Digital Product Passports (DPP) for Companies

Strategies for companies to implement digital product passports

Digital product passports in a corporate context

More than compliance

The introduction of digital product passports (DPP) is becoming a strategically relevant issue for companies – driven by EU regulations such as the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and the new EU Battery Regulation. The aim is to provide transparent, machine-readable and interoperable product and material data throughout the entire product life cycle. The implementation of DPPs offers companies added  value that goes far beyond the minimum regulatory requirements:

  • Efficient integration into existing systems without profound process changes
  • Transparent data flows and consistent IT system landscapes
  • Basis for data-based services and business models (e.g. predictive maintenance, CO2 balance sheets, circular economy)
  • Improved collaboration in the supply chain through standardized data structures

Titel: Strategies to Implement Digital Product Passports
Editor: Dr. Kai Lindow
Author: Joanna Steiner, Dr. Kai Lindow
Publisher: Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK
Edition: February 2026