OKO is the first AI-powered platform that independently verifies the health, sustainability, and circularity profile of any material — making what's in your supply chain provable, not just claimed.
Fashion runs on an honor system. Brands self-report. Regulators record the disclosure. No one independently verifies what's actually in the material. Not in the US. Not anywhere.
"People care more about what's touching their skin than about circularity or emissions, because those things feel distant — and it's clear brands are being nudged in that direction."
RAY HOPKINSON · FOUNDER, SWAYED STUDIO PR · BUSINESS OF FASHION
OKO is the infrastructure that doesn't exist — because the science already knows what the regulation hasn't caught up to.
OKO is the only platform that integrates health-grade chemical verification, sustainability attributes, and circularity data into a single independently verified material credential.
Independent chemical verification of what's actually in your materials — PFAS, heavy metals, pesticide residues, finishing agents — at the compound level. The same rigor applied to what goes into a patient's body, now applied to what goes onto yours.
Independently verified fiber origin, carbon footprint, water usage, supply chain provenance, and certification status — documented and defensible. Not self-reported. Not assumed. Verified.
Recyclability classification, disassembly instructions, take-back program eligibility, and material recovery potential — the complete end-of-life profile that circular economy compliance requires.
AI-powered review of your supplier documentation. Regulatory cross-referencing across EU, US federal, and state-level requirements. Compliance gaps identified automatically.
Everything in Tier 1 plus physical XRF screening for heavy metals and full EU Digital Product Passport generation — auditable by any regulator, anywhere.
The highest standard of chemical verification available. Compound-level analysis through certified laboratory partners. The same rigor applied to pharmaceutical and medical materials.
Brands can no longer destroy unsold inventory. Chemical composition verification becomes essential for responsible material recovery and resale.
Every textile sold in EU markets requires verified chemical documentation. $92 billion of US exports affected. The infrastructure to comply does not yet exist.
All PFAS compounds banned from consumer textiles across EU markets. Brands without verified supply chains will be locked out of the world's largest fashion market.
The OKO Material Health Tag integrates all three pillars — health, sustainability, and circularity — into a single scannable identifier. The material equivalent of a consumer ingredient disclosure label.
Live and dynamically updated. When regulations change, the tag updates automatically — without retesting the physical material.
The ingredient label for clothing — health, sustainability, and circularity in one credential.
OF KNOWN ORIGIN · PATENT PENDING #64/056,371
"The same rigor applied to what goes into a patient's body, now applied to what goes onto every body through clothing."
I spent 15 years in biomedical research studying how chemical exposure and metabolic dysregulation drive disease at the molecular level. When I started researching what's in the clothes we wear every day, I discovered something that stopped me cold.
There is no mandatory verification process for any of it. Not in the US. Not anywhere. OKO is the infrastructure I built because it didn't exist.
"There is no mandatory verification process for what's in our clothes. None. OKO is building the infrastructure that doesn't exist — because the science already knows what the regulation hasn't caught up to."
Join the OKO founding cohort. The first 10 brands to verify their supply chain will help define the standard.
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