Digital Product Passport.
Consulting & implementation

From meeting the obligation to competitive strength: I guide mid-sized manufacturers through the ESPR and product-specific requirements. Together, from the initial assessment to a customised DPP.

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I initiated and helped shape the industry’s first standard

As part of the BMWK research project ELSTA, I initiated and guided the creation of DIN DKE SPEC 99100, the first German standard to technically define all data attributes of the EU battery passport. This SPEC serves as a model for further Digital Product Passports under the ESPR. I continue to follow the ongoing standardization work in CEN/CENELEC JTC 24, the European standardization committee for the DPP.

DIN DKE SPEC 99100
Battery passport data attributes · 2025
CEN/CENELEC JTC 24
DPP framework & system · ongoing
Actors in the DPP ecosystem

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DPP The Digital Product Passport at the centre; creation at the top, supporting institutions (dashed) at the sides, users at the bottom. Arrows and actors are clickable. Suppliers supply the manufacturer Consumers scan the passport Repairers / Recyclers updates & info Authorities inspect & enforce Certification role (open) EU Central Registry Product ID → URL Distributors pass it on DPP service provider Hosting (Art. 14) Manufacturers/Importers create the passport Digital Product Passport the shared data object Data flow – arrow points from source → target supports or passes on into the pass = write · from the pass = read · click an arrow or actor for details

When does it affect your company?
July 2024 ESPR in force: Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 adopted
July 2026 Central EU product passport registry goes live
Feb 2027 Batteries mandatory: industrial batteries >2 kWh & EV batteries
from 2027/28 Textiles & clothing
from 2028 Construction products: steel, concrete, insulation, windows
by 2030 Electronics, furniture, vehicles, packaging and more

All dates are based on the ESPR working plan 2025–2030. Each delegated act triggers an 18-month transition period.

Service modules
Entry

DPP Readiness Assessment

I analyse your product portfolio: which products are affected and when? Where are the data gaps? The result: a clear roadmap with prioritised actions.

Core consulting

Data architecture & supply chain

Together we develop the data structure for your DPP and a supplier questionnaire for structured data collection along your supply chain.

Implementation

Pilot implementation

Together we design a first working, customised Digital Product Passport, including a QR code, a viewer with role-based visibility and PDF export.

Demo: what a finished product passport looks like
Müller Kunststofftechnik GmbH
Gearbox housing PP-GF30
DPP verified
Product type
Plastic component
Weight
342 g
Country of manufacture
Germany
Service life
10–12 years
Plastic typePP (Polypropylen)
ReinforcementGlass fibre (GF), 30 wt.-%
Recycled content20% post-industrial Post-industrial
Additive / SVHCNo SVHC substances
StabiliserIrganox 1010, <0,5%

Supplier data Müller KT, verified 01/2025

PCF production2.4 kg CO₂e / kg material
PCF component total0.82 kg CO₂e
Calculation standardISO 14067
Energy sourceMostly renewable
Industry ranking
better than 70%

Verified by TÜV Rheinland 03/2025

RecyclabilityWell recyclable
ProcessMechanical recycling (PP-GF)
Metal inserts3× brass insert M6 (remove before shredding)
Marking>PP-GF30< per ISO 11469
CoatingNone
ISO 14001 IATF 16949 REACH-compliant RoHS-compliant Recyclate certificate EPD in preparation
Sep 2024First placed on market · Dortmund plant
Oct 2024DPP created & verified · Nico Kimpel Consulting
Mar 2025Carbon footprint verified · TÜV Rheinland
Q2 2026Recycled content increase to 35% planned

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New: software, not just consulting

Create Digital Product Passports yourself

Enter product data, generate an ESPR-compliant product passport and a GS1 QR code, hosted and publicly accessible by scan. Starting with the battery passport, built for further ESPR product groups such as textiles, furniture and electronics. With team accounts and role-based access for recyclers and authorities.

To the DPP platform → Prefer some guidance? Arrange an intro call →
Also for other manufacturers and platforms

Backup copies of digital product passports

Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 (ESPR) requires in Article 10(4) that a backup copy of the product passport be available through a service provider when the product is placed on the market. Article 2(32) requires that provider to be an independent third party. The backup must therefore not sit where the passport itself sits.

What this is good for only shows once a manufacturer leaves the market. General access to the passport then becomes available (EN 18221, clause 4.3). A product passport should outlive the company that issued it.

I offer this because these data are, to my mind, the part of the circular economy that disappears most easily. A company files for insolvency, the server is switched off, and with it go the details on material, repair and recovery.

Stored verbatim

Passports are stored as they arrive and returned unchanged. They are never translated into someone else's data model.

Append-only

A stored version is never altered and never deleted. A correction is a new version; the old one stays retrievable.

Verifiable

Every file carries a SHA-256 checksum. That a version is unchanged can be recomputed with ordinary tools.

Readable without me

The archive is ordinary files with an explanation alongside. Readable without this service and without me.

Competitors included: if your passports live on another platform, the backup can still sit here. The regulation demands independence anyway. Conversely, I am never both main and backup provider for the same customer. For the customers of my own platform I engage a third provider.

Integration follows the EN 18222 lifecycle API over HTTPS per EN 18216. Attached documents such as test reports are included (EN 18221, clause 4.4).

The service takes in passports with the first custody agreement. Get in touch if you need a backup copy, or are still working out who should hold it.