ESPR Insights

The EU Digital Product Passport, decoded

News and analysis on ESPR and Digital Product Passports — what's changing, and what it means for your brand and your supply chain.

Battery Passport pilot: what DPP early movers are learning

A Hogan Lovells analysis draws lessons from the EU Battery Passport pilot and maps what ESPR's Digital Product Passport expansion means in practice.

4 June 2026 · battery passport · digital product passport · ESPR

EU bans destruction of unsold apparel and footwear

The EU has adopted rules under ESPR that prohibit large fashion companies from destroying unsold garments and shoes, with smaller firms to follow later.

27 May 2026 · apparel · footwear · ESPR

ESPR scope widens: packaging sector faces tighter ecodesign rules

The EU's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation is extending its reach into packaging, signalling that no sector should treat ESPR as a distant concern.

19 May 2026 · espr · packaging · digital product passport

EY asks how circularity rules will reshape product strategy

EY examines how incoming EU circularity requirements under ESPR will force brands to rethink product design, materials, and business models.

12 May 2026 · ESPR · ecodesign · product strategy

ITI Weighs In on ESPR's Ecodesign Framework for Europe

The IT industry's main lobbying body has published its position on the EU's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation — a signal that ESPR's reach well beyond textiles is drawing serious industry attention.

5 May 2026 · ESPR · digital product passport · ecodesign

Hogan Lovells maps the new EU rules reshaping textiles

A major law firm has published a breakdown of the incoming EU regulatory framework for the textile sector, covering ESPR, DPPs and related obligations.

23 April 2026 · ESPR · digital product passport · textiles

European Commission Adopts Fresh ESPR Measures

The European Commission has adopted new measures under ESPR, signalling continued regulatory momentum that brands and factories cannot afford to ignore.

14 April 2026 · ESPR · digital product passport · textiles