9 dates, 2024 to 2027
The calendar that decides what your supply chain must show.
Several instruments, one direction of travel: product-level data, held by the operator who places the product on the market, checkable by anyone downstream. The dates below are the ones we work to. None of them is a promise about your compliance.
in force
Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, batteries
Carbon footprint declaration for EV batteries
Manufacturers declare a cradle-to-gate carbon footprint per functional unit, calculated to a prescribed method and verified.
scope: EV and industrial batteries
in force
CSRD
First large-company sustainability reports published
Value-chain data moves from voluntary disclosure to audited reporting, which pushes traceability demands down to suppliers.
scope: Large EU undertakings
in force
Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, batteries
Supply chain due diligence obligations apply
Operators adopt and audit a due diligence policy for lithium, cobalt, nickel and natural graphite, aligned to OECD guidance.
scope: Economic operators placing batteries on the market
applies soon
Directive (EU) 2024/825, green claims
Generic environmental claims need substantiation
A claim on the pack or the website has to be backed by something a buyer or authority can inspect. The passport puts the claim and its evidence at one address.
scope: Traders making environmental claims to consumers in the EU
applies soon
EUDR
Deforestation-free requirements apply
Coffee, cacao and five other commodities need plot-level geolocation and a due diligence statement before entering the EU market.
scope: Large and medium companies, and micro and small companies in timber
applies soon
Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, batteries
Digital battery passport becomes mandatory
Every EV, light transport and industrial battery above 2 kWh carries a QR-accessible passport with composition, footprint, due diligence and state-of-health data.
scope: Batteries above 2 kWh
applies soon
EUDR
Remaining micro and small companies brought into scope
Smaller importers face the same geolocation and due diligence duty, with no realistic route other than supplier-supplied origin data.
scope: Other micro and small companies
Q2 2027, indicative
expected
CPR, construction products
Construction delegated act expected
The delegated act that sets out passport requirements for construction products is indicatively scheduled for the second quarter of 2027.
scope: Construction products
2027, expected
expected
ESPR, textiles
Textiles delegated act expected
The textiles delegated act under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation is expected in 2027, with application about 18 months later.
scope: Textiles
where you stand
Turn the calendar into a diagnostic.
The readiness scan asks six questions about your own supply chain data and scores the answers against what a passport will need.