Digital Product Passport
2 articles
Innovation Lab
What the EU's Digital Product Passport for Textiles Will Contain, and Who It Serves
The EU's Digital Product Passport for textiles, based on the ESPR, will provide a machine-readable record of a garment's composition and lifecycle to enable circularity. Data categories are tiered for consumers, recyclers, regulators, and manufacturers, with final requirements pending the delegated act.
Anjali Sharma·November 7, 2026
Sustainable Stitch
Fashion's Vague Green Claims Face a 2026 Reckoning in the EU
The European Union is banning vague green claims in fashion from September 2026, forcing brands to substantiate sustainability assertions with verifiable data. New directives mandate transparency through digital product passports and supply chain tracking, ending ambiguous marketing for a data-driven era.
Anjali Sharma·June 7, 2026