Digital Product Passport: New report provides an overview of requirements and opportunities
The report provides an overall overview of the requirements, challenges and opportunities involved in working with the Digital Product Passport and helps you get ready for upcoming EU requirements.
The report on the Digital Product Passport is based on desk research and interviews with companies. It describes the most important challenges and opportunities faced in particular by small and medium-sized manufacturing companies.
What you can read in the report
- A review of the Digital Product Passport and its role in the EU’s work towards a more circular economy
- How requirements under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) will gradually apply to more product groups
- The most common barriers, including data quality, system integration and uncertainty about requirements
- Examples of how companies can already strengthen their data, processes and digital infrastructure
- 5 concrete recommendations on how you can get started with preparations
The Digital Product Passport: a key tool in the EU’s circular transition
The Digital Product Passport will become a key element in the EU’s efforts to create greater transparency and sustainability in value chains.
The requirements will be introduced gradually for a range of product groups under the ESPR. Companies therefore need to understand early on how the requirements may affect their data, processes and documentation.
Barriers and opportunities for Danish companies
The report identifies a number of challenges that particularly affect small and medium-sized companies:
- Data quality: fragmented or incomplete product data
- System integration: lack of coherence between existing IT systems
- Uncertainty about requirements: limited clarity on upcoming sector-specific rules
At the same time, the report highlights opportunities to create a better overview, increase data maturity and strengthen internal organisation around product data.
5 recommendations to get you started
The report concludes with 5 concrete recommendations to help companies establish a solid starting point:
- Create an overview of existing data, systems and responsibilities
- Clarify internal roles and anchor DPP-related tasks
- Assess needs for digital infrastructure and data carrier technologies
- Map where data is missing – and how it can be collected
- Follow regulatory developments for relevant product groups
