EU Regulation

What is the EU Digital Product Passport (DPP) under the Sustainable Products Regulation?

The EU Digital Product Passport (DPP), introduced under the Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), promotes a circular economy and sustainability across Europe.

Supporting circular economy transition by optimizing material and energy use, extending product lifespan, and promoting sustainable production.

Helping businesses adopt circular business models through enhanced maintenance and repair services.

Empowering consumers to make informed purchasing decisions based on environmental and social impact.

Ensuring product compliance with regulations and industry standards, easily verifiable by authorities, auditors, and consumers.

Platform-as-a-Service for DPPs

Digital Product Passport

The DATASPIRA Digital Product Passport enables organisations to meet EU standards on product sustainability, improve supply chain traceability and enhance the customer experience.

Improve product circularity, supply chain traceability and the customer experience

GS1 EPCIS 2.0

Integrate with your product traceability and other business systems for seamless data syncing and DPP creation.

EU Compliant

Build DPPs that fully comply with the data requirements mandated by the ESPR legislation.

Blockchain-Based

Utilise a blockchain-based DPP platform to enable data immutability and greater data security (GS1 EPCIS 2.0 Onchain/Offchain)

Customize Rights

Build DPPs with customisable access rights for the various stakeholders within your ecosystem.

CAPTURE

Collect, unify and standardize comprehensive product data — from raw materials and certifications to real-time lifecycle events.

Capture core product data from existing systems such as PLM, PIM with pre-built integrations and robust APIs

Record every stage of the product lifecycle from raw material to recycling in a comprehensive knowledge graph

Harmonize and standardize data to maintain consistency, detect anomalies and extract actionable insights

CONNECT + SHARE

Connect the physical and digital to embed every item with intelligence

Embed products with any data carrier - QR Code, NFC, and more - in any combination

Scan, activate and associate data carriers with the SCAN4DATA Connect App for efficient, enterprise deployment

ESeamlessly capture, manage and exchange of billions of data points across the lifecycle.

Specified priority industries

Key Digital Product Passport timeline dates

11 Dec 2019

European Green Deal

European Green Deal adopted, with vision to make the EU carbon-neutral by 2050

11 Mar 2020

EU Circular Economy Action Plan

EU Circular Economy Action Plan adopted

30 Mar 2022

ESPR Proposal Published

Proposal for the new Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), published, including outlines for new Digital Product Passport information requirements

05 Dec 2023

ESPR Agreement Reached

Provisional agreement between European Parliament and European Council on the ESPR and Digital Product Passport legislation

2023 - 2027

Industry-specific DPP regulations in Process

Digital Product Passport regulations in process via “delegated acts” to determine DPP requirements for specific product categories, including for:

Batteries & vehicles

Textiles & Fashion

Plastics

Furniture

Construction and buildings

Chemicals

18 Feb 2027

Batteries DPP Required

EU Battery Regulation requires Digital Product Passport for specific subcategories of batteries

Key industries for the EU Digital Product Passport

Battery Passport

According to the EU Battery Regulation Amendment released on July 2023, all electric vehicle batteries and industrial batteries on the EU market with a capacity of over 2 kWh will require a unique Battery Passport to be identified with a QR code.

EU Digital Product Passport for textiles

An EU Digital Product Passport for apparel and textiles provides detailed environmental sustainability information, including composition, origin, footprint, and recycling guidelines—going beyond traditional labels.