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Digital Product Passports
The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a core UNTP credential that serves as the digital carrier of product and sustainability information for every serialized product item or batch shipped between value chain actors. Issued by product shippers as W3C Verifiable Credentials, DPPs provide essential data including materials provenance, conformity claims, emissions and circularity scorecards, and traceability information - all designed to support supply chain transparency while maintaining the lightweight structure needed for B2B transactions.
- For complete technical specifications, implementation guidance, and sample credentials for the core Digital Product Passport, visit the official UNTP Digital Product Passport documentation
- For an overview of how Digital Product Passports are used in the Responsible Business Transparency Protocol, please visit Digital Product Passport Overview
RBTP extends this core UNTP framework with specialized Digital Product Passport implementations for specific product categories that require additional industry-specific data elements. These RBTP extensions - including the Digital Electronic Goods Passport and Digital Battery Passport - maintain full compatibility with the core UNTP structure while incorporating the specialized attributes and conformity frameworks necessary for their respective industries. Detailed documentation for these RBTP extensions is available in dedicated sections of the RBTP Knowledge Base.
RBTP Passport Types
The table below lists each RBTP product passport type, its current version, status, release date, and UNTP DPP version dependency.
| Name | Current Version | Status | Release Date | UNTP dependency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Product Passport | v0.5.0 | Core UNTP | November, 2024 | |
| Digital Electronic Goods Passport | 0.0.1 | Draft | TBA | UNTP DPP v0.5.0 |
| Digital Battery Passport | 0.0.1 | Draft | TBA | UNTP DPP v0.5.0 |