{"id":35642,"date":"2023-03-10T07:24:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T06:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axfoundation.se\/?page_id=35642"},"modified":"2024-01-17T10:18:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T09:18:20","slug":"digital-product-passports-public-authorities-policy-makers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.axfoundation.se\/en\/digital-product-passports-public-authorities-policy-makers","title":{"rendered":"Digital Product Passports \u2013 for public authorities and policy makers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Digital Product Passports in the EU<\/h2>\n
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Digital Product Passports are crucial for a sustainable transition. They will benefit companies that want to be at the forefront and help consumers to make sustainable choices at the time of purchase and throughout the product’s lifetime. They will also increase transparency between different actors in the supply chain and facilitate market surveillance for relevant public authorities. The Digital Product Passports are well in line with the all-inclusive initiative aimed at creating a circular and sustainable EU; the EU Green Deal and with Sweden\u2019s Circular Economy Action Plan.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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8 good reasons for Digital Product Passports<\/h2>\n
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  1. Speed up the Sustainable Transition: <\/strong>The Digital Product Passports contribute to promoting more sustainable production and consumption with increased circularity, transparency, and traceability.<\/li>\n
  2. Good for Business:<\/strong> DPPs benefit companies that want to be at the forefront and have the ambition to contribute to a sustainable transition.<\/li>\n
  3. Increased Transparency:<\/strong> DPPs increase transparency and cooperation between different actors in the supply chain. They facilitate market surveillance for relevant public authorities, by providing all actors access to relevant data in real-time.<\/li>\n
  4. Efficient Resource Management:<\/strong> DPPs will provide more efficient recycling and waste management and promote a circular use of materials and resources.<\/li>\n
  5. Guiding the Consumer:<\/strong> DPPs will help consumers to make sustainable and well-informed choices at the time of purchase and throughout the product’s life cycle.<\/li>\n
  6. More Efficient Administration:<\/strong> DPPs facilitate authorities in the work of ensuring compliance with current legislation. They enable relevant authorities to get a helicopter perspective, with the opportunity to identify hot spots where the risks of non-compliance are greatest.<\/li>\n
  7. Healthy Competition on Equal Terms:<\/strong> DPPs will be mandatory for almost all products (except food and medicine) launched on the EU market – regardless of where they are produced.<\/li>\n
  8. Simplifies Product Recalls and Reduces the Risk of Counterfeits:<\/strong> With DPPs, each product gets a unique identity that becomes traceable to whoever puts the product on the market. It makes counterfeiting more difficult and makes it possible to identify exactly which products on the market are to be recalled and if they have been returned.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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    Challenges & Risks<\/h2>\n
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    To ensure a successful implementation of Digital Product Passports, several risks must be addressed. One such is the use of centralized databases which typically store copies of data that easily become outdated, leading to poor data quality. Another risk is the use of different data-sharing standards, which can lead to systems not being able to communicate with each other. In addition, using IT solutions locked to a certain service provider can inhibit transparency. Implementation of DPPs must also ensure that companies can maintain their innovative and comparative advantages, while at the same time, sharing relevant product information. Finally, legislation must ensure that DPPs do not entail too much of an administrative burden and become too cost-driving. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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