In today's shifting landscape of sustainability regulations, product durability has emerged as a critical concern for footwear retailers. The push for more sustainable products is challenging businesses to move away from disposable footwear and embrace durable options that minimise environmental impact.
The EU's forthcoming Digital Product Passport (DPP) poses a major challenge for brands and retailers operating within the EU market. Mandating the disclosure of product eco-credentials to consumers, this legislation aims to enhance consumer awareness regarding the environmental impact of their purchases.
What is a Digital Product Passport?
The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is an EU initiative aimed at providing information to consumers in the product industries such as leather, footwear, and textile. The EU’s Digital Product Passport will hold key ESG information about a product for consumers to access.
Life Cycle Assessments on your Footwear Range – Popular Questions and Answers.
Over the past 18 months, we have had lots of questions from Brands, Retailers and Manufacturers around life cycle assessments particularly on their footwear range.
Following a proposal prepared by the German authorities to restrict the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols, on 6th April 2022, ECHA and member states assessed a group of 148 Bisphenols and recommended restrictions on over 30 bisphenols due to their potential hormonal and reprotoxic effects.
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