Nobody can tell you when your uniform needs a passport
Ask five people when the EU Digital Product Passport applies to clothing and you will get five answers. None of them are lying, and the honest answer matters more than the date.
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Beyond the fabric
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Textiles are first in line for the EU's Digital Product Passport, and it is not a compliment
The Commission named apparel the top priority group under ESPR. We were chosen because we know less about our own products than almost any other sector.
Read moreBrussels shelved one green claims law. A different one still lands in September
The Green Claims Directive was withdrawn, so many people assumed the crackdown was off. An already adopted law bans vague environmental claims from 27 September 2026 regardless.
Read morePFAS in school clothes: France banned them, and what I would ask for instead of a promise
France restricted PFAS in consumer textiles from January 2026 and Denmark follows this month. What the compounds do in a uniform, and how to read a test report rather than a label.
Read moreThe EU wants 10% recycled fibre in every garment. Can it survive a playground?
A minimum recycled content rule is being asked for from 2028. Here is what recycled fibre actually does to a uniform, and why the percentage means nothing without a durability test beside it.
Read moreOrganic is not the finish line: what regenerative cotton means for the next uniform
Organic certification records what was not applied to a field. Regenerative asks whether the soil was rebuilt. Ask which standard, and which version of it, not just whether there is a logo.
Read moreGOTS, OEKO-TEX and the label soup: what uniform certifications actually check
The two logos get quoted side by side as if they meant the same thing. They audit different things at different points in the chain, and the gap between them is where claims go to hide.
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