Digital innovations in sustainable fashion supply chains: a SCOR-Driven synthesis

Fashion supply chains are under growing scrutiny for their environmental and social impacts, demanding a transition from linear to sustainable, circular models supported by digital innovation. This PRISMA-guided systematic review synthesises 48 peer-reviewed studies published over the past decade, examining how digitalisation enables sustainability in fashion supply chains, mapped to SCOR processes and triple-bottom-line outcomes. Findings reveal two dominant mechanisms: traceability platforms combining IoT/RFID with blockchain to ensure cross-tier transparency, and decision and virtualisation systems (AI/ML, big-data analytics, 3D CAD, digital sampling, digital twins and robotics) that translate shared data into operational amelioration. Improving visibility, forecasting, inventory accuracy, waste reduction and shorter lead times, although social impacts remain underexplored. Effective scale-up relies on interoperable standards, robust governance and supplier integration, while high costs, capability gaps and regulatory fragmentation persist as barriers. The review advances an integrative framework and proposes a research agenda on longitudinal evaluation, complementarities and open data governance.