New article out: are the global garment manufacturers ready for the Digital Product Passport?
In the coming years, an increasing number of products placed on the EU market will be required to carry a Digital Product Passport (DPP), with apparel among the priority product groups. DPP is expected introduce new requirements for environmental data, traceability and transparency across textile supply chains. But how ready is the garment industry to meet them?
The article “From Policy to Practice: Challenges of Environmental Data Generation and Digital Product Passport Readiness for Circular Garments Under EU Circular Textile Regulations”, by Harri Moora, Mariliis Haljasorg, Sirli Pehme, Hira Wajahat Malik and working group leader Reet Aus, published in Sustainability MDPI, seeks to answer this question.
The study examines EU policies and regulations, garment manufacturers in Asia, alongside a case study of upcycled garments designed by Reet Aus for the Estonian national team 🇪🇪 for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The findings highlight several challenges in implementing DPP requirements, including fragmented supply chain data, limited Life Cycle Assessment expertise, insufficient digital data systems and difficulties in applying the required environmental assessment methodologies.
What is needed to bridge the gap?
The transition towards more circular and sustainable apparel requires ambitious regulation – but also practical and achievable ways to put it into practice.
We would like to thank ETAG - Estonian Research Council for supporting this research.
The article “From Policy to Practice: Challenges of Environmental Data Generation and Digital Product Passport Readiness for Circular Garments Under EU Circular Textile Regulations”, by Harri Moora, Mariliis Haljasorg, Sirli Pehme, Hira Wajahat Malik and working group leader Reet Aus, published in Sustainability MDPI, seeks to answer this question.
The study examines EU policies and regulations, garment manufacturers in Asia, alongside a case study of upcycled garments designed by Reet Aus for the Estonian national team 🇪🇪 for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The findings highlight several challenges in implementing DPP requirements, including fragmented supply chain data, limited Life Cycle Assessment expertise, insufficient digital data systems and difficulties in applying the required environmental assessment methodologies.
What is needed to bridge the gap?
- Phased implementation of DPP requirements, allowing manufacturers to gradually build their data and analytical capacity
- Stronger LCA and environmental data management capabilities across textile supply chains
- Better availability and quality of primary supply chain data
- Clearer and harmonised methodological and reporting guidance
- Interoperable digital systems for collecting, managing and exchanging environmental information
- Practical support for manufacturers to reduce administrative burden and enable effective implementation
The transition towards more circular and sustainable apparel requires ambitious regulation – but also practical and achievable ways to put it into practice.
Find the article HERE!
We would like to thank ETAG - Estonian Research Council for supporting this research.