File 11: Digital product passports
Product-level digital records, their identifiers, data carriers, and the traceability work behind them.
The file guide
Working guides on this file
Digital product passportsPassport access and privacyDifferent readers need different passport data. This guide covers access levels, confidentiality, and personal data in passports..GuideDigital product passportsPassport claims and their limitsA passport does not by itself prove sustainability, safety, or origin. This guide draws the limits of a passport claim..GuideDigital product passportsPassport data sources and verificationPassport data is only as good as its sources. This guide covers sourcing, verification, and the difference between declared and checked data..GuideDigital product passportsPassport data: what to includePassport data sets are defined by the applicable rules for a product group. This guide explains how a data set is chosen and what is left out..GuideDigital product passportsPassport identifiers and data carriersA passport needs a stable product identifier and a carrier that a reader can use. This guide covers identifiers, QR codes, and other carriers..GuideDigital product passportsPassport systems and interoperabilityPassports from different providers must be readable by the same tools. This guide covers passport interoperability..GuideDigital product passportsPassports and recycling informationA passport can carry dismantling and recycling information. This guide explains how that information is sourced and kept current..GuideDigital product passportsPassports for batteriesBatteries are an early product group for digital product passports under the EU Batteries Regulation. This guide explains the battery passport in general terms..GuideDigital product passportsPassports for electronicsElectronics passports would carry composition, repair, and recycling data. This guide covers the traceability work such a passport would rest on..GuideDigital product passportsPassports for textilesTextile passports are discussed in EU product policy as a way to carry composition and care data. This guide explains what a textile passport would need behind.GuideDigital product passportsPreparing for a product passportPreparation starts with identifiers and genealogy, not with software purchase. This guide sets out a preparation sequence..Guide