Top Stories: 13 Aug - 19 Aug, 2023
This week's WireFrame: Passport to Future
How is the DPP or digital product passport going to help the textiles sector meet its climate goals? How is it going to impact suppliers to the European Union? A 3-part WireFrame series by texfash.com deep dives into the subject.
As part of a broader objective, the EU Textiles Strategy came up with the digital product passport for the textiles sector by introducing the concept through the proposed Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR).?texfash.com?talks to some players in the business of solutions to get a feel of the pulse.
Can digital product passports help the textiles industry meet climate goals? Some key stakeholders surmise that DPPs have a better chance of being effective if clear and cut aggressive targets are set, aligned with the 2050 climate goals.
How are DPPs going to affect the trade process? Will countries that export textiles and/or apparel to the EU see a slowdown? Or perhaps, import too. What is it that they should do? Most important, how and where do they get started? Will we see teething problems, or will those problems persist over time? There’s an urgent need for questions to be answered.?