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Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are a core part of the EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and other product-specific regulations (e.g. the Detergents and Surfactants Regulation). With the objective of increasing product data transparency and enabling circularity, there will be direct implications for companies marketing products. Indirectly, these will extend upstream to manufacturers and importers.

As Chief Technology and Product Officer, I spend a lot of time thinking about where technology can create real value for our clients, and where it risks creating more noise than progress. AI is one of those areas where both are true.

As Europe accelerates its transition to IUCLID-based regulatory systems, many organisations are discovering just how complex compliance management can be. Whether preparing biocides dossiers for the 2026 deadline or compiling microplastics reports due in 2026–2027, the challenge is the same: navigating a powerful but unforgiving system.