ESPR Article 11: Technical Design and Operation of the Digital Product Passport Article 11 of the ESPR sets out the technical framework that makes Digital Product Passports work in practice. It’s not just about what information goes on a passport—it’s about how that information is stored, protected, shared, and kept available over time. For any…
ESPR Article 9: Mandatory Digital Product Passports for EU Market Entry Article 9 of the ESPR establishes a fundamental requirement: no product can be sold, supplied, or put into service anywhere in the European Union without a Digital Product Passport. This isn’t optional, conditional, or phased in gradually. It’s a hard rule that applies from…
ESPR Article 10: Technical Requirements for Digital Product Passports The ESPR establishes mandatory rules for how companies must create and manage Digital Product Passports. Article 10 is the core technical provision—it sets out the practical requirements for how these passports must be designed, built, and made accessible throughout the product’s lifecycle. Understanding these rules is…
DPP life cycle assessment: integrating environmental measurement into product information systems The Digital Product Passport represents a fundamental shift in how manufacturers, regulators, and consumers approach environmental accountability across supply chains. At its core, a DPP is a digital information system that travels with a product throughout its lifecycle, aggregating data on materials, production processes,…
DPP manufacturing: From Digital Transparency to Human-Centered Sustainability The evolution from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 marks a fundamental shift in manufacturing philosophy—from automation and efficiency toward human well-being and sustainability as core business drivers. At the center of this transition sits the Digital Product Passport (DPP), a standardized digital record that captures product lifecycle…
DPP system requirements: building real-world infrastructure for circular economy data A Digital Product Passport is not simply a document or a website. It is a complex, multi-organizational infrastructure requiring careful alignment of technical standards, data governance rules, stakeholder incentives, and privacy safeguards. Implementing a functional DPP at scale demands clarity on what the system must…
Critical Raw Materials DPP: Infrastructure for Circular Resource Recovery The global economy’s dependence on critical raw materials—rare earth elements, cobalt, lithium, and other strategically important minerals—faces mounting pressure from supply constraints and geopolitical risk. Electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) represents a significant secondary source for these materials, yet current recycling infrastructure recovers only a fraction…
Material Passports: Digitally Enabling Circularity in the Built Environment The construction and real estate sectors account for approximately 40% of global material consumption and generate substantial waste streams at end-of-life. Yet unlike manufactured products with established supply chains, buildings present a unique challenge: their material composition, embedded energy, and recovery potential remain largely opaque. A…
Marketplaces live and die on trust. Is this listing authentic? Is the second-hand item what the seller claims? The Digital Product Passport gives marketplaces a way to answer those questions with verifiable data instead of seller promises — and that is a competitive advantage, not just compliance. The trust problem marketplaces know too well Counterfeits,…
While most of the Digital Product Passport conversation is still about future delegated acts, one category already has a hard, dated obligation: batteries. The battery passport under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 is the first DPP to become mandatory — and a preview of what every other category is heading toward. What is the battery passport? The…