US-based Cone Denim has completed its first Verification of Origin audit through supply chain traceability specialist Oritain as it looks to improve transparency. Cone announced its partnership with Oritain in September of last year, claiming to become the first denim mill globally to adopt the highest level of end-to-end traceability possible. The results of the Oritain Audit show, with scientific certainty, that all samples analysed across Cone Denim operations in China and Mexico were compliant and zero samples were identified as coming from a restricted risk origin, which includes the Xinjiang region of China, Syria, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Cone Denim says it is committed to maintaining a supply chain free of any form of forced labour and will undergo quarterly audits to ensure ongoing transparency and traceability.