Digital Product Passport Insights – A 4TheRecord Podcast
Digital Product Passport Insights - A 4TheRecord Podcast
Podcast Description
This podcast season provides insights into the regulation, standardization, technical implementation, and industry adoption of digital product passports. Starting from early 2024, digital product passports will become mandatory in the European Union across various end consumer product segments such as batteries, textiles, buildings, detergents, furniture, paints, toys, tires, mattresses, and cosmetics. Additionally, intermediate products such as aluminum, chemicals, glass, iron and steel, paper, plastics, and non-ferrous metal products are regulated to enable better reuse, repair, and recycling of these materials.Join the discussion with experts from industry, NGOs, standardization bodies, and government agencies, moderated by the founder of 4TheRecord.io, Dr. Susanne Guth-Orlowski.Don't miss the next episode by following us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sguth/
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on digital product passports and their implications for various industries, discussing topics such as sustainability, regulatory compliance, and technological implementation. Examples include episodes on the impact of DPPs on sustainability with Carolynn Bernier, and the exploration of the relationship between digital identity and product transparency with Carsten Stöcker.

This podcast season provides insights into the regulation, standardization, technical implementation, and industry adoption of digital product passports. Starting from early 2024, digital product passports will become mandatory in the European Union across various end consumer product segments such as batteries, textiles, buildings, detergents, furniture, paints, toys, tires, mattresses, and cosmetics. Additionally, intermediate products such as aluminum, chemicals, glass, iron and steel, paper, plastics, and non-ferrous metal products are regulated to enable better reuse, repair, and recycling of these materials.
Join the discussion with experts from industry, NGOs, standardization bodies, and government agencies, moderated by the founder of 4TheRecord.io, Dr. Susanne Guth-Orlowski.
Don’t miss the next episode by following us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sguth/
🎙️ New Episode of ”Digital Product Passport Insights” is Live!
In the latest episode of Digital Product Passport Insights, our CEO Dr. Susanne Guth-Orlowski speaks with Dr. Patrick Bergmann, General Manager of Madaster Germany.
They explore the perspective of the construction industry on Material and Building Resource Passports — and what needs to happen to make buildings truly circular and data-driven.
In this episode:
1️⃣ Madaster & the Digital Building Logbook — What it is, what it contains, and what problem it solves
2️⃣ The Passport for Buildings and Infrastructure — How it differs from other product passports and when it becomes mandatory
3️⃣ Environmental Product Declarations (#EPDs) — What data they contain and how it is collected today
4️⃣ Data exchange in the construction value chain — Who the key actors are and where the challenges lie
5️⃣ The United Nations Transparency Protocol (#UNTP) — How it can help get raw material data from the supply chain
6️⃣ Lessons from the Battery Industry — What the construction sector can learn about standardised data exchange
7️⃣ Supporting SMEs — How to avoid fragmented systems through open standards and open-source solutions
🎧 Tune in to understand how Digital Product Passports and global standards can unlock a more sustainable and circular future for the built environment.
Learn more about 4TheRecord: https://www.4therecord.io/
Learn more about Madaster Germany: https://madaster.de/
More links to initiatives mentioned in the podcast:
– Unlocking the potential of digital building logbooks for a climate-neutral building stock | BUILD UP (https://build-up.ec.europa.eu/en/resources-and-tools/publications/unlocking-potential-digital-building-logbooks-climate-neutral)
– Construction Products Regulation (CPR) – Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/construction/construction-products-regulation-cpr_en)
– Construct-X | The future of construction is digital (https://construct-x.org/en/)
– CEN Standards in the Construction Industry: Sustainability, Safety and Accessibility – CEN-CENELEC (https://www.cencenelec.eu/areas-of-work/cen-sectors/construction/construction-products/)
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