digital product passport
A regulated product-specific data set that connects a product, model, batch, or item to required compliance, sustainability, circularity, and lifecycle information.
ESPR
Read termcarbon footprint
Cross-source ESPR and EU Battery Regulation term for product-system greenhouse-gas emissions and removals expressed as CO2 equivalents.
ESPREU Battery Regulation
Read termunique product identifier
The ESPR product identity value that links a product, model, batch, or item to the correct digital product passport.
ESPREU Critical Raw Materials Act
Read termdata carrier
A machine-readable access layer connecting a physical product to the digital record or passport information behind it.
ESPREU Critical Raw Materials Act
Read termlife cycle
The product stages from raw-material acquisition through production, use phase, and end-of-life treatment.
ESPRISO 14067:2018EU Battery Regulation
Read termenvironmental footprint
A product-level measure of environmental impacts across the life cycle, broader than carbon footprint alone.
ESPR
Read termsupply chain
A cross-source term for the activities and linkages involved in producing, moving, and supplying a product, with scope depending on the source.
ESPRISO 14067:2018
Read termdurability
The ability of a product to maintain its function and performance over time under normal conditions of use.
ESPRGreen Claims / Empowering Consumers DirectiveGreen Claims / Empowering Consumers Directive
Read termend-of-life
The ESPR life-cycle stage that starts when a product is discarded and ends when its waste material returns to nature or enters another product life cycle.
ESPR
Read termsubstance of concern
An ESPR category for substances that are hazardous or can negatively affect reuse, recycling, and product circularity.
ESPR
Read termdestruction
The ESPR term for intentionally damaging or discarding a product as waste, except delivery for preparation for reuse, refurbishment, or remanufacturing.
ESPR
Read termplacing on the market
A market-entry timing term for the first making available of a product, battery, commodity or relevant product in a regulated market.
ESPREU Battery RegulationEUDR
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