C-2. How to support the implementation of traceability?
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This paper reports on the insights and concepts generated during a policy workshop on 15th of October 2024 in Brussels. In this workshop representatives from textile and chemicals industry, NGOs, European Commission, European Parliament and Academia participated and contributed to this output.
January 2025
Access to the Policy workshop report
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The Textiles Ecosystem Transition Pathway was published on 6 June 2023. The policy report includes some 50 specific actions to support the twin transitions and the long-term resilience and competitiveness of the textiles ecosystem. The actions are divided into eight building blocks, each representing 1 key aspect of the transition.
2023
Roles: #distributor, #manufacturer, #economic operator
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The LIFE AskREACH project hosted a workshop with invited decision-makers and experts from EU industry and trade associations (raw materials, technology, furniture, foreign trade), market leader brands (textiles and furniture), EU administration and Member State authorities (Austria, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and Sweden), NGOs (waste and environment), and research. The workshop was intended to create a clearer picture of how the Green Deal policy instruments can contribute to a non-toxic, resource-preserving and climate neutral Circular Economy, and in particular the role oftraceability of chemicals as enabler. This report summarises the main outcomes of the workshop.
January 2023
Roles: #distributor, #economic operator, #manufacturer, #policymakers
Source: https://www.askreach.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/AskREACH_Traceability-WS_report_2023-01.pdf
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Behavioural insights from a workshop with the expert group on public administration and governance. This report summarises the findings of a workshop session organised by the EU Policy Lab of the Joint Research Centre in the context of the 8th High-level meeting of the Expert Group on Public Administration and Governance of the European Commission to explore barriers to implementing EU green policies, with a particular focus on behavioural dimensions.
2025
Roles: #distributor, #manufacturer, #economic operator, #policymakers
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This Staff Working Document accompanies the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles which aims to create a coherent framework and a vision for increasing the sustainability of the ecosystem.
March 2022
Roles: #Manufacturer, #Distributor, #Economic operator
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This study focuses on the possibility to introduce a DPP, framed within the European Union's strategy for sustainable and circular textiles. It examines the potential, needs, benefits, and challenges associated with deploying a DPP for all stakeholders throughout the European textile sector's value chain.
Rôles: #DPP service provider, #Economic operator
June 2024
Source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2024/757808/EPRS_STU(2024)757808_EN.pdf
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The present report proposes a method for the definition and tracking of substances of concern in products (as defined in Article 2(27) of the ESPR) as well as for the assessment and preparation of potential restriction measures for substances impacting the product aspects listed in Article 5(1) of the ESPR. The method informs the setting of performance requirements and information requirements, when relevant for the product under study. The intended audience for this report is primarily members of teams who will be undertaking Preparatory Studies for ESPR product groups, including from the European Commission, as well as stakeholders.
Rôles: #manufacturer, #economic operator, #distributor
November 2025
Source: https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC143683
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This report presents a practical, step-by-step methodology to define a proposal of which data should be included in Digital Product Passports (DPPs) under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), and why it should be included. It complements and extends existing ESPR methodological work by focusing on the semantic definition and prioritisation of DPP information requirements within the specific context of the DPP, while also systematically investigating current industry data collection and data-sharing practices across product value chains. The methodology translates policy objectives and use cases into structured data needs, distinguishing essential, strongly recommended and voluntary elements through a transparent value–effort and feasibility assessment grounded in real-world practices.
Roles: #DPP service provider
March 2026
Source: https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC145830
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This preparatory report from the Joint Research Centre outlines proposed data content for the future delegated act on textile apparel under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). This comprehensive study shifts the apparel industry away from self-regulated, fragmented sustainability claims and moves it into a highly standardized, mandatory digital ecosystem. It details mandatory data elements, how data will be structured, and how the Digital Product Passport (DPP) will function as a regulatory gateway to the EU market.
May 2026
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The objective of this report is to develop methods for defining classes of performance and the content of the future ESPR label. The report outlines a multi-step approach to select relevant product aspects and parameters appropriate for classes of performance, propose a method to develop classes of environmental performance based on the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) single score and the single impact category, and develop classes of performance for circularity aspects/parameters. Additionally, the report discusses the potential impacts of establishing classes of circularity and technical performances and the interaction of the ESPR label with other labels and the Digital Product Passport (DPP). The report also proposes a typology of information to be included in ESPR labels, ensuring that the labels effectively communicate the environmental sustainability and circularity of products to consumers and other economic actors. The methods developed aim to provide guidance for ongoing and future preparatory studies, supporting the ESPR's objective of improving the environmental sustainability and circularity of products on the European market.
2025
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This report supports the implementation of ESPR by proposing a methodology to identify and rank improved design options for sustainable products. It expands existing approaches by considering system-level impacts and using tools such as life-cycle assessment and costing to evaluate environmental, economic, and societal performance.
Roles: #Manufacturer, #Economic operator, #Distributor
December 2025
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This study supports the implementation of both the Circular Economy Action Plan and the Waste Framework Directive by identifying a list of priority waste or by-product streams (scoping) and deriving the most suitable candidate streams for which to develop further EU-wide end-of-waste or by-product criteria.
March 2022
Roles: #Manufacturer #Distributor, #Economic operator
Source: https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC128647
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