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Standards and Regulations


What about Digital Product Passports in UK?


The digital product passport will be a


key piece of legislation that will regulate the European economy. From a UK’s perspective, the most likely outcome is that as the regulation is phased in, companies will create digital product passports for European (and potentially international) products that appear on the UK domestic market.


Figure 02 - Digital Product Passport in circular economy (PRBX/ Dejan Popovic/Shutterstock)


become the DPP and a completely new way of working, integrating the full life-cycle for all batteries (i.e. industrial, automotive, electric vehicle and portable) in the EU and US markets.


Within the whole chain, industrial actors will take responsibility for sourced


Figure 03 - Battery Digital Passport Example (PRBX/ Dejan Popovic/Chesky/Shutterstock)


materials, with restricted use of hazardous substances, minimum content of recycled materials, carbon footprint, performance and durability and labeling, as well as meeting collection and recycling/reuse targets. The overall process is very complex and both alliances have developed a standardized process, of which the Digital Product Passport is the ultimate representation.


From concept to practice As we move forwards, the Digital Product Passport has started to become a reality and as presented in March 2022 by the EU Commission as part of its Circular Economy Action Plan ‘Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation’ (ESPR), the DPP will cover all stages of the value chain, it will be continuously updated and will follow the


With Brexit, this is an example of where the UK will likely be a ‘rule- taker’ without having a say on how the regulation is written. Businesses are highly unlikely to create separate product specifically for the UK market, and the only reason they would do so is if the UK were to actively hold lower regulatory standards,” said Tahmid Chowdhury, program manager of The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s (CISL) Taskforce for Climate Neutral and Circular Materials and Products + Lead on competitiveness policy.


product throughout its life cycle (Figure 02). Also worth mentioning, the EU Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have announced support for a collaboration between the European Battery Alliance and the U.S. The Li-Bridge alliance is to accelerate development of robust supply chains for


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