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Insights on EU Digital Product Passport compliance, ESPR regulations, and supply chain transparency.
ESPR 2027 textiles timeline: what's confirmed, what's not
The ESPR textiles timeline for 2027-2028: confirmed milestones, expected dates, and what's still uncertain for Digital Product Passport compliance.
Read ›DPP vs EPD vs PEF: what's the difference and which do you need?
DPP, EPD, and PEF compared: what each framework covers, which are mandatory, and how they fit together for EU product compliance.
Read ›Building DPP Pages: From Product Data to Public Compliance
How to build compliant DPP pages: the four-step pipeline from source systems to a live, regulator-ready Digital Product Passport endpoint.
Read ›DPP Data Requirements: What Information You Need to Collect
The complete DPP data requirements breakdown: what you need to collect, where each data point comes from, and how GS1 standards structure it.
Read ›How to Prepare for Digital Product Passport Compliance
ESPR enforcement begins mid-2027 with no grace period. A four-phase DPP compliance programme to go from fragmented product data to regulator-ready.
Read ›DPP requirements for textiles and apparel: what you need to know
EU textile DPP requirements: the data fields your Delegated Act passport needs, enforcement timelines for 2027, and a practical preparation checklist.
Read ›Demystifying the GS1 Digital Link: How It Works and Why You Need It
GS1 Digital Link encodes supply chain data into a web URI that works at POS checkout and as a smart packaging gateway. Covers Sunrise 2027 readiness.
Read ›EPCIS AI Chat: how Aura moved from ChatGPT to Gemini
How Aura built conversational AI for EPCIS supply chain data — the real journey from ChatGPT function calls to RAG to Gemini's 1M-token window.
Read ›What is a Digital Product Passport? The complete guide
A Digital Product Passport (DPP) is an EU-mandated record of a product's materials, origins, and compliance data. Guide to ESPR requirements.
Read ›Using AI for DPP compliance: from spreadsheets to passports in 60 days
How mid-market brands can use AI to collect supplier data, validate compliance, and publish Digital Product Passports in 60 days instead of 12 months.
Read ›AI for supply chain data: why standards matter more than models
Why supply chain AI needs EPCIS events and GS1 vocabulary to deliver real answers — and what standards-aware analysis looks like in practice.
Read ›The anatomy of a DPP solution based on GS1 standards
The five technical building blocks of a GS1-based DPP solution: identifiers, resolver, data carrier, event capture, and credential signing.
Read ›What are Digital Product Passports at model, batch and item level?
Model, batch, and item-level DPPs explained: how ESPR defines each granularity level, when each applies, and what it means for your compliance scope.
Read ›What is GS1 EPCIS 2.0? An in-depth guide
GS1 EPCIS 2.0 is the open standard for capturing and sharing supply chain event data. This guide covers the data model, event types, APIs, and real-world usage.
Read ›What is GS1 Digital Link? An in-depth guide
GS1 Digital Link turns product identifiers into web URIs, connecting QR codes to DPP data, supply chain systems, and consumer experiences.
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