France to introduce "Analogue Product Passport" 1 January 2024

Some Parliaments can't wait for the European Union to finalise and launch the Digital Product Passports, obviously. The French Parliament, for example. But, they've decided to go analogue to get a faster start.

It's quite understandable that they are eager, looking at the numbers. In 2022, according to Refashion, 3.3 billion items of clothing, shoes and home linen were put on the market. Meanwhile, 700,000 tonnes of clothes are thrown away each year, where two-thirds ending up in landfills.

From 1 January 2024, all garments must be labelled with details of their environmental impact.

• Water used in production

• Use of chemicals

• Risk of microplastic emissions

• Use of recycled textiles in the production of items

Doesn't this look like an "analogue precursor" to digital product passports?

Still we don't know exactly what the delegated acts for Digital Product Passports will state, but these French specifications might well give us an indication of the kind of data that will be asked for.

🟢 Would you be able to provide such information about your products today? In a continuous and verifiable manner?

🟢 How do you intend to go about obtaining it and verifying that it is correct, reliable and stable?

🟢 Do you know how the French vendors and manufacturers do?

Is it information we want or even more labels?

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