State of play and possible future developments of the
Digital Product Passport (DPP)


CIRPASS Final Event
State of play and possible future developments of the Digital Product Passport (DPP)
 

Are you interested in how digitalisation can support the circular economy?

With Digital Product Passports (DPP) expected to come into force by 2027, and gradually expanded to a wide scope of product groups, this event will contribute to your understanding of DPP deployment. 

The CIRPASS final public event will once again bring together European industries, policymakers, R&D centres, standardisation organisations, circular economy and sustainability actors and digital solution providers to learn more about the current state and possible future developments of the Digital Product Passport (DPP). 

This will be a CIRPASS event in collaboration with the Product Information 4.0 and BatteryPass projects  .

📍Full-day online event

🗓 Tuesday, 5 March 2024 from 9h30 to 17h30 CET.

Live Q&A stream from the event

Access the hundreds of questions asked by event participants and answered by CIRPASS partners

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CIRPASS Event - Recordings

 

09:30 – Welcome words by the European Commission (recording

William Neale, EC, DG ENV  >> Dowload Presentation <<

09:35 – Objectives of the day and introduction of the three projects contributing today (CIRPASS, BatteryPass and Product Information 4.0) (recording)
Carolynn Bernier, Research Engineer, CEA, CIRPASS coordinator  >> Dowload Presentation <<

▶️ Why? Setting the scene: Why do we need a DPP ◀️

09:45 – Introduction to Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and DPP including timelines for deployment (recording)
Michele Galatola, EC, DG GROW  >> Dowload Presentation <<

10:00 – PI4.0 – Regulatory challenges: understanding the regulatory maze (recording) 
Eduard Wagner, Research Engineer, Fraunhofer IZM  >> Dowload Presentation <<

10:15 – BatteryPass – Estimating possible benefits of battery passports: Preliminary insights from a first study (recording) 
Tilmann Vahle, Director, Systemiq  >> Dowload Presentation <<

10:25 – CIRPASS – Exploring possible DPP use cases in textiles and electronics value chains (recording) 
Thibaut Wautelet, Senior Circular Economy Advisor, +ImpaKT  >> Dowload Presentation <<

10:40 – Video: CIRPASS – Consumer App demo: exploring consumer behavior with the DPP 

10:45 – UNECE – DPP in the context of international efforts in supply-chain transparency.
Presentation of the UN Transparency Protocol (recording) 

Steve Capell, UN/CEFACT vice-chair and project lead of UNECE recommendation 49
and UNTP Specifications Working Groups  >> Dowload Presentation <<

11:00 – Coffee Break  

▶️ What? Highlights of main results related to DPP information requirements ◀️

11:35 – PI4.0 Front-End Demonstrator (recording)
Presentation of data availability and needs within a visualization as a front-end demonstrator for different stakeholders.
Focus on potential information requirements in the textiles and electronics value chains.
Mario Osterwalder, circular.fashion  >> Dowload Presentation <<

11:50 – BatteryPass – Content requirement for DPP for batteries: the Battery Passport Content Guidance V1.1 (recording) 
Johannes Simboeck, Project lead, acatech  >> Dowload Presentation <<

12:00 – CIRPASS – Study results of stakeholders’ perspective on the data gathering effort vs. value of information requirements:
application to the textiles and electronics value chains (recording) 

Eduard Wagner, Research Engineer, Fraunhofer IZM  >> Dowload Presentation <<

12:15 – Panel 1 – How can the DPP enable circular use cases? (recording) 
Speakers:
William Neale, EC, DG ENV
– Christian Kitazume, UBA
Thibaut Wautelet, Senior Circular Economy Advisor, +ImpaKT
Johannes Simboeck, Project lead, acatech 
Moderator: Konrad Bendzuck, EIT InnoEnergy

12:45 – Lunch break 

▶️ How? Deploying the DPP system ◀️

13:50 – PI4.0 – Technical pillars of a product information system such as the DPP, including access management, verification,
product identification and data carriers (recording) 
Diana Baumgärtel, circular.fashion  >> Dowload Presentation <<

14:05 – Update on standardisation activities for the DPP system (recording) 
– Standardization Request DPP
– CEN/CENELEC JWG 24 DPP
Jens Gayko, Dr., VDE/DKE  >> Dowload Presentation <<

14:15 – BatteryPass – Supporting interoperable solutions via standards – the DPP system framework (recording) 
Patrick Gering, Senior Researcher, Fraunhofer IPK  >> Dowload Presentation <<

14:30 – CIRPASS – DPP user stories: Defining technical requirements for the DPP system thanks to user interactions (recording) 
Marvin Böll, Dr., VDE/DKE
Abdelrahman Abdalla, POLIMI (WEBEX) >> Dowload Presentation <<

14:40 – CIRPASS – DPP system architecture (recording)
Rigo Wenning, Legal counsel, ERCIM/W3C  >> Dowload Presentation <<

14:55 – Video: CIRPASS – An example DPP resolver 

15:00 – CIRPASS – Semantic interoperability. What is it? Why is it needed? (recording) 
Carolynn Bernier, Research Engineer, CEA, CIRPASS coordinator  >> Dowload Presentation <<

15:10 – Video: CIRPASS – Exploring how authorities could potentially exploit
DPP data in the future (In collaboration with the Datapipe project)

15:20 – Coffee break 

▶️ When? DPP roll-out: recommendations and future work ◀️

15:50 – CIRPASS – Suggestions on a DPP roadmap for textiles (recording) 
Andreas Schneider, CEO, Global Textile Scheme >> Dowload Presentation <<

16:00 – BatteryPass technical demonstrator: Putting theory into practice (recording) 
Coenraad van Deventer, CTO, Circulor  >> Dowload Presentation <<

16:10 – CIRPASS – DPP-as-a-Service: ecosystem, status, and outlook (recording) 
Minh Le, Business Development Trusted Services, Worldline  >> Dowload Presentation << (Download report)

16:20 – Video: CIRPASS – A Visual Exploration of DPPs for Textiles

16:25 – Panel 2 – Making the DPP a success: Recommendations for action (recording)  >> Dowload Presentation <<
Speakers:
Andres Alcayaga, Wuppertal Institute
Anna-Lena Hoffmann, CONTIQ Lawyers
Kamila Kocia, Avery Dennison 
Moderator: Holger Berg, Wuppertal Institute 

16:55 – Panel 3 – What needs to happen before full technical deployment of the DPP system? (recording)
Speakers:
Mario Osterwalder, circular.fashion
Jens Gayko, Dr., VDE/DKE
Tilmann Vahle, Director, Systemiq
Joao Rodrigues Frade, EC, DIGIT 
Moderator: Staffan Olsson, GS1 Sweden 

17:25 – Future outlook of DPP development  (recording)
Ilias Iakovidis, EC, DG CONNECT 

17:40 – Final words 
Carolynn Bernier, Research Engineer, CEA, CIRPASS coordinator

17:45 – End of event 

Are you interested in how digitalisation can support the circular economy?

With Digital Product Passports (DPP) expected to come into force by 2027, and gradually expanded to a wide scope of product groups, this event will contribute to your understanding of DPP deployment. 

The CIRPASS final public event will once again bring together European industries, policymakers, R&D centres, standardisation organisations, circular economy and sustainability actors and digital solution providers to learn more about the current state and possible future developments of the Digital Product Passport (DPP). 

The focus of the event will be on critical issues still facing the DPP, exploring “Why, What, How, and When” aspects related to DPP development and future deployment. These discussions will be informed by presentations of CIRPASS project results, as well as those of two other participating projects, Product Information 4.0 and BatteryPass. 

Attendees will gain a wider understanding of the DPP’s current and future challenges and opportunities, as well as how these three projects are working together to inspire and contribute to the broader work of the EC on the DPP. There will be two discussion panels and opportunities will be given to the audience to ask questions and interact with EC personnel and DPP experts. 

CIRPASS Event - Speakers

 

Abdelrahman Abdalla, POLIMI (WEBEX) 

Andreas Schneider, CEO, Global Textile Scheme 

Andres Alcayaga, Wuppertal Institute 

Anna-Lena Hoffmann, CONTIQ Lawyers 

Carolynn Bernier, Research Engineer, CEA, CIRPASS coordinator 

Christian Kitazume, UBA

Coenraad van Deventer, CTO, Circulor 

Diana Baumgärtel, circular.fashion 

Eduard Wagner, Research Engineer, Fraunhofer IZM 

Ilias Iakovidis, EC, DG CONNECT 

Jens Gayko, Dr., VDE/DKE 

Joao Rodrigues Frade, EC, DIGIT 

Johannes Simboeck, Project lead, acatech 

Kamila Kocia, Avery Dennison 

Mario Osterwalder, circular.fashion 

Marvin Böll, Dr., VDE/DKE 

Michele Galatola, EC, DG GROW 

Minh Le, Business Development Trusted Services, Worldline 

Patrick Gering, Senior Researcher, Fraunhofer IPK 

Rigo Wenning, Legal counsel, ERCIM/W3C 

Steve Capell, UN/CEFACT vice-chair and project lead of UNECE recommendation
49 and UNTP Specifications Working Groups  

Tilmann Vahle, Director, Systemiq 

Thibaut Wautelet, Senior Circular Economy Advisor, +ImpaKT 

William Neale, EC, DG ENV