Guide to EU sustainability regulations for building product manufacturers
Learn how new EU sustainability regulations shape the construction industry and what steps your business needs to take to stay compliant.
Your takeaway toolkit
What's inside this guide
- Turning compliance into opportunity: How new sustainability regulations drive product innovation, meet market demand, and create growth opportunities for manufacturers.
- At-a-glance timelines: EU regulations timeline rollout. Fixed dates vs. indicative ones so you can plan confidently
- Regulation cheat sheets: Concise one-page briefs for each EU rule outlining scope, who’s affected, near-term dates, and impact for manufacturers.
- Compliance strategies: How manufacturers can meet evolving compliance demands.
How can manufacturers adapt to evolving EU sustainability regulations and turn challenges into opportunities? This e-book provides the guidance you need 👉
Regulations & directives included
Company reporting & finance:
- CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) with European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).
- EU Taxonomy (Article 8)
Product & market rules:
- CPR(Construction Products Regulation) (EU 2024/310)
- ESPR (Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation) + DPP (Digital Product Passports)
- EPBD (Energy Performance of Buildings Directive)
- EU ETS (EU Emissions Trading System)
- CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism)
Policy Umbrella:
- EU Green Deal
- CEAP (Circular Economy Action Plan)
Why it matters for manufacturers
Sustainability laws are raising the bar for manufacturers, requiring more accurate environmental data and compliance with stricter standards. They are also changing how manufacturers design, produce, and market their products.
As compliance becomes essential to winning projects, manufacturers must meet the growing expectations of architects and specifiers prioritizing sustainable solutions. Some regulations also offer financial incentives for companies that meet sustainability goals, ensuring success and growth opportunities.
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FAQ: EU sustainability rules for building product manufacturers
Q: Which regulations matter most to manufacturers right now?
A: CPR (new Construction Products Regulation), ESPR + Digital Product Passport (DPP), EPBD (buildings), CSRD, CBAM, EU ETS, and EU Taxonomy.
Q: What is CPR (EU 2024/3110) for construction products?
A: The updated CPR keeps CE marking, replaces the old DoP with a Declaration of Performance and Conformity (DoPC), and sets the basis for a construction DPP via later EU acts; manufacturers should align product data to DoPC fields.
Q: What is a Digital Product Passport (DPP)?
A: A digital record that travels with a product and holds verified information such as materials, performance, and sustainability data. Under ESPR, DPP starts rolling out by product group through EU acts from the second half of this decade.
Q: We sell from outside the EU. Do these rules still matter?
A: Yes. You will face EU buyer requests for verified product data. If you ship covered basic materials into the EU, CBAM also applies.
Q: Are all dates final?
A: Most are fixed in law (CBAM 2026 certificates, CPR application from 2026, EPBD milestones). ESPR/DPP dates are set per product group through delegated acts, so the ebook flags those as indicative.