TEXTILE EXPERTS ASSESS BENEFITS OF DIGITAL PRODUCT PASSPORTS FOR SECOND-HAND SALES
March 18th, 2024
Would the European Union’s (EU) incoming planned digital product passports (DPPs) help consumers access and choose more eco-friendly clothes and increase sustainability in the European textile market, including used apparel? That is a question considered by brands and DPP providers, before, under the EU’s proposed 2022 ecodesign for sustainable products regulation (1), which is still under discussion, textile DPPs should enter the market in 2027.
“DPPs will open a portal to record and display dynamic information such as a garment’s history, repair ...
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