ESPR is the umbrella.
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation replaced the old Ecodesign Directive and extended it to almost every physical product sold into the EU. The Digital Product Passport is its delivery mechanism.
What ESPR does
It sets a framework, then fills it in with product-group delegated acts. The framework is already in force; the specifics arrive group by group.
- Applies to products placed on the EU market
- Covers durability, repairability, recycled content and more
- Introduces the Digital Product Passport as a requirement
Why the delegated acts matter
Your exact data fields come from the delegated act for your product group — which is why building a flexible data foundation beats waiting for final text.
- Textiles and other priority groups first
- Field lists differ per group
- Timelines are staggered, not simultaneous
What you can do now
Almost all of the work is data collection and supplier engagement — none of which depends on final legal text.
- Establish product identity and identifiers
- Collect material composition and origin
- Map suppliers and manufacturing sites
How OVERWRLD fits
We treat ESPR as a moving target and keep your data model and validation rules aligned as acts land.
- Versioned validation rules
- Product-group readiness scoring
- No system replacement required
Know where you stand before you implement.
Start with a DPP Readiness Assessment — fixed scope, fixed fee, no systems replaced.