With its draft Digital Product Pass Register, the European Commission has presented another important building block for the digitisation of product information. In future, the register is intended to serve as a central registration and verification platform – whilst the actual product data will, for the most part, continue to be stored decentrally by economic operators or service providers.
For manufacturers, reliable, structured and interoperable product data is becoming increasingly important. Our new infographic provides a concise overview of the key elements of the Commission’s draft – from the register’s objectives and technical architecture, through roles, access, data and processes, to the role of the IBU.
Through EPD Online, the IBU has many years’ experience in handling structured environmental and product data. The data provided as part of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) forms a robust basis for key sustainability information and offers important starting points for the implementation of the Digital Product Passport – particularly in the areas of data quality, interoperability, reliability and practical implementation.
The draft highlights the growing importance of reliable, structured and interoperable product data – issues with which the IBU has been closely engaged for many years.