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Explainer: How Fashion Brands Should Prepare for Mandatory Digital Product Passports

The deadline for every fashion item sold in the EU to have its own digital identity is inching closer. Brands need to get ready.
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The EU's mandatory DPPs will require all fashion brands to have digital identities for every product after the rules for textiles are finalised in late 2027. (Shutterstock)

Fashion brands would be forgiven for not knowing exactly when the

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Shayeza Walid
Shayeza Walid

Shayeza Walid is Senior Editorial Associate covering Sustainability at The Business of Fashion. She reports on fashion's environmental impact, climate accountability, supply chain and labour issues. Based in London, she also contributes to BoF's Global Markets and UK coverage.

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