The Manufacturer's Guide to Digital Product Passports
How APAC apparel OEMs and ODMs can prepare DPP-ready product data for brand transparency requirements.
The Manufacturer's Guide to Digital Product Passports
How APAC apparel OEMs and ODMs can prepare DPP-ready product data for brand transparency requirements.
Brand and retail partners are increasingly asking manufacturers for the verified data behind a product: materials, suppliers, certifications and production details. Already, 81% of brands and retailers require sustainability certifications from suppliers.*
Manufacturers that can provide verified data quickly are easier for brands to onboard, audit and work with. Those that cannot risk losing business to more transparency-ready suppliers.
Digital Product Passports (DPP) will raise the bar again. DPP is a coming EU requirement, with apparel and textile to be addressed around 2027. Manufacturers may not own the passport, but brand partners will need the supplier, material, production and certification data that makes it credible.
This guide gives APAC OEMs and ODMs a starting point :
A simple 5-step readiness framework
5 assumptions that quietly delay readiness
DPP means for manufacturers.
Download The Manufacturer’s Guide to Digital Product Passports and start preparing today.
*OECD, “The Role of Sustainability Certifications in Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector,” OECD Business and Finance Policy Papers, February 2025.
