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How can DPPs support OECD due diligence in global fashion supply chains?

The digital product passport (DPP) serves as a structured digital record under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). These passports do not replace due diligence but rather act as "structured containers" for the necessary data to support it. This is what Catherine Lomonaco, founder of GoTrace, highlighted at a webinar on 10th...

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Positive Luxury partners with Buyerdock on digital product passports

Sustainability certification platform Positive Luxury is partnering with digital compliance and traceability platform Buyerdock to “boost trust” within the luxury industry through Digital Product Passports (DPPs). The collaboration will allow Positive Luxury’s Butterfly Mark accredited brands and its other luxury clients to seamlessly adopt...

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Recover and TextileGenesis pilot recycled cotton traceability

Spanish recycled cotton producer, Recover, launched a pilot with TextileGenesis, the French traceability platform owned by technology company Lectra. Together, they tested how recycled cotton and polycotton fibres from Recover could be digitally tracked from fibre to finished product. Thanks to Fibercoin technology, each kilogram of material...

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Fashion and technology sectors join forces for traceability in fashion

More and more fashion brands are joining forces with technology companies for the arrival of the Digital Product Passport (DPP). This digital passport should give consumers and producers insight into where a product comes from, how it is made and what the circular options are (how it can be reused or repaired). According to the latest...

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Hohenstein takes stake in GTS: 'Data is backbone of circular economy'

The global testing and research institute Hohenstein has acquired shares in Global Textile Scheme GmbH (GTS). With this move, Hohenstein aims to support GTS in automating data exchange along the entire supply chain, the company announced in a press release. GTS enables automated data exchange between suppliers, manufacturers, brands, and...

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Loake Shoemakers to introduce digital product passports

British heritage footwear brand Loake Shoemakers has announced an exclusive partnership with UK tech company Buyerdock to integrate digital product passports across its entire product range. The strategic collaboration will allow Loake to implement a new standard in transparency, sustainability, and customer engagement, as part of its commitment...

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Digital Product Passport: new guide by TrusTrace unlocks the Why, What and How

“I got into fashion because I love numbers and data …” said nobody, ever, as pointed out by the new digital product passport (DPP) playbook, launched by TrusTrace, a platform for supply chain traceability and compliance, and written by about a dozen subject matter experts. However, the European Parliament adopted the Ecodesign for Sustainable...

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The Digital Product Passport and the revolution of data sharing in sustainable fashion

In recent years, the fashion industry has undergone a significant transformation, where the concept of sustainability has evolved from being considered a niche concern to becoming a legislative requirement. The European Union, at the forefront of regulating sustainable practices, is establishing guidelines for textile companies to ensure their...

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Tod’s adopts digital product passports, joins Aura Blockchain

Luxury label Tod’s has joined the growing number of high-end brands adding digital product passports (DPP) to its customer experiences, a move it made after joining non-profit organisation Aura Blockchain Consortium. The Italian brand has integrated the DPP into its custom Di Bags, which will each now be digitally linked to a traceability token...

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Nobody’s Child introduces digital product passports

Womenswear brand Nobody’s Child is taking a step towards greater transparency with the launch of digital product passports to empower customers to make more conscious and informed choices. The technology, created by Fabacus, launches today, September 6, with the Nobody’s Child x Happy Place Collection with Fearne Cotton, where each piece will...

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What to know about the EU’s upcoming Digital Product Passport

For many regions, it is now a race against the clock in an attempt to reverse environmental damages caused by various industries. Such efforts have become increasingly apparent within the European Union (EU), which has been drastically scraping together an array of legislations over the past year to tackle eco-issues in a bid to right the wrongs...