How to contribute to and search the OAR

Check out this webinar and related resources to get step by step instructions for contributing to and searching the Open Apparel Registry.

Open Apparel Registry - Translated Resources

The Open Apparel Registry team is working diligently to translate OAR resources into languages most spoken by our users. You can find those translated resources on this page. Currently, translations are available in Bangla, Hindi, Khmer, Simplified Chinese, Tamil, and Turkish.

From Opaque to Open: Untangling Apparel Supply Chains with Open Data

This report tells the tale of the OAR to date and shares stories of how OAR data is being used to create meaningful changes in apparel supply chains. Given the urgency of the issues facing the apparel sector and similar supply chains, we’re sharing our story in the hope that our experience can be helpful for early stage non-profits, stakeholders in the apparel sector and beyond, and funders looking to support new ventures like ours.

Introducing the Open Apparel Registry

Launched in March 2019, the Open Apparel Registry (OAR) is an open source tool which maps garment facilities worldwide and assigns a unique ID number to each. Watch this 90-second video to learn more about how it works.

Open Apparel Registry

The Open Apparel Registry (OAR) is an open source map and database of global apparel facilities, their affiliations and unique OAR IDs assigned to each facility. Use the OAR for free to: - Update and standardize facility names and addresses against the database - Understand affiliations of current and prospect facilities to identify opportunities for collaboration - Find potential new suppliers, listed with their credentials and affiliations - Leverage the OAR ID as a unique and shared ID across software systems and databases