An SGS Guide to Digital Product Passports
A Consumer Compact article exploring the EU’s journey to carbon neutrality and its impact on the fashion industry, covering the adoption of the DPP to ensure regulatory compliance and consumer transparency.
- (1888PressRelease) January 22, 2025 - SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a Consumer Compact article detailing the drive to sustainable fashion and highlighting the vital role of the Digital Product Passport (DPP).
With the Green Deal and the Eco-design for Sustainable Products Regulation, the EU’s focus on supply chain transparency, sustainability, and traceability will profoundly impact fashion businesses, obliging the industry to prepare for the compliance challenges ahead.
In this article, the drivers for the EU’s shift to sustainability are explained, with a focus on the role of the DPP as a part of the mandatory legislation and as a cornerstone of supply chain transparency. The next steps for businesses wishing to prepare for these changes are also highlighted, with SGS solutions available to ensure product conformity in line with the new regulations.
Read the original Consumer Compact article, ‘How the Digital Product Passport Will Reshape Fashion Supply Chains’. [www.sgs.com/en/news/2025/01/cc-q4-2024-how-the-digital-product-passport-will-reshape-fashion-supply-chains]
bluesign® solution
bluesign, an SGS company, is a trusted partner in compliance and sustainability for textile manufacturers, fashion brands and retailers. Through the bluesign® SYSTEM, businesses can ensure consumer safety, minimize environmental impact and transition seamlessly to the requirements of the DPP. Learn more about bluesign services. [www.bluesign.com]
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For more information, please contact:
Barbara Oswald
CCO bluesign
Tel: [+41] 71 272 29 90
Website: www.bluesign.com
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