Probably here because someone asked when the Digital Product Passport becomes mandatory for you.

ESPR · Digital Product Passport

The passport has a date. The record behind it does not.

The ESPR does not make the passport mandatory for everyone at once. Requirements land group by group, each with its own delegated act and lead time.

Group by group, not all at once A delegated act, then a runway The record is the long pole
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REZET Hub on desktop, tablet and phone: product composition, chain of custody and the batch evidence behind each passport field
The short version

What the ESPR actually does, and what it defers.

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. It replaced a directive about energy labels with a framework that can reach almost any physical product.

What it is

A framework regulation that lets the European Commission set ecodesign and information requirements for product groups, including the requirement to carry a Digital Product Passport. The framework is in force; the product-specific obligations arrive separately.

How the obligations land

Through delegated acts, one per product group, each setting which requirements apply and which information the passport must carry. The working plan for 2025–2030 sets an indicative order, with the earliest acts expected for groups whose data structures are furthest along, and textiles and apparel indicated later in the sequence.

What it will ask for

Product-level information that is specific and checkable: what the product is made of, where the material came from, what happened to it, and what can be done with it at end of life. The passport is the interface. The obligation is the underlying data.

What whoever opens a passport actually asks

Six questions. A batch-level record answers all six.

  • 01WHAT IS IN THIS PRODUCT, AND HOW MUCH
  • 02WHERE DID THE MATERIAL COME FROM
  • 03IS THE RECYCLED CONTENT FIGURE MEASURED
  • 04WHO PRODUCED EACH FIELD
  • 05IS IT STILL TRUE
  • 06CAN SOMEONE ELSE VERIFY IT

Composition tied to batches

Each material points back to the batches it came from, with the quantity that actually went in — not the quantity the bill of materials said would.

Origin, not country of assembly

The site and party where the material was first identified, recorded at that moment rather than inferred from a supplier declaration later.

A percentage that opens

Recycled content is the field most likely to be challenged, because it is the one most often estimated. It has to drill back to what was weighed at each stage.

Every field carries its source

Measured event, declared value with its method, or absent. A passport that cannot say where a value came from should not be publishing it.

Sealed with its date

A passport is read long after it is issued. What was published stays readable with its date, and a correction is appended rather than written over.

Readable by whoever is authorised

A market surveillance authority, a recycler and a customer open the same record at the depth their role requires.

How to get there

Five steps, and only the last one is the passport.

1

Find out which group you are in, and when

Track the delegated act for your product group rather than a single headline date. The runway after entry into force is the time you actually have.

2

Identify material at the source

Before something can be a product with a passport, it has to be a batch with a record.

3

Keep the chain while the material moves

Handoffs and processing events recorded by whoever took part in them, not reconstructed afterwards.

4

Reconcile inputs against outputs

So composition is measured against what physically went in, rather than estimated at the end of the run.

5

Decide what the passport publishes, and seal it

Which fields, from which events, and what is declared rather than measured — then publish it with its date.

Evidence overview in REZET Hub: product composition, chain of custody and the reconciled batches behind each passport field
What you get

A passport with something behind it.

Every field with a source

Measured, declared with its method, or absent. A field with nothing behind it is not published.

Composition from reconciled batches

What went into the product, matched against what came out of processing, instead of estimated at the end.

A record that survives the question

Sealed with its date and readable afterwards, so someone checking in a year sees what was true when it was issued.

When a buyer scans it and asks, “Where does this come from?” — does the passport answer, or point at you?

The delegated act sets your deadline. The record sets how long you need before it. Choose the next step that fits where you are.

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FAQs

Where to start?

Find answers to common questions and discover the best way to get started.

What does onboarding require?

Start with one material pathway: its origin, destination, people involved and the evidence it needs to support. We then configure locations, roles and the records required at each handoff.

Do we need to change our existing systems?

Not necessarily. REZET Hub is designed to complement existing operational, ERP, reporting and sustainability systems rather than requiring organisations to replace their existing technology stack.

How long does implementation take?

Timing depends on the first pathway, sites, users and integration requirements. We confirm the implementation plan after scoping rather than promising a generic duration before we understand the operating reality.

How is REZET Hub different from traditional reporting?

REZET Hub does not simply tell you what happened.
It helps you decide what should happen next.
Traditional reporting often relies on information entered after an event has occurred. REZET Hub is designed to capture evidence as materials move and responsibility changes, creating a stronger connection between the physical event and its digital record.
It also goes beyond reporting by acting as a sustainability decision-support tool. By analysing each waste stream, REZET Hub can identify alternative recovery, reuse, upcycling or recycling pathways, helping organisations improve circular outcomes and make more informed progress towards their zero-waste goals.

Which plan is right for a first pathway?

Explore is for one user testing one stream at one site. Operate supports a small team managing recurring batches and standard reports at one site. Scale adds multi-site controls and audit-grade Scope 3 outputs. Integrate is for advanced controls, SSO, API and broader organisational support.

Who is REZET Hub not for?

REZET Hub is not a carbon-credit marketplace, a substitute for the physical operator, or a generic reporting tool that can reconstruct missing evidence after the fact. It works best when there is a real material flow and an internal owner prepared to make the record part of operations.

Can we start small and expand later?

Yes. Start with one live pathway, then add users, sites, materials, reporting outputs or integrations as the programme grows. The right starting point is the smallest plan that can support the job properly.

Can we compare supplier with supplier?

Yes, on the record’s own terms. Handoffs are documented between responsible parties, processing events are linked to the relevant operator, and inputs and outputs are reconciled at batch level, so the same figures read supplier by supplier and site by site. Exports can be taken at any time in a structured format, for tenders, contract reviews and disputes.

What does REZET Hub record?

Batch-level material identification, documented handoffs, processing events, responsible parties and input-output reconciliation. The result is a structured trail ready for review and export.

Can the evidence support audits and reporting?

Yes. The evidence pack can support internal reporting, audits, customer requirements and Digital Product Passports. REZET Hub records the evidence; it does not replace the underlying regulatory obligation.

Does REZET Hub sell carbon offsets or credits?

No. Where environmental outcomes are calculated, they stay linked to the underlying material record, methodology and supporting evidence rather than being presented as an offset.

Who verifies the data?

Each responsible party records the handoff it took part in, and the receiving party measures the material independently on arrival and compares it against the sending party’s quantity, so any discrepancy becomes visible. Where the record and the movement disagree, the difference is surfaced as an exception instead of being smoothed over, and the underlying record is tamper-evident and append-only. Auditors and assurance providers come in as guests, on a read-only view of the trail. REZET Hub describes what the evidence contains, not what it certifies

What happens when a record is corrected?

Corrections are appended, not written over the top: every step becomes an event that is added to the record rather than replacing what was there. An auditor drilling into a claim sees the measurement, the actor, the evidence and the correction history behind it, which is why the record is never rewritten for the reader.

Are units and classifications standardised at capture?

Capture begins from a material profile selected at source, with description, quantity and photographic evidence recorded against it; the receiving party then measures the material independently and reconciles the mass. The units and classifications your programme uses are agreed at onboarding, when we configure locations, roles and the records required at each handoff.

Who owns an exception?

REZET Hub surfaces the exception and shows which party recorded which movement; it does not appoint the person inside your organisation who resolves it. REZET Hub works best when there is a real material flow and an internal owner prepared to make the record part of operations.

What does a contractor have to do?

A contractor contributes evidence only where responsibility changes. Working from a scoped link, it sees the one job assigned to it and the quantity handed over, records the outputs, photographs or weighs them and submits. There is no shared login and no second reporting workflow: each party sees only the movements it took part in.

What does this add to our own site team’s day?

At the point of movement, the person handling the material selects the material profile, captures the description and quantity, and captures photographic evidence against it. There is no second reporting workflow: REZET Hub is designed to complement existing operational, ERP, reporting and sustainability systems rather than replace them.

What happens when a handoff is missing?

Evidence is created at material handoffs and processing events rather than reconstructed afterwards, so a handoff that was never recorded stays visible as a gap in the batch trail. Where the record and the movement disagree, the difference is surfaced as an exception.REZET Hub is not a generic reporting tool that can reconstruct missing evidence after the fact: it shows the gap, it does not fill it.

Where did REZET Hub begin?

REZET Hub began inside REZET Global’s circular programmes. Real materials were being recovered and transformed, while evidence sat across spreadsheets, emails, photographs and certificates. REZET Hub was built to keep the digital record in step with the physical work.

Is REZET Hub only for companies working with REZET Global?

No. REZET Hub and REZET Global are separate businesses. REZET Hub can be used independently by organisations and circular operators. REZET Global provides one real-world operating environment in which REZET Hub’s evidence capabilities can be applied.

What languages is REZET Hub available in?

REZET Hub is available in English and Spanish, with Portuguese and German coming soon.

How does this work across different jurisdictions or states?

REZET Hub records the evidence; it does not replace the underlying regulatory obligation, and this page does not set out the rules of any single jurisdiction. Sites are managed as locations within one programme, and framework mapping detail is available on request — we describe what the evidence contains, not what it certifies. Which requirements apply at each site is scoped before implementation.