CARE ID is a South Korea-based Digital Product Passport (DPP) infrastructure provider supporting fashion and textile companies in structuring product lifecycle data for transparency and circularity, enabling brands and supply chain partners to create, manage, and share product-level information through QR-linked digital interfaces connected to physical care labels. The platform combines regulatory-ready DPP infrastructure with fashion-oriented aesthetics, allowing product transparency, sustainability, and lifecycle information to be communicated through interfaces that reflect each brand’s visual identity and storytelling approach.

The white paper “Korea’s Digital Product Passport for Circular Fashion” provides a practical introduction to DPP for fashion SMEs and emerging brands. Under the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), textiles are expected to be a priority sector, with a Textile Delegated Act anticipated around 2027. Alongside related developments such as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), DPPs are expected to play an increasing role in how product data, traceability, and sustainability information are organised and communicated.

The paper explains what DPP is, what types of data may be required across the product lifecycle, and how companies can begin preparing in a realistic and phased way. While grounded in developments in Korea, the content is relevant for fashion businesses operating internationally, particularly those engaging with EU markets.