• GreenDot and osapiens have launched an integrated AI-powered platform for packaging EPR compliance across Europe.
• The solution supports reporting under the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, while addressing country-specific rules.
• Producers and brand owners can automate packaging data collection, tariff calculations, supplier workflows, and national reporting.

AI moves into Europe’s packaging compliance race

GreenDot and osapiens have formed a strategic partnership to launch an AI-powered compliance platform for Extended Producer Responsibility reporting across Europe, as companies prepare for stricter packaging rules under the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.

The partnership brings together GreenDot’s experience in EPR compliance, packaging licensing, and producer responsibility schemes with the osapiens HUB, an AI-powered platform built for sustainability and regulatory workflows.

For brand owners and producers, the timing is significant. The PPWR raises expectations for packaging design, recyclability, waste reduction, and market accountability. Yet compliance remains fragmented. Each European country continues to operate its own registration and reporting system.

That creates a growing operational burden for companies selling across multiple EU markets. Packaging data must be collected, verified, classified, reported, and updated. In many cases, firms must do this through different national systems, with different formats and tariff structures.

GreenDot and osapiens aim to reduce that complexity through a single digital platform.

One platform for fragmented EPR rules

The joint solution will run on the osapiens HUB. It connects directly to a company’s existing business software and pulls key packaging data, including material composition, weight, and recyclability.

The platform then uses that information to determine what a company owes in each European market. It also helps businesses identify the optimal tariff structure across jurisdictions.

This matters for multinational producers. EPR costs are increasingly tied to packaging design and end-of-life performance. Poor data can raise compliance risk and increase costs. Better data can help companies improve packaging decisions, supplier accountability, and fee exposure.

A core challenge sits beyond the producer’s own systems. Packaging information often sits with suppliers, not the companies placing products on the market.

The platform addresses this through AI-assisted workflows and supplier collaboration tools. These tools collect, verify, and update packaging data automatically. That reduces the reliance on manual spreadsheets, repeated supplier requests, and fragmented internal processes.

The platform will also connect with national registration systems and EPR schemes through interfaces. That gives companies a more scalable way to manage the rising number of reporting obligations linked to PPWR implementation.

Compliance becomes a governance and cost issue

For C-suite leaders, the partnership reflects a broader shift in European sustainability regulation. Compliance is no longer only a legal or reporting function. It now affects product strategy, procurement, data governance, and margin control.

Packaging teams need accurate material data. Finance teams need visibility on EPR costs. Sustainability teams need evidence for circularity claims. Legal and compliance teams need confidence across different national regimes.

The new GreenDot and osapiens platform aims to bring those functions into one workflow.

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Laurent Auguste, CEO of GreenDot, said: “Companies are increasingly concerned about the complexity and cost to administrate EPR compliance under the PPWR. Making the circular economy a reality at scale requires more tracking of material and transparency but, equally, it requires to strive to make each step of the value chain more competitive and optimized. Together with osapiens, we are bringing to market the smart digital solution the industry has been calling for. It provides a simple one-stop-shop solution for EPR reporting across Europe and enables to manage compliance in a much more cost-effective, efficient and scalable way.”

His comments point to the main market concern. Producers must meet stronger circular economy rules, but they also need systems that protect competitiveness.

Stefan Wawrzinek, Co-Founder and Chairman at osapiens, added: “EPR compliance under the PPWR is becoming one of the most complex cross-border challenges for producers and brand owners across Europe. With GreenDot, we are combining the regulatory depth and market reach that this challenge requires with the AI-powered platform infrastructure to solve it at scale – giving companies the solution they need to manage this complexity efficiently and with confidence.”

What investors and executives should watch

The partnership arrives as Europe tightens its packaging regime and places more responsibility on producers. For investors, that makes EPR readiness a governance indicator. Companies with weak packaging data may face higher costs, reporting failures, and reputational risk.

For executives, the message is clear. PPWR compliance will depend on data infrastructure as much as legal interpretation. Firms that treat packaging data as a strategic asset may gain cost and risk advantages as rules expand across Europe.

GreenDot and osapiens are positioning their platform as part of that transition. Their partnership reflects a market need for tools that can translate circular economy policy into daily business execution.

As Europe pushes toward a more accountable packaging system, compliance technology is becoming part of the region’s climate and resource-efficiency infrastructure.