Pyx Pulse MAY 2026

Trade digitisation is underway. Related technology & services are taking shape, and new regulations and requirements are beginning to materialise. As part of that, Trust Architecture work is progressing.

This edition of Pyx Pulse pulls together a few concrete elements to help you work through what Trust Architecture is starting to look like in practice.

What you need to know about UN/CEFACT Recommendation No. 49 - Transparency at Scale

Rec 49 sets out how transparency can function across systems, industries, and borders. Working in trade, sustainability, or supply chain traceability? This is the reference point.

Take a deep dive:

1. UN/CEFACT Rec 49 Overview

2. Rec 49 through a Trust Architecture Lens

3. The Rec 49–Enabled Ecosystem Starting to Take Shape including UNTP, UNVTD and GRID

Learn from a world first.

Australia's AgTrace was the first real UN Transparency Protocol pilot, applying UNTP-aligned approaches to real export scenarios under constraints like EU deforestation regulation, China’s biosecurity protocols, and US EPA biofuel requirements.

The new AgTrace Summary Report offers a lesson that applies to any sector dealing with complex supply chains, compliance requirements, and competing claims:

The hard work is upfront, but once the system is in place, additional credentials become progressively easier and more valuable to add.

Here’s why it’s worth a read

→ What AgTrace shows about Trust Architecture in practice

Working through similar challenges? Join the discussion.→ chat.pyx.io

Pyx Trust Architecture Education Series Webinar #13: How to Engage Communities for Activation Programs

Trust Architecture cannot happen in isolation.

Over the past year, as UNTP implementation work, pilot programs, ecosystem building and industry engagement progressed, one thing has become very clear: real progress depends on engaged communities and an understanding of incentives, constraints and commercial realities.

Whether you're simplifying compliance, improving transparency, standardising DPPs, or redesigning traceability across an industry, engagement and activation are part of the work.

No one has all the answers to unlock every community. But in the interests of transparency, we’re sharing what we’ve learned about community activation and the UNTP: what’s worked, where things stall, and what community activation actually looks like in practice.

Register Today!

→ Add Webinar #13 to your calendar here. Plus you’ll find the on-demand links to past webinars in the series.

Examples of Trust Architecture in progress

Read: From Waste Stream to Circular Economy - Around 45,000 tonnes of second-hand clothing can no longer be shipped to the UAE and is at risk of landfill. In response, Global Circular Network developed a business case to recover 6M pairs of denim jeans, outlining the financial, social, and environmental upside of a data-driven approach aligned with UNTP.

Hat tip to FIDES for sharing not just progress on e-invoicing, but the thinking behind it. Trade digitisation involves real trade-offs. Making those decisions visible helps others move faster. The underlying challenge remains interoperability, across jurisdictions, identifiers, and relationships that don’t neatly line up. This is work to watch.

Pyx Partner BizCubed now offers a Community Activation Program Inception Phase for member organisations looking to explore if a UNTP implementation is a fit. Consider it a precursor to community activation. More info here.

DPP platform provider, Tappr has built a “UNTP Explorer” demo that “maps every player in a garment’s journey, from raw fibre to the retail shelf”.

Find action and momentum in the UNTP Community Extensions Register. UNTP extensions are a way for industries to define how the protocol gets applied in practice and they are underway in the following sectors:
– Electrical, electronic & automotive parts
– Construction / built environment
– Agriculture
– Battery value chains
– Copper mining & processing

TOOL → The Pyx Identity Resolver Evolution

The Pyx Identity Resolver is embedded in the UNTP reference implementation, and has evolved based on lessons learned from real-world implementation.

Read: A detailed update covering what’s changed with the Pyx IDR and why.

If you’re newer to the concept, we’ve also updated our Knowledge Base with a clear overview of what an Identity Resolver is, and what the Pyx IDR does.

RESOURCE → Pyx Glossary

Shared language matters. We’ve started building a Glossary and welcome requests and contributions from those working through Trust Architecture concepts in practice.

💬 Join the Discussion at chat.pyx.io - Pull up a chair, browse the channels, introduce yourself, and be part of shaping what comes next.

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