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.

On 16 January 2026, the PLANETS consortium organised an internal training session on Social Life Cycle Assessment (sLCA). The session began with an introduction to the topic, followed by an explanation of the goals and scope of a sLCA: what sLCA is and what is not), how to performs a social assessment, use of databases, characteristics and possible uses of a sLCA, and how to correctly interpret and visualise the results.

Highlights of the workshop

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

Laura Magnasco (RINA) started explaining the importance of including the social dimension in Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD), what it is, possible uses, types or categories of sLCAs, and explained the differences between social risks and social impacts. Laura provided a detailed overview of the sLCA steps: goal & scope, life cycle inventory, life cycle impact assessment, and how to best perform the interpretation and visualisation of results. She explained in detail how to perform the life cycle inventory, i.e., the data collection, and the difference between performing it with questionnaires and with social databases (like PSILCA/SHDB). She also commented on the potential uses of an sLCA. Finally, she explained the differences between a social LCA (for identifying “what may happen”) and social acceptance (refers to “how people feel”).

In an interactive hands-on exercise to put the concepts given into practice, participants split into different breakout groups, moderated by Laura Magnasco (RINA), Thomas Hennequin (TNO), Stephanie Desrousseaux, Quentin Aubert (CEA) to familiarise participants with key stakeholders’ groups and impact categories in a social LCA, for the concrete example of a coffee value chain.

A short interactive Mentimeter session was used to informally evaluate the participants’ level of knowledge of sLCA, and what they understood from the training.

The following PLANETS partners were involved in the preparation of this training: Laura Magnasco, Lorenzo Canepa, Martina Riccio (RINA), Thomas Hennequin (TNO), Carla Caldeira (SQO), Loélia Fohet (IPC), Poornima Nagesh (RU), Stéphanie Desrousseaux and Quentin Aubert (CEA), Beatriz Alfaro Serrano (BNN), and Martin Himly (PLUS). We also thank Dr. R. Scholtes (TNO) for the presentation “Ethics & Data in S-LCA”, which informed content on social risks and PSILCA/SHDB, which was use for the preparation of this training, and the CISUFLO project (Grant Agreement No 101003893, TOPIC ID: H2020-SC5-2020-2).

 Training Materials – In preparation

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

• Presentation slides
• A PDF of the collaborative whiteboard for a social LCA exercise
• Recording of the session

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, with DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19473727.

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

On 12 December 2025, the PLANETS consortium organised an internal training session on Life Cycle Cost assessment (LCC). The session began with an introduction to the topic, followed by an explanation of the different phases of an LCC: Goal and Scope, Inventory, Impact Assessment and Interpretation. Participants learnt how to evaluate and visualise LCC results, and gained insight into the pros and cons of including this economic dimension in SSbD assessments. The discussion also covered Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) and their relevance for SSbD assessments. Participants then performed an interactive exercise on building a cost inventory using paints as a specific example.

Highlights of the workshop

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

Loélia Fohet (ICT) then explained the importance of including the economic dimension in SSbD assessments. This economic dimension includes LCC (identifying cost hotspots) and identifying Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) (evaluating risks in the value chain). She also emphasised that a correct SSbD assessment requires consideration of all three sustainability dimensions: environmental, economic and social. Loélia then clarified what an LCC is, emphasising that it is an assessment method, not an economic cost-accounting method, related to the product under consideration.

After a short interactive Mentimeter session to evaluate the participants’ level of knowledge of LCC, Lorenzo Canepa (RINA) provided a detailed overview of the LCC steps (goal & scope, life cycle inventory, impact assessment and interpretation of results), with a focus on the stakeholders’ perspective in goal & scope. Laura Magnasco (RINA) explained life cycle inventory (LCI) data needs, the differences between LCC and LCA inventories, and provided tips on addressing missing inventory data at low TRL (e.g. CAPEX, maintenance costs, and personnel costs).

Participants then split into different breakout groups, moderated by Laura Magnasco, Lorenzo Canepa (RINA), Loélia Fohet (IPC) and Thomas Hennequin (TNO), and had the chance to build a cost inventory using a specific example relating to paints.

Finally, the pros and cons of including the economic dimension in SSbD assessments were analysed.

In the final part of the training, Laura Magnasco (RINA) discussed critical raw materials (CRM), explaining what they are, why they are important, how to evaluate them, and why they should be evaluated in SSbD assessments.

The following PLANETS partners were involved in the preparation of this training: Laura Magnasco, Lorenzo Canepa, Martina Riccio (RINA), Loélia Fohet (IPC), Thomas Hennequin (TNO), Carla Caldeira (SQO), Poornima Nagesh (RU), Stéphanie Desrousseaux (CEA), Eva Hahn (Wacker), 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 LCC. These materials include:

• Presentation slides
• A PDF of the collaborative whiteboard for a cost inventory building exercise
• Recording of the session

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, with DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19473437.

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