Stop asking DPP vendors if they’re compliant. Ask them this instead.
The textile delegated act doesn't exist yet, so no vendor can be compliant with it. But since 15 July there is a question that…
EU Digital Product Passport · Fortnightly
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Latest issues
Issue 03: The fight over what goes in the box
Last issue the infrastructure arrived before the rules. This fortnight the argument moved to content: retail's lobby published its case for cutting parts of…
A denim pilot just aimed at the actual DPP bottleneck
World Collective, Denim Deal and Green Story have put digital product passports on three denim fabrics from a single Indian mill. The idea is…
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EU Digital Product Passport: regulatory timeline tracker
The textile DPP spec (49 data points) published May 2026; consultation closed 26 June. Delegated act expected ~Q2 2027, functional deadline 2028–2029.
The 49 textile DPP data points, by category
The textile DPP defines 49 data points across four categories. The detail that breaks data models: minimum granularity is the production batch,…
Is my brand in scope for the textile DPP?
If you place finished textiles, apparel, footwear or accessories on the EU market — including non-EU brands — you're in scope for…
Who owns the EU Digital Product Passport — brand, manufacturer, or importer?
The manufacturer owns the EU Digital Product Passport — or the importer when the manufacturer is outside the EU. Non-EU brands are…
What is the EU Digital Product Passport (DPP)?
The EU Digital Product Passport is a regulated digital record, accessed via a QR code, holding standardised data on a textile's composition…
Why this brief
Operator-grade DPP intelligence
Written by a former FTSE 250 managing director who led a sector-significant digital transformation — reshaping the customer experience through service design. The DPP is that same kind of structural change, now landing on fashion and textiles.