The EU Ecodesign Regulation (ESPR) involves several sectors including furniture, fashion, tyres, lighting fixtures and intermediate products such as iron, steel and aluminium, establishing ecodesign requirements (Art. 5) that have concrete implications for companies.
Product durability
Recycled material content
Repairability and availability of spare parts
Environmental impact
Amount of waste generated
Use of materials from renewable sources
are some of the requirements expected from the Commission’s delegated acts.
Inevitably, the transposition of this regulation will have a number of repercussions on the operating methods and design systems of new products.
This could be an opportunity for companies to overhaul their development models by researching and evaluating new materials and processes with a view to circularity.
Compliance with the regulation will be mandatory for placing products on the market.
With the entry into force of the delegated acts, there will also be greater consumer awareness of environmental aspects during the purchasing phase (see DPP).

As Matrec, we are working with leading companies from different sectors to understand the best solutions to pursue now and not to fall behind the 2027 deadline.
We are measuring the circularity of different types of products, using our CircularTool, which has been verified and complies with the latest circularity standards: ISO 59020 and ISO 59000.

Measurement activities not only allow the company to verify the state of the art of the circularity of materials and products, but also provide the opportunity to communicate performance clearly and truthfully, thus avoiding the risk of greenwashing.