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What is a Digital Product Passport (DPP)?A Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a structured collection of product-related data that includes a pre-defined scope, agreed data management, and access rights. It serves as a comprehensive digital representation system designed to track detailed information about a product's entire lifecycle. The CEN Workshop Agreement defines it as a guidance document to help businesses, especially Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), understand how to design these passports. DPPs are being introduced to achieve several key objectives: • Enhancing sustainable production. • Extending product lifetimes and optimising product use, creating new business opportunities through circular value retention and extraction (repair, recycle, upcycle,...) • Supporting consumers in making sustainable choices. • Enabling the transition to a circular economy by boosting material and energy efficiency. • Supporting authorities in verifying compliance with legal obligations. They are considered a critical component for driving a truly circular economy and unlocking new business opportunities, aligning with the EU's broader climate targets for reduced greenhouse gas emissions
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What is the timeline for DPP introduction, and how should businesses prepare?The ESPR was published on June 28, 2024, and entered into force on July 18, 2024. A five-year working plan from April 2025 outlines which product groups first require a DPP. Technical standards for the DPP system are being developed by CEN/CENELEC JTC 24, with a deadline of March 2026. Specific DPP content requirements will be defined in "Delegated Acts," expected by the end of 2025. Here are the categories planned per year
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What kind of information will a DPP contain?The information in a DPP is product-specific and will be identified by the European Commission in consultation with stakeholders. It typically includes details on a product's technical performance, origin, materials, environmental impact, and recommendations for repair, recycling, and disposal. The minimum mandatory information for all product groups is the presence of substances of concern. DPPs can also contain optional, non-mandatory data that provides added value, such as certifications, instruction manuals, or company-specific traceability data. Information requirements may be revised over time through delegated acts
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How will users access information from a DPP?DPP information is typically accessed through a data carrier, such as a QR code, placed directly on the product or integrated into its label. When scanned, the data carrier should clearly guide the user to the DPP's online information portal. For ease of use, especially with digital labelling, information should be accessible in no more than two clicks. DPPs are also expected to offer language switching capabilities based on the user's device settings, though not geographically conditioned for digital labels. A central EU registry will store the live and backup URLs for each unique product identifier, and the EU DPP web portal will function as a read-only search engine for public information
DIGITAL PRODUCT PASSPORT READINESS ASSESMENT
The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is more than just a compliance exercise—it’s an opportunity to enhance transparency, build customer trust, drive innovation, and gain a competitive edge. That’s why we’ve developed a structured approach to guide your company through the DPP journey, ensuring you maximize its value. We help you transform this regulatory requirement into a strategic advantage.
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Our readiness assessment program enables you to:
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Deep Dive into DPP Knowledge – First, we ensure your internal teams are fully informed. Knowledge is power, and preparation is key!
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Uncover Added Value & Opportunities – Imagine enhanced traceability, improved customer relationships, increased brand loyalty and sales, product authenticity, a stronger brand reputation, and new circular business models. We investigate and define the unique value DPP can bring to your organization.
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Establish a Clear & Actionable Roadmap – Finally, we collaborate with you to create a practical, phased roadmap for DPP implementation. This includes defining scope and data requirements, identifying necessary tools and technologies, and setting realistic timelines.
OUR DIGITAL PRODUCT PASSPORT ECOSYSTEM
We are a vendor-agnostic and solution-independent consulting company that bridges customer requirements with the best providers to deliver supply chain integration expertise. Through our extensive network of IT solution providers, we ensure access to the most suitable technologies and innovations tailored to each client’s unique needs. Our collaborative approach enables seamless integration of cutting-edge solutions and latest DPP technologies to maximize efficiency, scalability, and long-term value for your businesses.
SERIALISATION IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN
Serialization in the supply chain involves assigning unique identifiers to individual products (SKUs) or packaging units (Pallets, Cartons...), enabling precise tracking of material flow. Advanced serialization technologies often imply usage of EAN-128 barcodes, QR and DM codes, NFC chips and RFID tags, which can be scanned at various checkpoints to provide real-time data on product location and status.
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Traceability systems, supported by serialization, allow companies to monitor the movement and history of goods, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements such as the EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD), Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), the EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), the US Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) and others.
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The integration of serialization improves transparency and efficiency in supply chains, reducing the risk of counterfeiting, theft, and diversion, particularly in industries like pharmaceuticals, food, electronics, fashion and others. It helps businesses respond more effectively to recalls, enabling the identification and removal of affected products with minimal disruption to the supply chain. Unique product identification helps governments monitor and combat counterfeiting, smuggling, and tax evasion, leading to increased revenue collection and economic protection, streamline customs processes, improve regulatory enforcement, and ensure compliance with international trade standards, boosting global trade efficiency. Serialization enables Data-Driven Policy Making which generates valuable data on product flows, usage, and disposal patterns, aiding governments in making informed decisions on industrial policies, waste management, and economic development strategies.
END-TO-END PRODUCT DIGITALIZATION
ACCENTIS helps to comply with Product Serialization and Digital Product Passport (DPP). We advise on how to design business processes and integrate multiple solutions allowing robust serialization. Our approach enables transparency and full product traceability for your supply chain. We bridge physical products and digital assets.
MULTILEVEL REQUIREMENTS
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Audit company readiness
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Serialization blueprint
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Digital Product Passport (DPP) roadmap
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Integration with Suppliers and Customers
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Target process definition
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Change management
SERIALIZATION PROCESS
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Automation process design
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Serialization equipment selection
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Process change management
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Integration of equipment with IT-solutions
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Data flow definition
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Implementation support
TRACEABILITY SOLUTIONS
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Track & trace portal
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Mobile applications
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Data exchange (PLM, ERP, WMS, TMS...)
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Delivering systems evolution
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Integration with customs
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Compliance with regulations
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
SOLID FOUNDATION FOR A DISRUPTION-FREE SUPPLY CHAIN
Imbedding principles of sustainability in your supply chain strategy requires balancing Environmental, Social, Governance and Compliance goals. Here’s how we can help your business enhance environmental responsibility, ensure ethical operations, and drive regulatory compliance while rolling-out innovations and long-term resilience:
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ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES (E)
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Supply chain digital twin – Describe flow model from raw materials to customer delivery and identify blind spots of your ESG reporting resulted from poor supplier data integration, especially regarding carbon footprint.
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Supplier Environmental Compliance – Ensuring partners meet sustainability criteria such as carbon reduction goals.
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Carbon Footprint Reduction – Implementing carbon accounting, offset programs, and energy-efficient transportation.
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Green Logistics & Transportation – Optimizing routes, switching to electric/hybrid vehicles, and utilizing alternative fuels.
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Sustainable Packaging – Using recyclable, biodegradable, or reusable materials for your intralogistics to minimize waste.
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Waste Reduction & Reverse Logistics – Minimizing production waste and developing take-back schemes for end-of-life products.
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Water & Energy Conservation – Implementing energy-efficient warehouses and production facilities.
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Circular Economy Practices – Encouraging product reuse, refurbishment, and recycling programs.
SOCIAL STRATEGIES (S)
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Fair Labor & Ethical Sourcing – Creating safe working conditions, ethical supplier relationships.
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Diversity in Supply Chain – Encouraging diverse supplier networks
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Local Sourcing & Nearshoring – Reducing transportation emissions and supporting local economies.
GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE STRATEGIES (G)
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Digital Product Passport (DPP) – Implementing DPP to track product origin, materials, and sustainability impact.
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Supply Chain Serialization – Using unique identifiers to enhance traceability and reduce counterfeiting.
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Blockchain for Supply Chain Transparency – Ensuring secure, immutable records of product origin and transactions.
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Sustainability Audits – Conducting independent sustainability assessments across the supply chain.
APPROACH BASED ON DECENTRALIZED BLOCKCHAIN
By leveraging blockchain, we can ensure the authenticity and immutability of product lifecycle data across all stages of the supply chain. Our approach enables transparency and full product traceability for your supply chain IT-landscape and seamless integration with existing ERP, WMS, TMS, POS and other IT solutions, enabling real-time data sharing. We bridge physical products and digital assets.
