What is a Digital Product Passport?

A Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a structured set of data that describes a product and its journey — from the materials it is made of, through manufacturing and use, to repair, reuse and recycling. Instead of living in scattered documents, this information is linked to the product itself through a data carrier such as a QR code or an RFID tag, so anyone along the value chain can access the parts of it they are entitled to see.

The goal is transparency. Consumers can understand what they are buying and how to care for or repair it. Businesses can prove the origin and sustainability of their products. Authorities can verify that regulatory requirements are met. And recyclers can see exactly what a product contains when it reaches the end of its life.

A DPP is not a single file but a system: identifiers, standardised data, access rules and the services that keep the information accurate and available over time. That is where DPP service providers come in — building the tools, integrations and infrastructure that make passports practical at scale.

As the DPP moves from concept to legal requirement across product groups, a shared understanding of what a passport is — and what good implementation looks like — becomes essential. Bringing that expertise together is exactly why an alliance of providers matters.