Digital product passports – from rules to ready.
The EU is introducing Digital Product Passports (DPP) for more and more product groups. GoClimate helps you create product passports in line with applicable rules and standards – and our platform does the heavy lifting of collecting and structuring the data the passport needs.
The product's digital identity document.
A Digital Product Passport (DPP) gathers information about a product's origin, materials, environmental impact and end-of-life handling – in a standardised, digital format that follows the product through the whole value chain. The passport is introduced through the EU's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and related product rules.
Unique to every product
The passport is tied to a unique product identity – per model, batch or individual item, depending on what the rules for the product group require.
One scan away
A QR code or other data carrier on the product, the packaging or in the documentation leads customers, recyclers and authorities to the right information.
Rolled out per product group
The requirements are phased in. Batteries come first, followed by product group after product group as the EU decides on the details.
What should a product passport contain?
Exactly which data points are required is decided per product group, but most passports build on the same types of data. Much of it already exists in your business – just not in one place.
Identity and origin
Who manufactured the product, where it comes from and which model or batch it belongs to.
Materials and composition
Which materials and components the product consists of, including substances that need particular attention.
Climate and environmental impact
The product carbon footprint (PCF) and other environmental data, calculated with a method that can be reviewed.
Recycled and recyclable
Share of recycled material and how the product should be dismantled, reused or recycled.
Durability and repair
Expected lifetime, repairability, spare parts and maintenance instructions.
Documents and certificates
Declaration of conformity, certificates, test reports and other documentation showing that the requirements are met.
Three steps to a finished product passport.
The hard part of a product passport is rarely the passport itself – it is the data. The information is scattered across business systems, spreadsheets and suppliers. GoClimate's platform helps you collect it, structure it and keep it up to date.
Map the requirements
We go through which rules and standards apply to your products, which data points are required and what you already have in place.
Collect the data
The platform helps you collect the information step by step, structures it per product and clearly shows what is missing.
Create and share the passport
Once the data is in place we create the product passport in line with applicable rules and standards – ready to share with customers, authorities and partners, and easy to keep up to date.
Product groups where the requirements come first.
The EU has singled out a number of priority product groups. Timelines differ and the details are decided continuously – but preparation takes time, so it pays to start on the data now.
Batteries
The battery passport comes first, with requirements for EV and industrial batteries, among others, from 2027.
Textiles and apparel
Textiles are one of the highest-priority product groups in the EU's ecodesign working plan.
Iron, steel and aluminium
Input materials with a large climate impact, where customers further down the chain need your data for their own passports.
Furniture and mattresses
Products where materials, lifetime and the ability to repair and recycle are in focus.
Tyres
Among the priority product groups in the EU's ecodesign working plan.
Suppliers to others
Even if your product is not covered directly, your customers may need your data to create their own product passports.
Good to know about product passports.
What is a Digital Product Passport (DPP)?
A Digital Product Passport is a structured, digital set of information about a product – such as materials, carbon footprint, repairability and recycling – accessed through a data carrier on the product, often a QR code. The aim is to make products more sustainable and circular by letting the right information follow the product through the whole value chain.
When do the Digital Product Passport requirements apply?
The requirements are phased in, product group by product group. Batteries come first with requirements from 2027, followed by more product groups as the EU decides on detailed rules. Since data collection often takes the longest, it is wise to start preparing in good time.
Which companies are affected by Digital Product Passports?
Primarily companies that manufacture, import or sell products in the affected product groups on the EU market – regardless of company size. Many are also affected indirectly: as a supplier you may be asked for data your customers need for their product passports.
Which rules and standards apply to product passports?
The framework is set by the EU's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and by product-specific rules such as the Battery Regulation, complemented by technical standards for how the passport is structured and shared. We help you work out what applies to your products and create the passport in line with applicable rules and standards.
How does GoClimate help with data collection?
The platform helps you collect the information the passport requires, structures it per product and shows what is missing. We produce the carbon footprint per product with the same methodology as our product calculations (PCF).
How do we get started?
Book a demo and we will go through your products, which requirements are relevant for you and how the platform can help with data collection.
Want to know more about Digital Product Passports?
Book a demo and we will show how we can help – from mapping the requirements to a finished product passport.