What changes need to be made to your packaging? An overview of the PPWR requirements
Updated on August 19, 2026: the first PPWR requirements took effect on August 12, 2026; this article describes the situation since then. Most articles about the PPWR list the requirements: recycled content, recyclability, and prohibited packaging types. That’s helpful, but it leaves out the step that requires the most work in practice: demonstrating that your […]
PPWR: the new European packaging regulation explained
Almost every company packs something. A box, a film, a bottle or a bag to get your product safely to the customer. Exactly that everyday part of your business will change dramatically in the coming years. In 2023, the EU produced 79.7 million tons of packaging waste, or 177.8 kilograms per inhabitant. That mountain has […]
From low-skilled labor to skilled workers: labor migration requires a different conversation
One in ten workers in the Netherlands is a migrant worker. They are on the production lines, building our houses and soon laying the power grid that will carry the energy transition. At the same time, the same reports have been coming in for years: exploitation, poor housing, people on temporary contracts year after year. […]
Batch or individual DPP? When is a group passport sufficient?
For each product, the Digital Product Passport must provide insight into composition, origin, environmental impact and life-cycle information. But that does not mean that each passport must be set up at the individual product level. According to the ESPR, the DPP will be linked via a unique identifier, with the level determined per delegated acts […]
Due diligence in ESG and European sustainability laws
Due diligence plays a central role in the sustainability transformation of organizations. With the first CSRD reports now published and the CSDDD on the way, systematic examination of ESG risks and impacts is becoming increasingly important.