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Understanding ESPR (Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation)
ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) is in force since 18 July 2024. The framework regulation behind the Digital Product Passport. What it covers, who is affected, ...
Understanding the Digital Product Passport (DPP)
The EU Digital Product Passport registry goes live on July 19, 2026 under Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781. From 18 February 2027 onward, DPPs will be i ...
CSRD After the Omnibus
What is CSRD, exactly? The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD, or Directive (EU) 2022/2464) is the EU law that turned sustainability reporting ...
PPWR: Know Your Role, Know Your Obligations
Who is affected and what they must do PPWR assigns obligations by role a company plays in the supply chain, not by industry sector or company size. A single c ...
Understanding California’s Individual Source Reduction Requirements in SB 54
Written by Mary Ellen O'Toole and Emma Lawrence In 2022, California’s Governor Newson signed Senate Bill 54 (SB 54) into law. Also known as the Plastic Polluti ...
LCA vs. PCF: What’s the Difference and Which One Is Right For You?
In an era that is defined by information density, modern industry thrives on data-driven insights. A company would never make a pricing decision without first ...
Ask the Expert: Water Footprint with Emma Lawrence
What is a water footprint? According to ISO 14046, a water footprint is the “compilation and evaluation of the inputs, outputs and the potential environmental ...
Assessing Packaging Recyclability: A Deeper Look Into California’s SB 54 Regulations
Most packaging is single-use, meaning it’s designed to be disposed of, but that doesn’t mean that it has to end up incinerated or in the landfill. And yet, tha ...
State-by-State Overview: 2026 Extended Producer Responsibility Reporting (EPR) Regulations
As more EPR legislation comes into effect over the next year, businesses will have to spend considerable time and effort addressing these new regulatory requir ...
Life Cycle Assessment in Oregon’s EPR Regulations
MASON, OH – February 3rd, 2026 As Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs continue to evolve, producers face increasingly complex reporting requirem ...
A Sustainable Guide to Gift Wrapping This Holiday Season
Are you wrapping gifts for the holidays this year? According to MarineBio, every year in America, 2.3 million pounds of wrapping paper end up in the landfill, ...
Quantifying Plastic Pollution: Closing the Micro- and Macroplastic Gap In LCA
Plastic Pollution According to the United Nations Environment Programme, 19 to 23 million tonnes of plastic waste are leaked into aquatic ecosystems annually. ...