GSDCost Secures the Innovation – Data Solutions Award and Environmental – Compliance & Sustainability Award for Driving Greater Transparency, Collaboration, and Sustainable Progress Across the Fashion Supply Chain
LONDON, UK – April 09, 2025 – Coats Digital, the innovative software arm of Coats Group is delighted to announce that its its industry-leading time-cost benchmarking solution, GSDCost, has won the prestigious Innovation – Data Solutions Award and Environmental – Compliance & Sustainability Award at this year’s Just Style Excellence Awards. Recognised for its groundbreaking functionalities, GSDCost has been praised for revolutionising the costing process with fact-based digital solutions, fostering greater supply chain transparency, and empowering brands and manufacturers to meet global sustainability and compliance standards with confidence.
The Just Style Excellence Awards is an independent recognition programme powered by the business intelligence of GlobalData. Its team of researchers and journalists, along with Artificial Intelligence, analyse over 1 billion datasets during the year to recognise, endorse and rank top-tier companies and their achievements in 200+ counties. The focus of the programme is the following Areas of Excellence: Business Expansion, Diversity, Environmental, Financing, Innovation, Investments, M&A, Marketing, Product Launches, Research and Development, Safety and Social.
Tina Ross, Excellence Awards Manager at Global Data, said: “Congratulations to Coats Digital on their remarkable success in this year’s Just Style Excellence Awards! The GSDCost solution not only transforms costing processes but also underscores a strong commitment to sustainability and ethical practices, illustrating the essential role of innovation in fostering a responsible fashion supply chain.”
Coats Digital’s GSDCost Solution won the Innovation – Data Solutions award on the following merits:
- For introducing world-first functionalities that enable brands to efficiently source, secure, and compare Cost-to-Make submissions from multiple vendors, streamlining decision-making processes.
- For developing a standardized analytics language that enhances transparency and communication across the global fashion supply chain, facilitating more effective collaboration.
- For integrating advanced data insights that provide brands with a comprehensive overview of vendor productivity, machinery capabilities, and ethical compliance, supporting strategic decision-making.
- For enabling brands to create credible Bill of Labour estimates using scientifically-backed international standard time benchmarks, improving accuracy and consistency.
- For revolutionizing the costing process by replacing outdated analogue methods with a digital, fact-based scientific solution, enhancing efficiency and accuracy.
- For empowering brands to quickly ascertain vendor compliance with global standards, fostering a more transparent and accountable supply chain.
GSDCost also secured the Environmental – Compliance & Sustainability award:
- For enhancing the ability of brands to meet new regulatory compliance measures around sustainability and fair wages, ensuring adherence to global ESG criteria.
- For promoting sustainable manufacturing practices by optimising planning and line balancing, which reduces waste and improves resource efficiency.
- For fostering a transparent and collaborative relationship with supply partners, ensuring adherence to best practices in sustainability and ethical labour standards.
- For integrating a globalized Fair Wage Tool that benchmarks wages against international standards, promoting fair labour practices and ethical compliance.
- For supporting a reduction in Standard-Minute-Values (SMVs) and an increase in productivity, contributing to improved sustainability credentials and reduced environmental impact.
- For providing tools that help brands and manufacturers collaborate more effectively to ensure a meaningful, long-term strategy for environmental sustainability and community protection.
Kunal Kapur, Managing Director, Coats Digital, said: “We are incredibly proud to have GSDCost recognised once again with two prestigious Just Style Excellence Awards. GSDCost has been at the forefront of transforming fashion supply chain, delivering powerful, data-driven insights that enable businesses to make smarter, more sustainable decisions. This recognition is a testament to our unwavering commitment to innovation, and we remain dedicated to empowering our customers with the tools they need to drive long-term success.”
Coats Digital’s GSDCost method analysis and pre-determined times solution is widely acknowledged as the de-facto international standard across the sewn products industry. The solution supports a more collaborative, transparent and sustainable supply chain, in which brands and manufacturers establish and optimise ‘International Standard Time Benchmarks’ using standard motion codes and predetermined times. This use of a common language and standards supports accurate cost prediction, fact-based negotiation, and a more efficient garment manufacturing process, while concurrently delivering on CSR commitments.
Adrian Elliott, Divisional CEO, Apparel, Coats Group, adds: “Winning these awards for a second consecutive year highlights the transformative impact GSDCost continues to have on the global fashion industry. By replacing outdated manual processes with a digital, standardised approach to costing and compliance, GSDCost is helping businesses enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and ensure ethical, transparent operations. At Coats Digital, we are committed to driving meaningful change, and we are thrilled to see our technology enabling brands and manufacturers to build a more resilient, responsible, and future-ready supply chain.”
