What the ESPR sets out to do
The ESPR expands ecodesign rules beyond energy products to a much wider range of goods, setting requirements for durability, recyclability, recycled content, and the information that must travel with a product.
The ESPR Regulation and Digital Product Passports, Explained
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) is the EU framework that introduces the Digital Product Passport. Here is what it covers and how to prepare your product data.
How requirements are introduced
The regulation is a framework: product-specific rules arrive through delegated acts, phased in by product group. Batteries lead under the EU Battery Regulation (battery passport required 18 February 2027), with textiles, furniture, iron and steel, tyres, and aluminium following through 2027–2028. The CIRPASS initiative coordinates the shared data model and the EU Sustainability registry. Exact data fields depend on your category.
Turn the requirement into a data project
The practical work is getting clean, complete product information — a GS1 Digital Link identifier, materials, weight, recycled content, repairability, documents — into one governed source you can publish from, with access controlled per audience (consumers, economic operators, market-surveillance authorities). Utomo is built for exactly that, on your data or on top of the product system you already run.
What you can capture in Utomo
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) is the EU framework that introduces the Digital Product Passport. Here is what it covers and how to prepare your product data.
- Structured product records with a GS1 Digital Link identifier and GTIN
- Material composition, weight, and recycled content
- Recyclability and repairability attributes
- Attached documents and actor-based access control
Frequently asked questions
Is the ESPR the same as the Digital Product Passport?
Not exactly. The ESPR is the overarching regulation; the Digital Product Passport is one of the tools it introduces to make product information available across the value chain.
When does the ESPR apply to my products?
It depends on the product group. Requirements are introduced gradually through delegated acts — batteries first (18 February 2027), then textiles, furniture, iron and steel, and others through the late 2020s — so check the current and planned rules for your specific category.
How should we start preparing?
Begin by centralizing product information and auditing which attributes you already hold versus what a passport needs. Our readiness checklist walks through the gaps.
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