Executive Compliance Guide: Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)
Navigating EU Law
July 07, 2026
The ESPR is the EU's framework for product sustainability, applying to virtually all physical goods placed on the EU market. It requires manufacturers, importers, and distributors to comply with a destruction ban on unsold textiles and footwear, disclose information on discarded unsold products, and prepare for product-specific ecodesign and Digital Product Passport requirements.
Since its entry into force on 18 July 2024, the ESPR has been reinforced by additional EU measures, including:
- The Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Working Plan 2025–2030, identifying six priority product groups with delegated act timelines through 2029
- A standardised disclosure format for unsold consumer products, applicable from 2 March 2027
- A Delegated Regulation on narrow derogations to the destruction ban, applying from 19 July 2026
- Upcoming product-specific ecodesign and DPP obligations expected from 2027–2028
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