Use case · Textiles

One data flow for the textile passport, EPR and unsold goods

An example of how an apparel brand can prepare for the textile Digital Product Passport while handling today's obligations - EPR, the rules on unsold goods and substantiated environmental claims - from the same product data.

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Regulatory drivers

What already applies and what is coming

The textile passport is only part of the picture. Several rules already ask for the same product data today.

  • Since 19 Jul 2026

    Unsold goods (ESPR)

    Large companies may no longer destroy unsold apparel, clothing accessories and footwear, and ESPR also requires them to disclose the unsold consumer products they discard. Medium-sized companies follow from 2030.

    European Commission

  • Since 27 Sept 2026

    Environmental claims (Directive 2024/825)

    Generic claims such as "eco-friendly" need proof, and sustainability labels must rest on certification schemes or come from public authorities. Product data is the proof.

    EUR-Lex · 2024/825

  • By ~Apr 2028

    EPR for textiles (Waste Framework Directive)

    Every Member State must run an EPR scheme for textiles and footwear. Fees will be eco-modulated using relevant ecodesign criteria, so EPR reporting draws on the same data as the DPP.

    European Commission

  • Act expected ~2027

    Textile passport (ESPR delegated act)

    The delegated act will set which data the textile passport must hold and from when - as a rule at least 18 months after it enters into force.

    EUR-Lex · 2024/1781

Identity levels

Product Model → Batch → Item Identity

The same product described at three levels: data entered once for the model flows down to batches and items.

  1. 01

    Product Model

    Sweater KS-24, navy, GTIN per size

    Style and colourway with material composition, care instructions and compliance documents.

  2. 02

    Batch

    PO 26-0412 · dye lot B7

    A production lot at a given factory: fabric and yarn inputs, dye lot, test reports.

  3. 03

    Item Identity

    Digital Link + serial / NFC Trust Tag

    A serialised identity for a single garment for authenticity checks, resale or take-back - where needed.

The level the textile passport will require is set by the delegated act.

Data flow

From supplier data to ready outputs

The same seven steps as every workflow on the platform, applied to an apparel collection.

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  1. 01Data

    Start from what you have

    Import styles from PLM, bills of materials and supplier lists; assign GTINs and link each style to its production lots.

  2. 02AI

    Read supplier documents

    AI-assisted extraction drafts fibre composition, origin and certificate details from supplier documents for a person to check.

  3. 03Validate

    Check composition and claims

    Rules flag compositions that do not add up to 100%, missing countries of processing, expired certificates and environmental claims without evidence.

  4. 04Workflow

    Ask suppliers for the gaps

    Tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers get targeted questions - for example where yarn was spun and dyed - instead of a full questionnaire every season.

  5. 05Human approval

    Approve per collection

    The compliance owner approves style and lot data before it is used in EPR reports, on product pages or in a passport.

  6. 06Evidence

    Keep certificates and test reports provable

    Certificates, test reports and approvals are versioned and timestamped, so every claim stays traceable to its source.

  7. 07Regulatory outputs

    Reuse for every obligation

    EPR data per market, records of unsold goods, substantiation for environmental claims - and a passport ready to switch on when the textile act applies.

Outputs

What the brand gets from one data set

  • Textile passport

    Passport data structured for the ESPR framework, extendable to the delegated act's final scope.

  • EPR reporting

    Units, weight and material composition per market, prepared for national EPR schemes.

  • Unsold goods records

    Data on unsold products and how they were handled, for the ESPR disclosure.

  • Substantiated environmental claims

    The evidence behind every environmental claim, supporting the requirements of Directive (EU) 2024/825.

FAQ

Questions from apparel brands

Do we need a textile passport today?
Not yet. The textile delegated act is expected around 2027 and will set the date - as a rule at least 18 months after it enters into force. What applies today are the rules on unsold goods for large companies and the environmental claims directive; EPR schemes follow by around April 2028.
Why start before the act is adopted?
Because supplier data takes the longest. Composition and processing locations for thousands of SKUs typically take many months to collect, and the same data already supports EPR and environmental claims today.
Do we need to tag every garment individually?
Not necessarily. Model level may be enough for the passport; serialised item identities make sense where you need authenticity checks, resale or take-back.
Can we use the data in marketing?
Only for claims you can prove. The platform links every claim to its evidence, which is what Directive (EU) 2024/825 expects.

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