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In the summer of 2023, when the European Parliament voted on the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) – of which the...
EU Parliament giving a Free Pass to Vendors?
Just because data on circularity, repairability and environmental impact is made available in digital product passports, they won't...
Trust, ease of use and agility: Key factors for the success of Digital Product Passports
"Why not food?" is a completely justified question. As is "why garments & footwear?". In the coming years, when the European Union...
How did the EU select the initial industries to be required to provide digital product passports?
Looking at the industries for which digital product passports will first be introduced, a question arises. How will the regulation handle...
"Commodities from multiple suppliers – how will that be dealt with?"
As the delegated acts for Digital Product Passports are still being worked on, we're still in the dark as to the exact types and...
A taste of what kind of data might be asked for in digital product passports
The decision has been made, the 19th of December provisional political agreements were reached by ESPR. It´s the first time a regulation...
Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulations (ESPR) update
If you're new to the idea of digital product passports, this is the post to read first. This is from the EU call for proposals dated 2...
Digital product passports in a nutshell – the intention by the EU
Funded by the European Commission under the Digital Europe Programme, CIRPASS is a collaborative initiative to prepare the ground for the...
In December, CIRPASS was presented at COP28 in Dubai
Which side effects will the introduction of digital product passports carry? Such a major reform won't come without any repercussions...
A positive side effect of DPP – making life difficult for trademark fraudsters?
What will digital product passports mean to small-scale or artisanal production? Will it mean anything at all? Or will Fred in the shed...
What about Fred in the shed?
Some Parliaments can't wait for the European Union to finalise and launch the Digital Product Passports, obviously. The French...
France to introduce "Analogue Product Passport" 1 January 2024
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