From low-skilled labor to skilled workers: labor migration requires a different conversation
One in ten workers in the Netherlands is a migrant worker. They are on the production lines, building our houses and soon laying the power grid that will carry the energy transition. At the same time, the same reports have been coming in for years: exploitation, poor housing, people on temporary contracts year after year. […]
The next wave of sustainability
A new oil crisis due to geopolitical turmoil. What a misery! Fuel prices are going through the roof due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Fishermen, processors and traders must pass on the increased costs to consumers or they will fall over. Inflation adds to that. In the fish chain, we know all […]
Digital Product Passport (DPP): a digital identity card for your products in the EU
What is in this product? Where do the materials come from? How can it be repaired or recycled? These questions are becoming increasingly relevant, and often prove difficult to answer. Companies often do have the information, but scattered across technical sheets, supplier contracts, Excel files and folders on a shared drive. Consumers, recyclers and regulators […]
DPP deadlines by product category: when will it become mandatory?
“When should we have a DPP?” It’s a common question from executives and compliance officers. The short answer: it depends on the product category. You can read the longer answer below. We’ve listed all known deadlines for the DPP requirement, including when delegated acts are expected by product group. How does phased implementation work? The […]
DPP data collection: here’s how to do it
“Where do we start?” It’s the question we hear most often from organizations preparing for the Digital Product Passport. And the answer is more reassuring than most expect. At the companies we assist, we always see the same pattern: after an initial inventory, 40 to 60 percent of the required DPP data is already present […]