ESPR (Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation)
The EU regulation that introduces mandatory Digital Product Passports and stricter ecodesign requirements across nearly all physical goods sold in the EU.
ESPR replaces the older Ecodesign Directive and dramatically expands its scope. Where the Directive covered mostly energy-related products, ESPR applies to almost every product category sold in the EU — with textiles, batteries, electronics, furniture and construction products among the first.
The regulation sets minimum requirements for durability, reparability, recyclability and recycled content, and mandates a Digital Product Passport so this information is both machine-readable and visible to consumers, repairers and recyclers.
Implementation is staged by product group through delegated acts. Textiles is widely expected to be the first major mandate, with rules taking effect from 2027.
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