A leading manufacturing figure has warned organisations with supply chains involving Europe to prepare now for the introduction of digital products passports , or they risk losing customers and facing charges of greenwashing . Speaking about the European Commission ’ s Digital Product Passport ( DPP ), Lindsey Hermes – Digital Solutions Global Commercial Director with multinational manufacturer Avery Dennison – says the scheme requires that firms make " wholesale organisational change that might take many years ”.

She says : “ Organisation that do business within the EU will have to completely overhaul supplier relationships to provide the necessary data . DPPs are becoming a reality . The level of product transparency required goes far beyond what is required today .”

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