In common parlance, many people know the GTIN as a barcode, but technically the GTIN is the number below the barcode symbol itself, and can therefore also be used for other technologies such as 2D barcodes and RFID tags.
The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is digital sustainability data of the lifecycle of physical products, which, in combination with GS1 standards, allows you to verify, manage and make visible the sustainability of your product in practice.
Digital product passports outline circular products and business models. In this way, the product passport assigns a unique identity to the product, which is linked to one or more data sources - giving businesses and consumers easy access to product information such as: Durability, origin, warranty, recycling, and instructions for assembly or repairs directly from the supplier - or other data sources chosen by the supplier.
Europe is at the beginning of its transformation to a more circular economy and aims to become the world's most sustainable region. Digital product passports are included in a new EU legislative framework - the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), as part of the EU Green Deal, with the aim of fulfilling Europe's commitment to the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The proposal covers virtually all physical products on the European market in all product areas with the exception of food, animal feed and medical products, where other legislation with similar requirements applies. The law is expected to enter into force in early 2024, after which the rules will be rolled out gradually until 2030.
GS1 standards enable digital product passports to work in practice. In particular, standards for identification, labeling and sharing, including 2D barcodes and GS1 Digital Link, are especially relevant for digital product passports. This means that GS1 standards provide online access and product information from the same barcode can be scanned by consumers with mobile phones, at the point of sale - and by all parties in the supply chain.
GS1 Denmark has a driving role in enabling solutions for digital product passports. We are active in the global standardization work at GS1 to further future-proof DPP.
The organization drives the development of product passports for industrial batteries.
The mission of the group is to develop prototype product passports on behalf of the European Commission.
Here is an overview of projects and cooperation at national and European level.
Pan-European project commissioned by the European Commission to develop three product passport prototypes.
Develops the underlying infrastructure for digital product passports.
The organization manages a number of projects for sustainable system transformation.
An innovation project led by Chalmers Industritekning with the aim of creating a traceability solution for electronic products.
Swedish furniture industry joins forces to achieve increased traceability of furniture with digital product passports
Aims to enable the traceability of materials and the sharing of materials-related information across the circular life cycle of materials.
Find out more about the new EU regulation, reports and publications from companies and authorities.
Read updates and news from home and abroad related to GS1.
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