The technological development of Digital Product Passports (DPPs) is moving fast but can research and policy keep up? On 1 June 2026, CE-RISE Project Partners will gather in Brussels for a morning of honest conversation about where DPPs...
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Building Trust in Digital Product Passports: The Role of Standards Webinar
CE-RISE project partner CSCP and CircularTech Forum joined forces to deliver an in-depth webinar on the role of standards for digital product passports. What to expect As the Digital Product Passport (DPP) becomes a cornerstone of the EU's Circular Economy strategy -...
CE-RISE at DPP4EU 2026
Driving Sustainability with Digital Product Passports and Digital Transformation: Bridging Regulation and Business 1-3 June 2026 / Brussels & online live streaming Organised by EU projects DigiPass CSA, CE-RISE and EUMINE COST Action, and CEN/CELENEC JTC-24 . The...
CE-RISE Partners are Ready for the Last Year of the Project
With only a year left from the project, our partners were keen to kick off discussions at our first consortium meeting of 2026 in Orléans, France. During our two-day meeting, we caught up on the latest results from the past six months, such as: CE-RISE framework for...
DPP: A new asset against illegal waste trade?
Brought to you by Elise Vermeersch from UNITAR SCYCLE The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is an emerging tool under the European Union’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). It provides standardised, structured, and accessible digital records...
CE-RISE Project Aims to Accelerate Circular Solutions
Ahead of the deployment of digital product passports for batteries (2027) and electronics (2030), the CE-RISE project highlights the importance of testing circular solutions in practice. Digital Product Passport (DPP) will be a game changer for Europe and its...
Recap of the CE-RISE Annual Event in Geneva
Ahead of WRF'25 CE-RISE held its annual event on 1 September 2025 in Geneva. Gathering 40 participants from across the globe, including industry actors and policy makers, our partners shed light on the global outlook on DPP adoption. Francesco Barilli, Research...
CE-RISE Annual Event | 1 September, Geneva
Join us for an engaging afternoon dedicated to exploring the role of Digital Product Passports (DPPs) in driving circularity across value chains on 1 September, in Geneva! The event will feature presentations on the CE-RISE Information System, insights into measuring...
Consumer Survey on Circularity Strategies Communication
The survey is intended for customers who purchase and use technical ICT products - particularly smartphones, laptops, and tablets. As a potential user of the information service we are developing, your input is essential to the success of this project. This...
CE-RISE Consortium Reunites in Oslo
The CE-RISE consortium recently gathered in Oslo, Norway for its bi-annual project meeting, bringing together nearly 40 experts and partners from across Europe. With over a third of our partners based in Norway, this gathering marked a special opportunity to align on...
Unlocking Trust and Value: How Digital Product Passports Benefit Consumers Buying Refurbished ICT
Brought to you by Aljaž Rožič from RECOSI As demand for sustainable and transparent purchasing grows, Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are poised to become a cornerstone of responsible consumer electronics. Especially in the refurbished Information and Communication...
Formal Reuse of WEEE in the UK
Brought to you by Andy Kellar from Ecogenesys In recent years, conscious reuse; whether driven by the “cost of living” crisis, increased environmental awareness or a combination of both, is becoming more prevalent. This is aided by the growing popularity of platforms...
The CE-RISE Information System: A Modular, Ontology-Driven Framework for Interoperable, High-Quality, and Compliant Value-Chain Data Integration
Brought to you by Riccardo Boero from NILU The CE-RISE Information System is built to support and accelerate the transition to a circular economy by enabling the effective use of emerging digital infrastructures - particularly Digital Product Passports (DPPs)...
What the Basel Convention’s New Amendment Means for the ICT Reuse Industry
Brought to you by Dimitra Papoutsoglou from ECORESET SA The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, adopted in 1989 and ratified by 188 Parties, remains one of the most significant international agreements...
Embodied Carbon – The Next Frontier in Heating Sector Decarbonisation
Figure 1: Life cycle stage hotspot analysis for heat pump Vitocal 250-A Brought to you by Jahanzeb Tariq from Viessmann Climate Solutions A life cycle perspective is imperative when decarbonisation of heat is analysed. While electrification reduces the GHG...
The Strategic Role of the Digital Product Passport in Italy
Brought to you by Paulina Caldarelli and Francesca Fattori from Erion As Europe accelerates its transition toward a circular economy, the reuse of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is becoming a key strategy to reduce pressure on raw materials,...
The Environmental Footprint
Brought to you by Laura Kruse and André Rückert from ECOLOGICON GmbH The environmental footprint is a key metric used to quantify the impact of human activities on the planet, serving as a crucial tool for assessing sustainability, guiding policy decisions, and...
EU Digital Product Passport (DPP) and Global Supply Chains: Implications for Third Countries
Brought to you by Joshua Aseto from CSCP A new era of supply chain transparency and sustainability As the European Union (EU) advances its transition toward a circular economy, the introduction of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) marks a pivotal shift in...
Leveraging Digital Product Passports (DPPs) to Drive Sustainability and Innovation in Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs)
Brought to you by Michelle Wagner from the WEEE Forum As the circular economy continues to gain traction, policymakers and industry stakeholders are increasingly seeking innovative solutions to reduce environmental impact and enhance the sustainability of electronic...
How Digital Product Passports (DPPs) Help Businesses Comply with Regulations
Brought to you by Tian Daphne, Serena Gariboldi, and Daniel Gregory from Circularise As industries move towards more sustainable and circular supply chains, compliance with evolving regulations has become increasingly important. One key tool that is emerging to help...
From Data Gaps to Data-Driven Sustainability: LCA Meets DPP
Brought to you by Sónia Martins da Cunha, Berend Mintjes, José Mogollón – Institute for Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University The transition to a digitalised and zero-emission EU relies heavily on renewable energy technology that requires significant amounts...
Summary | Towards the standardisation of product circularity requirements
Brought to you by Elena FERNANDEZ from UNITAR, Valentin Wever from TU Berlin, and Michelle Wagner from WEEE Forum Task 1.2 of the CE-RISE project focused on mapping and analysing legislation, standards, product labels, and certification schemes for sustainability and...
Optimising ICT Repairs with Digital Product Passports: Advantages and Challenges
Brought to you by Katja Zajko from RECOSI The Growing Complexity of ICT Repairs As information and communication technology (ICT) devices become more complex, the challenges surrounding their repair and maintenance continue to grow. Digital Product Passports (DPPs)...
Securing the Electronics Value Chain: The Role of Blockchain and Digital Product Passports
Brought to you by Lexmark Blockchain technology is poised to revolutionise the electronics industry by significantly improving data transfer across the value chain. This article examines the practical applications of blockchain, with a focus on enhancing data security...
How AI and Cloud Computing Help Environmental Footprint Assessment
Brought to you by Evert Bouman, Daniel Moran, Gaylord Booto, Miguel Las Heras Hernandez from NILU and Berend Mintjes from Leiden University and A.M. Esfar E Alam from University of Oslo Challenges in footprinting Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is the mainstay method for...
RE-Made in EU
*Reuse, Repair, Refurbish, Remanufacture, Recycle Brought to you by Setenay Saglam from Empa In response to the urgent need for a shift to a more environmentally friendly economic model, Europe has demonstrated its commitment through the European Green Deal....
Meet Our Partners | Erion Compliance Organisation
Italian project partner Erion has been actively participating to EU funded projects for several years now and maintains a strong partnership with its fellow CE-RISE partners. Meet the team working on CE-RISE Luca Campadello: I’m Luca and I currently work as the...
Digital Product Passes and the Circular Economy: Assessing True Sustainability Through Contextualised Impact Metrics
Brought to you by Stephan H. Multhaupt from CSCP The transition to a regenerative and circular economy requires innovative tools like Digital Product Passports (DPPs) to enhance transparency and traceability across product lifecycles. However, beyond...
The Evolution and Role of QR Codes in the Circular Economy
Brought to you by Marie Assenheimer and André Rückert from ECOLOGICON GmbH QR codes, or Quick Response codes, have revolutionised how we interact with both digital and physical environments. Developed in 1994 by Denso Wave, a subsidiary of Toyota, QR codes were...
Guarantee Issues in Repaired Electronics and the Role of DPP
Brought to you by Dimitra Papoutsoglou from ECORESET The legal guarantee of repaired products as well as their liability are quite thorny issues in the electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) repair market causing great concern for consumers and having a...
Digital Product Passports vs Digital Twins: Unlocking Sustainability
Brought to you by Daniel Gregory and Tian Daphne from Circularise The manufacturing industry is undergoing a significant transformation driven by the adoption of cutting-edge digital technologies. You may have come across the terms “Digital Product Passports”...
Can we make circular economy strategies the norm thanks to the Digital Product Passport? Successful Clustering Event by CE-RISE and CircThread projects
Partners from four different EU funded projects aiming to develop solutions for digital product passports (DPP) and over 30 participants gathered in Brussels on 1 October to discuss how we can make circular economy strategies the norm and the not exception. The event,...
CE-RISE Webinar: Data Sharing for Circular Transition in Healthcare
How Could Digital Product Passport be Applied to Digital Health Devices? Date: 29 October 2024 Time: 14:00–15:00 CET Location: Online (Zoom) Register here Join us for a joint webinar between the Circular Economy Resource Information System (CE-RISE) and Digital Health...
From Policy to Practice: Implementing Digital Product Passports to Advance Circularity
Brought to you by Michelle Wagner, Lucía Herreras Martínez and Pascal Leroy from the WEEE Forum The European Union (EU) has long been at the forefront of environmental policy, particularly in addressing the growing challenge of electronic waste (e-waste). The Waste...
EVENT | Digital Product Passport: How can we make circular economy strategies the norm and not the exception?
An in-person clustering event organised by CE-RISE & CircThread projects that aims to discuss with the stakeholders around the value chain: How we benchmark a products’ reusability, repairability and remanufacturability? Can Digital Product Passport technology...
Meet Our Partners | UNITAR-SCYCLE
Meet the team working on CE-RISE Elise Vermeersch: Hi, I’m Elise Vermeersch, Associate Programme Officer at UNITAR-SCYCLE. I joined the SCYCLE team in 2016, initially working on the issue of transboundary movement of waste. Over the years, my fields of interest and...
Introducing the Green Public Criteria to Extend Lifetime of ICT
Brought to you by Katja Zajko from RECOSI Refresh IT In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and an increasing focus on sustainability, refurbished Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment has emerged as a compelling alternative to new...
Successful Annual Event at Electronics Goes Green 2024
The first annual event of the project, gathering nearly 80 participants both online and in person, took place at Electronics Goes Green on 17 June. Professionals from around the world headed to Berlin and joined our workshop focussing on how to optimise REuse,...
Third consortium meeting at Leiden University
CE-RISE partners headed to the picturesque university town of Leiden in early June for the project’s third in-person consortium meeting. The first day of the meeting covered progress over the last six months and served as the perfect opportunity to discuss...
CE-RISE Workshop | Towards the standardisation of product circularity requirements
Join our interactive workshop organised by TU Berlin, UNITAR, and the WEEE Forum on 28 June! Participants will gain an understanding of the various protocols involved, explore different techniques for effective implementation, and learn...
Digital Product Passports as Catalyst of Circular Business Models
Brought to you by Martin Reddy from GreenIT Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are emerging as a game-changer in the business landscape, offering new avenues for monetisation of various business processes, while driving sustainability and transparency. By providing...
Join us at Electronics Goes Green!
CE-RISE Annual Event | RE-thinking electronics: how to optimise REuse, REpair, REcycling, REmanufacturing and REcovery of valuable resources in electronic products using Digital Product Passport Join our interactive workshop at Electronics Goes Green conference...
Prioritising Health and Safety in Repair: Integrating Digital Product Passports (DPP)
Brought to you by Dimitra Papoutsoglou from ECORESET SA Right to Repair In April 2024, the European Parliament adopted the Directive on the Right to Repair that aims to encourage more sustainable consumption by making it easier to repair defective goods, reducing...
Cradle to Grave? The Impact of Digital Product Passports on E-Waste Management
Brought to you by André Rückert from ECOLOGICON GmbH The concept of Digital Product Passports (DPPs) holds significant promise in improving the downstream options for managing Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). What is a Digital Product...
Influencing Consumer Habits for a More Sustainable Future
Brought to you by Joshua Aseto and Marianne Isabel Magnus Melgar from CSCP In today's rapidly evolving market, businesses and consumers alike are becoming increasingly conscious of the environmental impact of their choices. The push towards a sustainable circular...
How to Create a Digital Product Passport?
Brought to you by Daniel Gregory and Tian Daphne from Circularise As businesses navigate the fast-evolving landscape of global supply chains, the importance of transparency and sustainability has never been more apparent. Forward-thinking organisations are...
Information Regarding Permanent Magnets to Sit in Digital Product Passport
The European Union aspires to become climate-neutral by 2050. However, for that ambition to come true, reliable access to critical raw materials (CRM) must be secured. Critical Raw Materials Act Last November, the European Parliament and the Council of the European...
Breaking Silos by Developing a Shared Vocabulary
Figure 1: Concepts addressed by the CE-RISE Glossary Task Force Brought to you by Joana Francisco Morgado and Patrick Wäger from Empa, A.M. Esfar-E-Alam Turzo from University of Oslo, and Evert Bouman from NILU. Presenting the work of the CE-RISE Glossary Task Force...
DPP Implementation: Expectations and Challenges of the Electrical and Electronics Value Chain
Brought to you by Elise Vermeersch and Elena Fernandez from UNITAR The rising demand and limited supply of critical raw materials (CRMs) hampers the ability of European Union (EU) industries to rapidly adopt technological change towards green and sustainable...
Meet Our Partners | REPIC
UK based project partner REPIC has been actively participating to EU funded projects for several years now and maintains a strong partnership with its fellow CE-RISE partner, the WEEE Forum. Sarah Downes I have worked for REPIC as our Environmental Affairs Manager...
Circular Economy of Raw Materials from PV Waste to PV and Other Industries
Brought to you by Dr. Caterin Salas-Redondo and Hsin-Hsin Fan from ROSI Secondary Raw Materials for the PV Industry The photovoltaic (PV) industry faces a few challenges: keep on increasing its competitiveness to traditional energy sources with an expected 20% average...
The Role of Scientific Dissemination in Advancing the Circular Economy
Brought to you by Evert Bouman and Miguel Las Heras from NILU Societal and Industrial Acceptance Transitioning to a circular economy (CE) is not just a technological challenge but a societal shift that demands widespread acceptance and understanding. Leaving aside the...
Enhancing Transparency and Sustainability in the Refurbishing of ICT Devices with Digital Product Passport
Brought to you by Katja Zajko from RECOSI In today's digital age, the refurbishing of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment plays a crucial role in extending the lifespan of electronic devices, reducing electronic waste, and making technology more...
The Importance of Creating New Business Models Aligned with the Circular Economy
Brought to you by Maxime Furkel from Lexmark The e-waste challenge is an ever-growing problem. In 2021 alone, according to the estimates of the United Nations, 57.4 million tonnes of e-waste were generated across the world and at current consumption rates, it is...
Increasing Circularity in the ICT Value Chain
Brought to you by Martin Reddy from GreenIT How does the reuse and refurbishment of technology products look like in practice? Project partner, GreenIT, an ICT (Information and Communication Technology) refurbishment and remanufacturing (reuse) company based in...
Digital Passport for Critical Raw Materials: A Breakthrough in the Energy Transition
Brought to you by Paulina Caldarelli from Erion The supply of critical raw materials (CRMs) has been a frequently addressed and growing issue since 2011. Import dependency and recent bottlenecks in supply chains post-COVID have underscored the need to address this...
The Life Cycle of Metals in the Economy and its Associated Environmental Impacts
Brought to you by Stéphanie Muller and Ambroise Lachat from BRGM To publish this article online, it was necessary to extract copper from a mine. This copper was used to make the circuit board of your computer, and the cables of the power grid. Other metals, such as...
How CE-RISE Will Support the European Green Deal
Brought to you by Marianne Magnus Melgar from CSCP Over the long period of the industrial age, economic growth has been largely dependent on the extraction and processing of raw materials. Is it even possible for countries to combine or even boost their economic...
The Impact of the Digital Product Passport on WEEE Repair and Recycling Operations
Brought to you by Dimitra Papoutsoglou from ECORESET SA, Insights from the collaborative experience between a repair and preparation for reuse center and the material recovery unit of ECORESET SA in Greece The integration of a Digital Product Passport (DPP) into...
The Printer Cartridge Lifecycle and Digital Product Passport Touchpoints
Brought to you by André Rückert from ECOLOGICON A printer cartridge is an incremental part of a printer, that is responsible for transferring the picture onto paper. There are several different types and models of printer cartridges on the market worldwide. ...
One Year of CE-RISE: Consortium Meeting in Athens
Early December, consortium partners headed to Athens for the project’s third presential meeting. To kick off the session, motivated to learn more about ECORESET’s activities, partners geared up to visit its refurbishing and sorting facilities in the vicinity of the...
How Digital Product Passports and RE-Srategies Will Guide the Sustainable Transition
Brought to you by Tian Daphne and Daniel Gregory from Circularise The circular economy provides a compelling framework for sustainable resource management and waste reduction. At the core of this approach are R-strategies, a collection of principles designed to...
Meet Our Partners | Recosi
Recosi will play an important role in applying the CE-RISE Information System on refurbished computer equipment and has close ties with project partner GreenIT. Untangling RECOSI’s tasks in the project, we asked Katja Zajko, Director of Recosi to tell us more about...
Meet Our Partners | Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP)
CSCP played an important role in disseminating the project’s most recent questionnaires so we were curious to discover the full extent of their role in CE-RISE. Get to Know the Team Working on CE-RISE I am pleased to introduce myself: My name is Marianne Isabel Magnus...
Meet Our Partners | WEEE Forum
Seeing as the WEEE Forum is currently participating in seven EU funded projects, we were curious to hear their motivation for joining CE-RISE. We asked Michelle Wagner, Technical Project Coordinator of the WEEE Forum to tell us a bit more about herself and why the...
Empowering Sustainability: Digital Product Passports in the Circular Economy
Brought to you by Michelle Wagner from WEEE Forum In the era of rapid technological advancement and heightened environmental awareness, the concept of a circular economy has gained significant traction. Traditional linear economic models, characterized by the...
Meet Our Partners | ROSI
Earlier this year, Grenoble based ROSI has been not only featured on Euronews and BBC but acknowledged among the start-ups helping to accelerate the "French Industrial Revival" by Emmanuel Macron, President of France. Curious to discover ROSI’s secret for success, we...
Circular Economy in the Heating Industry
Source: Viessmann media library Brought to you by Jahanzeb Tariq from Viessmann. The heating industry in Germany has seen a turbulent ride in the last 3 years not least due to the COVID-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine, rotations in regulatory frameworks, and material...
Meet Our Partners | Lexmark
Earlier this year, Lexmark received a Platinum EcoVadis Medal for the second year running, placing the company among the top 1% of assessed entities. Intrigued by Lexmark's success, we asked their international Team, based in three different countries, to tell us more...
Is There a Market for Refurbished Products?
Brought to you by André Rückert from ECOLOGICON Refurbishment of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is an important step in the fulfilment of the European waste hierarchy and an important component of the circular economy. WEEE refurbishment can...
Meet Our Partners | GreenIT
WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) has undoubtedly become one of the fastest growing waste streams worldwide due to an unprecedented level of electronics being produced. It is also one of the most hazardous if not managed properly, causing major health...
Meet Our Partners | Viessmann
Upon the publication of Viessmann’s 2023 Sustainability Report, we asked Andreas Wade, Head of Sustainability and Jahanzeb Tariq Global Manager Sustainable Products and Circularity to tell us more about their roles at company and Viessmann’s motivation for joining the...
CE-RISE Launches Three Questionnaires on the Digital Product Passport
Digital product passport (DPP) is one of the key actions guided by the European Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan of the European Union. In a nutshell, Digital Product Passport is a tool that gathers data on a product and its value chain. The objective...
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CE-RISE Partners Met at the Third Consortium Meeting in Brussels
Over 40 participants gathered in Brussels between 8 and 9 June at the third consortium meeting of the project. The event kicked off with two intensive workshops led by projects partners. At first, Viessmann guided four different groups through enabling...
Launch of Project to Optimise Raw Material Reuse and Recovery in Electronic Products
A consortium composed of leading experts representing the entire value chain of electronic products as well as IT experts, and research institutions focusing on raw materials have commenced an ambitious four-year project to create a data platform that will share...