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ESPR & DPP Insights
Plain-English ESPR and Digital Product Passport explainers and updates, written for the people who have to comply. New entries land here as the rules move.
ESPR Ecodesign Requirements Explained: What the Rules Actually Demand
ESPR doesn't regulate products directly - delegated acts do. Here's what kinds of rules they can impose: performance thresholds on durability, repairability and recycled content, plus information requirements via the DPP.
The ESPR ban on destroying unsold textiles: what large firms must do by 19 July 2026
From 19 July 2026, large companies can no longer destroy unsold textiles, clothing accessories and footwear. It's one of the few firm ESPR dates. Here's who's in scope, what counts, and the disclosure that comes with it.
What goes in a Digital Product Passport? The data, the carrier, and who sees it
A Digital Product Passport is more than a QR code. Here's the data it carries, the carrier that links to it, the decentralised model behind it, and why most exact fields are still "expected" rather than fixed.
The 2025–2030 ESPR Working Plan: which products come first
The first ESPR Working Plan names the products that get ecodesign rules and Digital Product Passports first. Here's the order, the indicative dates, and how to tell "indicative" from the two dates that are actually fixed.