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A sustainable future: Using blockchain for digital product passports

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This is a guest opinion post by Dr Phil Brown from Circularise, where he is VP of Business Development & Strategy

The world is in crisis as the increasing global population has strained the limits of what our planet can sustainably offer and renew. Without thinking about sustainability, the ability to fulfil the needs of current generations without compromising the needs of future generations, we risk depleting valuable resources, irreparably damaging our environment, and endangering our very future. Other than the changing attitudes of consumers and forward-thinking businesses, here are also some of the relevant regulations coming into place:

There are also major updates to a host of existing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and other directives whereby traceability is a key focus area such as:

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