DPP · Data Clarity · Sustainability

Digital Product Passport: Connect data. Manage sustainability. Secure the future.

The Digital Product Passport is becoming mandatory. Competitive advantage comes from product and sustainability data that is structured, connected and ready for reuse.

Conclusion: The DPP is not just an IT project. It is an organisational and data project.
Strategically prepared – data clarity as the foundation for the Digital Product Passport, circular economy and evidence
Context

Why the Digital Product Passport matters now

Regulation, markets and customer expectations are accelerating. At the same time, data, processes and IT in many companies have grown historically. This is exactly where data clarity begins.

Understand regulation

ESPR, the Battery Regulation and other product groups introduce step-by-step requirements for data, transparency and evidence.

Assess the data situation

Product data, documents, bills of materials and sustainability data often sit in different systems, files and responsibilities.

Implement pragmatically

With a pilot product, workshop and sprint, companies can create a robust and practical entry point into the DPP.

System perspective

The Digital Product Passport in its ecosystem

Manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, end users, repair and end-of-life partners: the DPP connects all actors along the value chain.

Ecosystem of the Digital Product Passport across the value chain
The DPP is more than a document: it is a shared information space across the entire product lifecycle.
Value instead of burden

The DPP pays off – when it is set up correctly

The biggest risk is not the penalty, but the gradual loss of competitiveness, margin and strategic room to manoeuvre.

Accelerate processes

Fewer queries, fewer manual evidence packages, fewer media breaks – and better audit readiness.

Strengthen market position

OEM-ready and audit-ready: transparency is becoming standard in supply chains, tenders and ESG ratings.

Open new revenue models

Service, refurbishment, second life and circular business become economically tangible when data is structured.

Start with a pilot product – 360° sprint (steps 1–6)

Clarify scope and data, review evidence, define responsibilities, create a prototype and then scale iteratively.

Result: sprint brief, lifecycle map, access concept (public/protected/permitted) and first structured exports.