem for the fashion industry, enabling brands, retailers, manufacturers, and tier-n suppliers to map value chains, collect ESG data, monitor compliance, and generate sustainability attestations.
• 4sustainability® Attestation Certification and attestation service in which suppliers complete the 4sustainability® framework assessment and verification to receive recognition of sustainability excellence, qualifying them as preferred partners for global fashion brands.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80,000+ suppliers mapped in the network
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AII (Accelerated Impact Initiative)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAII collaboration mentioned as part of Ympact's network of global connections, supporting sustainability transformation in the fashion industry.
• Confindustria ModacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian fashion industry association collaboration for standards development and industry-wide sustainability adoption.
• GFA (Global Fashion Agenda)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with leading fashion industry sustainability organization for thought leadership and industry transformation initiatives.
• Textile ExchangecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStandards alignment with Textile Exchange for 4s MATERIALS framework, supporting fiber and material sustainability in the supply chain.
• ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlignment with ZDHC standards for 4s CHEM, supporting hazardous chemical management and discharge elimination in textile production.
• Fashion Pact (European Accelerator)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Fashion Pact's European Accelerator program for climate action and sustainability transformation support.
• GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFramework alignment with GOTS certification standard for organic textile processing.
• OECD GuidelinescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner4s CHAIN framework alignment with OECD guidelines for responsible supply chain due diligence in the garment and footwear sector.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Cirpass: EU-funded initiative building reference architecture and pilot implementations for Digital Product Passports across multiple industries including textiles — an emerging ecosystem participant whose standards shape Ympact's product roadmap.

Broad incumbents

• Avery Dennison atma.io: Enterprise-scale connected-product cloud from Avery Dennison serving apparel brands with item-level traceability and DPP — competes with Ympact's Trace module from a global hardware-and-software incumbent position.
• OEKO-TEX: Long-established textile certification body (Standard 100, Made in Green, STeP); adjacent to Ympact's 4s MATERIALS framework for material and supply chain certification.
• Centric Software: PLM platform widely used by fashion brands; increasingly embedding sustainability and traceability features, representing an enterprise incumbent that could bundle competing capabilities to Ympact's buyer base.
• Bluesign: Chemical and resource management standard for the textile industry; directly overlaps with Ympact's 4s CHEM (ZDHC-aligned) module for fashion supply chain compliance.

Direct peers

• Sedex: Global supplier ESG and ethics platform with a large buyer-supplier membership; overlaps with Ympact on supplier assessment, audit data, and ESG reporting for fashion supply chains, though broader in scope.
• TextileGenesis: Fiber-to-product traceability platform for the textile and apparel industry using blockchain-anchored digital IDs, serving similar brand and supplier customers as Ympact in the fashion traceability category.
• QIMA: Provides supply chain compliance, quality inspections, and ESG audits in apparel/textiles — comparable to Ympact's supplier verification and attestation layer, though QIMA is more services-heavy.
• TrusTrace: Stockholm-based SaaS platform offering supply chain traceability, DPP, and product-level footprinting specifically for fashion and footwear brands — directly overlapping Ympact's Learn/Trace/Improve/Disclose stack and target buyers.
• Source Intelligence: Supply chain compliance, traceability, and DPP platform with apparel/textile customers — comparable in offering depth and target market to Ympact's enterprise brand motion.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ympact4sustainability

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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