Working notes on the EU Digital Product Passport, the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, supply chain mapping, and the standards that turn a QR code into a record regulators will accept.
EU retailers are writing Digital Product Passport readiness into supplier contracts now — ahead of the law. Here's what they're asking for and how to be the easy "yes."
From September 2026, vague "eco" and "sustainable" fashion claims need verifiable proof under EU law. Here's what counts as evidence — and how to get ready.
A clear, honest breakdown of the EU ESPR textile Digital Product Passport timeline — what's law, what's expected, and what it means for fashion brands in 2026.
A plain-English 2026 guide to Digital Product Passports for fashion brands: what's required, what's coming, what retailers ask for now, and how to get ready.
A working playbook for mapping a textile supply chain from brand (tier 0) to raw material origin (tier 4) — without a billion-dollar audit budget.
How GS1 Digital Link turns a standard QR code into a product passport carrier — URI syntax, content negotiation, serialisation, and a working implementation walk-through.
A clear read on the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) for textiles — legal status, mandatory date, required data, penalties, and what to ship in 2026.
A practical guide to the EU Digital Product Passport for textiles — what it is, what data it carries, who needs one, and how to be ready before 2027.
What the EU Green Claims Directive and the Empowering Consumers Directive require for product-level carbon claims — and how to frame textile footprint disclosures so they hold up.