Cascale has actively followed and contributed to CIRPASS’ stakeholder engagement activities in the past year, including by submitting input through the Policy Hub - an initiative co-funded and co-financed by Cascale. This includes contributions to public consultations on drivers, barriers, opportunities, and challenges in the implementation of the DPP, as well as on the DPP policy recommendations. Cascale will also participate through the Policy Hub in the upcoming public consultation in July on DPP rules for service providers. The Policy Hub actively participates in CIRPASS 2 meetings, both in the general group and in the textiles-specific group. Cascale has also been involved through external partners, such as Textile Exchange, contributing to the DPP information architecture, the DPP system and framework architecture, and DPP-related standards and interoperability. In the context of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), Cascale is contributing independently through its in-house technical expertise to the Joint Research Centre’s (JRC) consultations on the preliminary study for the Delegated Act on textiles. Cascale’s contribution included recommending to the JRC to refer to the methodology and data developed under the PEFCR for Apparel and Footwear, as we continue to advocate for consistency and alignment with existing work. Additionally, Cascale closely follows developments on the Digital Product Passport (DPP) within the Ecodesign Forum, participating in these discussions through its collaboration with the Policy Hub. 

Progress reported in June 2026: 
Over the past year, Cascale has substantially broadened its engagement on the DPP beyond CIRPASS, focusing on the wider ESPR implementation process where policy development is now most active. Through the Policy Hub, Cascale has been directly involved in the technical and regulatory conversations shaping the DPP framework, ensuring that the industry's perspective informs the Commission's work.

• Direct engagement with the European Commission and the JRC on DPP content. Cascale, through the Policy Hub, submitted feedback to the public consultation on the JRC's 3rd milestone report and to the DPP Content survey linked to the ESPR ImpactAssessment. This survey validates findings from the JRC study "Study on DPP content for textile apparel products under ESPR" and will inform the Delegated Act on ecodesign requirements for apparel textiles.
• Participation in the technical work on the DPP Registry, ensuring that the sector's operational realities are reflected in the design of the Registry's architecture and functionalities.
• Contribution to the Delegated Act on DPP service providers, through the submission of feedback to the public consultation on potential requirements for DPP service providers via the Policy Hub. 
• Engagement in the UN Transparency Protocol process, ensuring alignment between the EU DPP framework and emerging global transparency standards for textile value chains.
• Continued input to related ESPR workstreams, including feedback via the Policy Hub to the public consultations on the derogations to the Destruction of Unsold Goods and on the ESPR label.
• CIRPASS stakeholder engagement. Cascale has continued to attend the scheduled CIRPASS meetings through the Policy Hub.While formal contributions to CIRPASS consultations have been more limited this year, this reflects a deliberate shift in focus towards the more decisive policy developments taking place directly at Commission and JRC level.

Though Cascale has found the CIRPASS stakeholder process to be enriching and insightful, translating stakeholder contribution into meaningful policy development remains an area that requires attention.