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ESPR and Unsold Textiles: What EU Transparency Rules Mean for You — and Why Destruction Must Stop from 19 July 2026
If you work with textiles — as a brand, retailer, e-commerce player or importer — you’ve likely faced this question more than once: what happens to unsold products, and how do we

PPWR: The EU’s new packaging rules – what should companies do ahead of 12 August 2026?
The EU’s new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) marks a clear shift: from a directive to a regulation, meaning more harmonised requirements across the EU. For many companies, packaging therefore becomes

Scope 3 – where ACG Accent has its greatest climate impact and its greatest opportunity
For ACG Accent, as for many other companies, the largest share of our climate impact does not come from our own operations, but from Scope 3 emissions. These are the emissions that

Together for social sustainability – Why we work out on company time
Social sustainability starts in everyday life. For us, it’s about more than a wellness allowance — we also offer wellness time: 30 minutes per week on paid work time. Why? Because movement

PFAS-free heat transfers and digital printing inks – a result of how we work
With PFAS in sharp focus, we’ve worked deliberately to secure performance without PFAS. Today, our digital printing inks are PFAS-free. Replacing PFAS is rarely a quick fix. We followed our systematic method:

How we run substitution— from hypothesis to robust solution
A systematic approach reduces risk and speeds the journey from lab idea to stable production. We start with function: Exactly what does the substance do (e.g., wetting, adhesion, gloss, barrier)? Then we

Substitution done right: why it’s rarely “just swap it”
Replacing a chemical sounds simple. In practice, substitution is a craft that takes time, patience, and many test rounds. Substitution isn’t a side project—it’s a core process for quality and accountability. A

From Care Labels to Digital Product Passports – The Next Step for the Textile Industry
Preparing for something that isn’t yet fully finalized is always a challenge. That’s the situation with the EU’s forthcoming Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), under which Digital Product Passports (DPPs) for