Across Europe, policymakers are laying the foundation for what could become one of the most significant changes to product transparency and traceability in decades: the Digital Product Passport (DPP).

The initiative moved a step closer to reality in July when the European Commission launched the DPP Registry and accompanying testing environment, creating the infrastructure needed to support digital product records across multiple industries, including textiles. The registry’s debut marks a critical milestone in the European Union’s (EU) broader effort to accelerate sustainability, support circular economy goals and give businesses, regulators and consumers greater visibility into products throughout their life cycles ...