On 6 March 2026, the PLANETS consortium organised a virtual internal training session on Digital Product Passport (DPP). The session began with an introduction to the topic, a recap of the previous DPP training (on 19.05.2025; link to report & materials), followed by an explanation of the DPP objectives, and a presentation of the EcoTrace app.

Highlights of the workshop

Martin Himly (PLUS), leader of the training work package within PLANETS, began the training session by introducing the topic, outlining its objectives and structure, and providing background information.

Cécile Philippot (CEA) then provided a more detailed introduction to the concept of DPP and explained why it is being used in the PLANETS project (to track the compliance of critical product data, share information on materials, safety and environmental impact, and support end-of-life product management). She also provided insight into where DPP is already being applied (e.g. batteries) and the future priority groups (e.g. tyres).

Rubén Gómez (AIMEN) presented the PLANETS timeline for the DPP development within the project. He also explained the DPP data model which is defined by standardisation bodies in terms of structure and by regulators, industry and product owners in terms of content. He then went on to explain how the DPP structure maps the SSbD assessment, highlighting that each life-cycle stage contributes to specific DPP elements.

Furthermore, Rubén introduced the EcoTrace app, a web-based application developed by AIMEN within the PLANETS project. It enables users to define product structures, manage DPP, set permissions and customise the UI. Rui Marinho (AIMEN) introduced the app’s DPP data model (field groups and product types), and Antonio Abadía (AIMEN) explained the app’s DPP architecture, including security and access and the implemented API.

The AIMEN team then gave a short introduction to the app, after which Rui gave a live demo to all participants.

Participants then split into several breakout groups to test the app individually, led by Rui, Rubén and Antonio.

The session concluded with an explanation of the app’s future development plans (by AIMEN), after which participants were invited to provide feedback via an interactive Menti questionnaire and in a joint discussion. This feedback will be taken into consideration for further app development before launch. Martin Himly wrapped up the session highlighting the key elements of the training.

The following PLANETS partners were involved in the preparation of this training:

Rubén Gómez, Rui Marinho, Antonio Abadía, Lucía Alonso, Vanessa Estefanía Alvear Puertas (AIMEN), Cécile Philippot (CEA), Juliette Brunet, Loélia Fohet (IPC), Beatriz Alfaro Serrano (BNN), and Martin Himly (PLUS).

Training Materials – In preparation

Building on the insights from this internal training, PLANETS has developed external training materials as an introduction to DPP. These materials include:

• Presentation slides (tba)
• Recording of the session (tba)

All training materials are available in the PLANETS community on Zenodo under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence, which allows for redistribution and reuse with proper credit to the creators. You can access them here (LINK TO BE ADDED), with DOI: xxx (tba).

Additionally, all recorded sessions can be viewed on the PLANETS YouTube channel.