What does digital product passport mean?
Digital product passport is one of the core strategic terms in the glossary because it turns sustainability and product information into a structured, retrievable digital record. It is central to how future product compliance may be communicated and reused across actors.
Official definitions by source
ESPR
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products
a set of data specific to a product that includes the information specified in the applicable delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 and that is accessible via electronic means through a data carrier in accordance with Chapter III;
Reference: Article 2, point 28
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Why it matters in practice
This term matters when companies design how required product information will be assembled, updated, accessed, and kept linked to the right product. It has direct implications for data models, system integration, and supply-chain evidence handling.
Minespider commentary
For Minespider, digital product passport is not just a label for a compliance output. It is an architectural term that shapes how product information should be organized, connected, and made trustworthy over time.
Common confusions
- Assuming the everyday meaning of digital product passport is enough without checking the official source definition.
- Using digital product passport as a loose generic label rather than the narrower meaning used in the source text.
- Confusing digital product passport with a neighboring legal actor or responsibility term without checking how the source allocates obligations.
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