Below is a selection of the upcoming legislation that is directly applicable to the Outdoor industry. All of these legislative measures will require ESG data that is standardised, traceable, consistent, reliable and on demand.
No product level data = No compliance
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requires companies operating in the EU to disclose standardized sustainability information in accordance with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). This includes reporting on environmental, social and governance impacts, risks and performance, and information related to resource use, circularity, and supply chains.
Although CSRD is primarily an organization-level reporting framework, several of its disclosure requirements depend on reliable underlying product- and material-level data. These include, for example: reporting on the use of recycled and renewable materials, disclosure of resource inflows and material composition, information relation to durability, circularity and waste and transparency on value chain activities and supply chain structure. These reporting obligations are a key driver behind the growing demand for structured product-level sustainability data across the apparel and footwear sector.
SDEX supports this need by providing a harmonized framework for capturing and exchanging consistent product and brand-level information, strengthening data governance, and improving readiness for CSRD reporting and audit scrutiny.
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) regulates what kind of packaging can be placed on the EU market, as well as packaging waste management and prevention measures. All packaging must comply with essential requirements related to its manufacturing, composition, and reusable or recoverable nature.
SDEX supports this by providing a structured framework to capture and exchange packaging-related product data, including weight, recycled content and associated certifications, helping brands and retailers organize the information needed to assess packaging compliance and support PPWR-related reporting.
