The PPWR requires you to be able to demonstrate what your packaging contains and that it meets the applicable requirements. Traceability is therefore no longer an administrative exercise. It is a structural part of your operations.
In ‘What is the PPWR and what does it change for your business’, you can read what the PPWR entails and which businesses it applies to.
The PPWR requires you to demonstrate that your packaging meets various criteria, including:
This goes beyond isolated data points: you must be able to collect, substantiate and present this information in a structured way at any time. Evidence must be available per packaging type and retained for several years, depending on the specific obligation and national requirements.
Most importantly, you cannot do this alone. You depend on data from your entire supply chain.
To be compliant, you must in practice be able to substantiate at least the following:
The PPWR does not stand alone. Several other European regulations impose strongly overlapping information requirements under the due diligence framework. It therefore makes sense to put in place a single system that supports multiple due diligence obligations at once:
The PPWR is one of the concrete applications of broader due diligence legislation. In our due diligence hub, we explore how these different rules interact and what that means for your organisation.
The most strategic and efficient approach is a single integrated system rather than separate workstreams for each regulation. The building blocks of such a traceability system are:
Even though the CSDDD due diligence obligation applies only to the very largest companies, ensuring traceability also has an impact on medium-sized businesses and SMEs. In practice, many large businesses pass their obligations down to their suppliers.
This means that SMEs will also receive questions about packaging, will need to be able to provide evidence and must be transparent about their chain. Even if they are not directly obliged by law.
Businesses that set this up properly now will avoid four separate compliance exercises later.
The PPWR demands more than isolated documents – it requires a structured system.
Do you need help setting up your packaging data and supplier structure in a targeted way? Schedule a no-obligation consultation at mail@pantarein.be.
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