Digital product passport for manufacturers
Your product passport starts with your climate data
The hardest part of a product passport is often the climate data.
With an EPD in place, you are well on your way.
Why now
The requirements arrive gradually, but the work takes time
It may seem there is plenty of time before the product passport becomes a requirement for you, but your environmental data has to be in place long before.
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The requirements have already started
The new Construction Products Regulation (CPR) applies from January 2026, and requirements to declare greenhouse gas emissions (GWP) are being introduced gradually, product group by product group.
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Customers are asking already
Public tenders, BREEAM and stricter climate requirements in construction demand documented environmental data today, not when the product passport arrives.
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Data collection takes the longest
Collecting and structuring data for your whole product portfolio takes months. If you start when the requirement is adopted, you are too late.
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Early movers win
With your EPDs in place, you respond faster than your competitors and can use environmental data actively in sales and tenders.
Timeline
How the digital product passport is being introduced
The requirements arrive product group by product group.
Here are the most important milestones so far.
8 January 2026Applies to you
New Construction Products Regulation (CPR)
Environmental information becomes part of the regulations for construction products, and product passports are introduced gradually.
20 July 2026
The DPP registry opens
The European Commission’s central registry for product passports is in operation, with a test environment for businesses.
18 February 2027
First requirement: batteries
Certain types of large batteries must have a digital product passport.
2027–2030Applies to you
More product groups
Including construction products, steel, aluminium, furniture and textiles. The dates are set in separate regulations under the Ecodesign Regulation (ESPR) and the CPR.
Benefits
What do you get out of a digital product passport?
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Order in your product data
Gather product and environmental documentation in one place, with better quality and traceability.
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Ready for the EU requirements
Prepare your business for ESPR and the introduction of DPP, product group by product group.
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Better use of resources
Enable repair, reuse and recycling through better information across the value chain.
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Competitive advantage
Give customers and partners confidence with documented environmental data, and get ahead in the market.
How we work
How we help you
Climate data is often the most demanding part of a product passport. That is what we help you with, through the EPD. With an EPD in place, you are well on your way. The product passport itself is created by a DPP provider, and we put you in touch with the right people.
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Create the EPDs
We help you with the climate data through EPDs according to EN 15804 and ISO 14025, with EPD Generator or EPD Start.
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Keep the data up to date
Your environmental data is gathered in one place, so it is easy to update when your products change.
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Use the data now
Use your EPDs in tenders and sales today, long before the product passport requirement arrives.
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On to the product passport
When you are ready, we put you in touch with a DPP provider who creates the product passport itself.
Get started
Get ready for DPP
Book a no-obligation call. We look at which EPDs you have and what is missing.
- The status of the EPDs you have today
- EPDs for the products that will require a DPP
- Contact with the right people for the product passport itself
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Customers
What our customers say
We needed more control over environmental data and requirements. LCA.no gave us a clear structure and clear recommendations for the way forward – with professional expertise and practical execution.
The collaboration was efficient and educational. We gained a better overview of what needs to be in place going forward, and how environmental data can be used strategically – not just for documentation.
Questions and answers
Frequently asked questions
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When will the digital product passport (DPP) become a requirement?
The European Commission’s registry for digital product passports opened on 20 July 2026. The first mandatory requirement applies to certain types of large batteries from 18 February 2027. For other product groups, the requirements will come through separate delegated acts over the coming years.
Which industries are affected first?
Batteries are first. The EU’s working plan for the Ecodesign Regulation (ESPR) for 2025–2030 prioritises, among others, iron and steel, aluminium, textiles, tyres, furniture and mattresses. For construction products, the new Construction Products Regulation (CPR) opens up for a digital product passport. The timing for each product group is set in separate legal acts.
What is the connection between DPP and EPD?
A digital product passport will contain structured information about the product, and an important part of this is documentation of climate and environmental impact. A verified EPD, based on a life cycle assessment (LCA), is a key source of this data.
What does LCA.no help with?
We help you with the climate data, which is often the most demanding part of the product passport. With an EPD in place, you are well on your way. The product passport itself is created by a DPP provider, and we put you in touch with the right people.
Do we need to have everything in place now?
No, but it pays to start early. Those who get control of their product data and environmental information first will have a clear advantage when the requirements become mandatory and customers start asking for data.
How do we get started safely?
Start with a mapping: which products you have, which markets you sell in, and what documentation you already have (for example EPD/LCA). Then make a plan for data needs, responsibilities and system support.
Ready for the digital product passport?
The sooner you get control of your product and environmental data, the easier it will be when the requirements arrive.
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