In 2024, The European Commission is expected to implement a new legislation, Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR).

This will entail that the newest circular economy initiatives in Europe must demand that nearly all products sold in EU must comply with a wide range of sustainability requirements that ensure transparency about all stages of a product’s life cycle.

This will give consumers, businesses, and policymakers access to information about products’ entire value chain and traceability including durability, reusability, energy and resource efficiency, carbon and environmental footprints and more.

As a key component in fulfilling the requirements of the ESPR, the Digital Product Passport will become available to all users as a digital record on a public web portal, that will provide all the necessary comprehensive information about marketable products. DPP is not yet mandatory but will be soon.

On 7 June 2024, HSBooster.eu organised a webinar entitled "Digital Product Passport - Standards Landscape." At the webinar, we delved deeper into the standardisation work already being carried out in the technical committees, expected standardisation outcomes, areas with potential for further standardisation, and upcoming policy and legislation related to DPP. There was an emphasis on the relationship between regulation, standardisation, research, and innovation, and why these factors are important for the DPP technology in terms of ensuring the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the technology.

Visit the event page: https://hsbooster.eu/events/digital-product-passport-standards-landscape