Open identity layer your supply chain needs
OS Hub provides the facility identity layer for global supply chains: free, open, persistent OS IDs that connect supply chain data across platforms and emerging DPP systems.
Supply chains are being reshaped by new digital infrastructure requirements. Regulators, brands, and platforms are moving toward a world where product data, including where things are made, must be structured, shareable, and verifiable.
As the policy and technical landscape evolves with initiatives like the EU Digital Product Passport (under ESPR) and the UN Transparency Protocol, there is a growing need for infrastructure that connects facility-level data across systems.
The problem: the same factory appears in dozens of systems under different names, addresses, and codes. If there is no agreed universal identifier, data cannot be shared or compared across platforms because there is no common reference.
Open Supply Hub is positioning OS IDs as that common reference layer: free, open, persistent, interoperable facility identifiers that work across platforms, without adding reporting burden on manufacturers.
Why OS Hub?
OS Hub provides the facility identity layer that both EU DPP and UNTP systems need to reference production locations. Our role is to ensure that when an EU DPP or UNTP credential references where a product was made, that reference is stable, open, and interoperable across systems.
OS Hub is not a DPP issuer, DPP platform or compliance tool. It is the facility identity layer: the piece that everything else needs to reference in order to work.
Our involvement in EU DPP & UNTP
- Registered as a committed UNTP Identity Register, publicly listed as an UNTP Identifier Scheme.
- Committed to implementing UNTP Digital Facility Record (DFR) and Identity Resolver (IDR) specifications.
- Active in working groups supporting UNTP’s development: UNTP Supply Chain WG and "Site and Corporate Identifiers" Deployment WG under the UNECE Stakeholder Forum for Textile Data Interoperability.
- Closely following EU DPP developments, delegated acts, CIRPASS-2, and the EU Central DPP Registry, and keen to be involved as the ecosystem evolves.
What OS Hub provides
- Free facility identifiers. OS IDs are free and open: no charge to obtain, maintain, or use one, and anyone can look up an OS ID to verify facility information.
- Already adopted across the ecosystem. OS Hub is used by thousands of brands and retailers, audit firms, multi-stakeholder initiatives, and civil society organizations, with OS IDs already integrated into the platforms of organizations like the Responsible Business Alliance, SLCP, amfori, Worldly, and ZDHC.
- Claimed facility profiles. Facilities can claim their OS Hub profile to confirm, manage, and enrich their own information, giving emerging DPP systems a trusted, facility-owned data foundation to reference.
- OS Hub Spotlight. OS Hub Spotlight connects additional datasets to facility profiles (environmental data, labor assessments, certifications, grievance mechanisms, and many more) sourced from a vetted partner ecosystem and anchored to the OS ID.
- Easy data contribution for brands and platforms. Brands can upload their supplier list by CSV, Excel, or API, and OS Hub handles matching, deduplication, and OS ID assignment; no need to build an identity resolution layer from scratch.
- UNTP-registered and interoperable. OS Hub is registered as a committed UNTP Identity Register, and OS IDs are designed to be resolvable within UNTP-compatible systems.
Even before the legislative details are fully settled, investing in OS IDs now helps organizations clean up facility identity data, reduce duplication, and prepare for smoother interoperability across future DPP and traceability systems. It is a practical early step toward being easier to find, reference, and connect in the digital supply chain.
Where should I start?
If you are a manufacturer preparing for EU DPP, UNTP, or new supply chain data requirements, OS Hub gives you the facility identity layer you do not need to build or pay for yourself.
As product and facility data become more connected across systems, buyers and platforms will need a consistent way to identify where products are made. OS IDs provide that common reference: free, open, persistent facility identifiers that can be used across supply chain platforms, traceability systems, audit tools, and emerging EU DPP/UNTP workflows.
By claiming your OS Hub profile, you can take ownership of your facility information, keep it up to date, and make it easier for buyers and partners to reference the right production location.
You do not need to pay for another identifier or build your own system just to be visible in the digital supply chain. OS Hub provides this infrastructure for free, especially so that SMEs can participate in emerging data ecosystems without additional burden.
Claim your free OS Hub profile and keep your facility information ready to be referenced.
If you are preparing for EU DPP, UNTP, or broader supply chain data requirements, OS Hub gives you a facility identity layer you do not need to build from scratch.
EU DPP and UNTP-related workflows will depend on data moving between internal systems, supplier lists, traceability tools, audit platforms, and external partners. For that to work, everyone needs a consistent way to identify the same production locations. OS IDs provide that common reference: free, open, persistent facility identifiers already used across many supply chain platforms and brands.
By using OS IDs in your supplier data, you can reduce duplicate facility records, improve data quality, and make it easier to connect facility-level information across systems.
You do not need to ask suppliers to pay for another identifier or repeatedly submit the same basic facility information. Encourage them to claim their OS Hub profiles, and you create a stronger, cleaner facility data foundation for DPP and UNTP-related work.
Use OS IDs in your supplier data and encourage your facilities to claim their OS Hub profiles.
If you are building a DPP platform, traceability tool, audit system, or supply chain analytics product, OS Hub is the facility identity layer you do not need to build yourself.
EU DPP and UNTP will depend on data moving between different systems. For that to work, platforms need a consistent way to identify the same production locations. OS IDs provide that common reference: free, open, persistent facility identifiers already used across many supply chain platforms and brands.
By integrating OS IDs, your system can access 2.2 million+ facility records, support facility matching and deduplication, and connect facility data more reliably across EU DPP, UNTP, traceability, and audit workflows.
You do not need to ask suppliers to adopt a completely new system; many are already visible on OS Hub. As EU DPP and UNTP ecosystems evolve, OS IDs are positioned to support the facility identity layer these systems will need.
Integrate OS IDs as your common facility reference layer for EU DPP and UNTP-related workflows, or get in touch to discuss API access, data partnerships, or technical integration: info@opensupplyhub.org
Frequently Asked Questions
No. OS Hub is not building DPP platforms, issuing digital product passports, or providing ESPR compliance services, but we certainly collaborate with those who do. We are building the facility identity layer - the open, free reference system that DPP platforms and UNTP-compatible tools need to reliably identify production locations. We see our role as foundational infrastructure, not application software.
OS IDs reduce reporting burden rather than adding to it. A facility with a claimed OS Hub profile shares its information once - and that information flows to the multiple platforms and buyers that reference OS IDs, rather than being requested and resubmitted repeatedly. The goal is a shared infrastructure where data is contributed once and reused many times.
OS IDs work alongside other identifier systems, not replacing existing identifiers. The practical case for OS IDs is that they are free, already adopted across hundreds of platforms and brands, and now registered within the UNTP architecture. If your system needs a facility identifier that is interoperable, free for your suppliers to use, and already in the infrastructure many buyers rely on, OS IDs are designed for that.
*Civil society organizations are given free or discounted access to all OS Hub paid solutions. Learn more.
OS IDs are free because facility identification is infrastructure, not a product. Charging for this infrastructure would create another barrier for manufacturers, especially SMEs that already face growing reporting demands.
By keeping OS IDs free and open, OS Hub helps facilities, buyers, and platforms refer to the same production locations more consistently, reducing duplication and reporting burden across the sector.
No. An OS ID is a facility identifier - it does not certify, audit, or assess a facility. Compliance with specific EU DPP regulations depends on the product category, applicable delegated acts, and the product-level data those regulations require. UNTP is a voluntary protocol, not a regulatory requirement. Facility identification is one piece of readiness for either system, not the whole picture.