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…
A Digital Product Passport is only as trustworthy as the claims inside it. Who says this jacket is 60% recycled polyester? Who guarantees this battery’s carbon figure? Verifiable Credentials answer that question with cryptography instead of trust-me. This guide explains what they are and why they are becoming a natural companion to the DPP. The…
Every brand facing the Digital Product Passport eventually hits the same wall: issuing a passport is one thing, but making it findable, verifiable and exchangeable across every partner, marketplace and border is another. That is an infrastructure problem — and it is why DPP-as-a-service exists. The integration problem nobody budgets for Imagine thousands of manufacturers,…
A Digital Product Passport only delivers on its promise if its data can move — between owners, partners, platforms and borders. That is where the EU Data Act comes in. This guide explains what the Data Act is, how it reinforces data portability, and why it makes openness a design requirement for any DPP, not…