Digital product passports (DPPs) are moving from policy discussion to implementation pressure. The EU Battery Regulation, ESPR, and a growing set of sector-specific requirements are setting timelines companies can't ignore. But amid all the focus on generating data, a harder question isn't being asked: does the transparency DPPs require actually change what happens at end of life?

In March 2026, Deborah Dull, Phil Brown and Judith Ketelslegers published an article in the World Economic Forum making the case that it doesn't always, and that this should fundamentally change how companies approach DPP investment. Their argument: transparency is only worth investing in when the data will genuinely change an operational decision. When it won't, it's compliance cost, not circular progress.

This webinar brings all three authors together to pressure-test that framework with real examples from supply chain operations, technology implementation and policy. It's an honest conversation about where DPPs are working, where they're falling short, and what practitioners can take away.

Key takeaways:-

1. A 5-point framework for deciding where transparency creates value and where it just adds cost
2. Where DPP data is already generating genuine commercial returns, and who's capturing them
3. What recyclers, refurbishers and reverse logistics operators actually need from a product passport
4. How to make investment decisions under the EU Battery Regulation and ESPR without over-building
5. Why the end-of-life perspective is largely absent from current DPP design, and what that costs in practice

Format:-

Date: 10 June 2026

Time: 4:00 PM CET

Duration: 60 minutes

Format: Panel discussion — approximately 10 minutes of context-setting from the WEF article framework, 35 minutes of panel discussion, 15 minutes of live Q&A

Cost: Free to attend

Recording: Available to all registrants

Speaker details:-

1. Deborah Dull - Managing Partner, Trillium
2. Dr Phil Brown - Head of Sustainable Innovation, Circularise
3. Judith Ketelslegers (moderator) - Innovator Community & Circular Economy Ecosystem Lead, World Economic Forum

Seats are limited; register now.