The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation came into force in July 2024, replacing the old Ecodesign Directive and adding three significant new requirements: digital product passports (DPPs), green public procurement rules, and restrictions on unsold product destruction.
If your products are sold, imported, or distributed in the EU — or if any part of your value chain touches the EU market — ESPR applies to you. This guide walks through what the regulation requires, which product categories are affected first, what a DPP actually needs to contain, and what the timeline looks like between now and 2028.
Download this guide and find out:
✔️ What is ESPR?
✔️ Which products are in scope and the first batch of priority categories (iron, steel, aluminium, textiles, tyres, furniture, ICT, and electronics)
✔️ What a digital product passport must include: materials, performance data, substances of concern, carbon footprint, and lifecycle instructions
✔️ Key milestones: the DPP registry launch in July 2026, delegated acts for iron and steel (2026), textiles, tyres and aluminium (2027), and what the compliance window looks like
✔️ Rules on unsold product destruction and what companies need to disclose publicly under ESPR
✔️ What ESPR requires of manufacturers, importers, distributors, and public authorities — separately
✔️ How the DPP connects to related EU regulations, including the Batteries Regulation, Critical Raw Materials Act, and Construction Products Regulation