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The EU's Digital Product Passport is coming: Are you ready?

Published

29 July 2026

Topic

regulatory

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Climate Tech

Geography

Europe

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Fusion42 · 29 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

The EU is introducing a "Digital Product Passport" (DPP) under its Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. This will require most physical goods sold in the EU to carry a digital record of their lifecycle and sustainability data, making this information accessible to consumers, businesses, and regulators via a data carrier like a QR code.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Climate Tech. Wire is Fusion42's founder-focused intelligence feed: each story is connected to the funds and startups it names — every one with a live profile on Raise or Scout — so founders can follow the capital and the momentum behind the headline rather than just the headline itself. Wire analysis is one of the live surfaces Arthur reasons over.

◆ The Wire takeaway

The EU has just mandated a data layer for every physical product sold in its market. If you build supply-chain or sustainability reporting software, you are no longer selling an add-on; you are selling the price of market access.

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