TextileGenesis Partners With EON to Create Digital Product Passports

Digital product passports capture data from every point in a product’s production process, from raw material to sale, providing greater traceability to verify sustainable sourcing. And these digital tools — which are often embedded via QR codes or NFC chips also can be used at the end of a product’s life to determine the feasibility of resale, repair or recycling.

This capability is especially helpful for European brands, due to impending legislation from the European Commission requiring digital product passports for products sold in the European Union. The Regulation on Ecodesign for Sustainable Products passed in the European Parliament on April 23 and will include a ban on destroying unsold textiles and footwear.