Transparency Through Digital Passports

APRIL 23, 2025

At 919 Vrede, we don’t just track materials — we trace legacies. From cotton to vegan leather, every fabric in our archive has crossed borders, carrying not just culture, but cost.

While Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are known for enabling sustainability, they also offer something fashion urgently needs tariff transparency.

Right now, import duties vary wildly depending on where a material is sourced and where it's sold — often penalising smaller, conscious brands. These hidden costs shape pricing, limit access, and complicate global sourcing.

By mapping a product’s full journey, DPPs reveal the often-invisible systems behind our clothes. For us, they’re tools not just for compliance, but for equity, storytelling, and change.

Because true cultural sustainability means knowing the full story — from field to finish.