# Nine Real Digital Product Passport Implementations and Pilots: What the Evidence Shows

> Nine documented initiatives show how product passports support traceability, repair and circular business models, while revealing where measured results are still unavailable.

## Read case studies without confusing deployment and proof

DPP case studies vary in maturity: some are production systems on commercial products, others are technical demonstrators or funded pilots. A working passport proves information can be assembled and accessed; it does not prove more recycling, lower emissions or profitable resale.

Below, implemented functionality is separated from measured outcomes. Where sources state objectives without quantified results, benefits are labelled **expected**. CIRPASS-2 runs thirteen pilots across textiles, electronics, tyres and construction, with cross-pilot interoperability among its goals. [1](https://cirpass2.eu/lighthouse-pilots/)

## 1. Volvo Cars and Circulor — production battery passports

Volvo and Circulor introduced a battery passport for the EX90 electric SUV covering raw-material origins, components, recycled content and embedded carbon, accessible via the Volvo Cars app and a QR code on the vehicle. [2](https://circulor.com/articles/worlds-first-battery-passport) [3](https://www.volvocars.com/fr-ch/news/technology/la-volvo-ex90-inaugure-le-passeport-batterie/)

**Result:** a commercial deployment with consumer-accessible battery information. **Limitation:** no source shows a measured lifecycle-emission reduction caused by the passport. "World's first" is the company's claim.

## 2. Battery Pass — an interoperable demonstrator

The German-funded consortium of eleven organisations released technical guidance and a software demonstrator in March 2024, making distributed data, identifiers, access and interoperability tangible. [4](https://thebatterypass.eu/wp-content/uploads/EN_Press-Release_Battery-Pass-Consortium-Publishes-Technical-Guidance.pdf)

**Result:** guidance and demonstrator software, presented again at the February 2025 closing event. **Limitation:** not a regulatory approval or production-readiness certificate. [5](https://thebatterypass.eu/assets/closing/presentations/2.2%20From%20Concept%20to%20Demonstration.pdf)

## 3. IOXIO — circular workwear

IOXIO leads CIRPASS-2's circular workwear pilot, targeting reuse, repair, remanufacture and recycling as garments move between users, laundries and repairers. [6](https://cirpass2.eu/category/lighthouse-pilots/)

**Expected:** longer garment life and better recycling — no verified percentages yet. **Lesson:** attach the passport to a repeatable operational decision, not just the first sale.

## 4. Kezzler — connected garments and footwear

Kezzler's pilot covers item-level connected-product management for garments and footwear, combining circular business models with DPP implementation.

**Expected:** resale and engagement gains. **Lesson:** regulatory and commercial functions can share identity infrastructure — but legally required information should never depend on joining a loyalty programme.

## 5. EON — scaling circular systems in fashion

EON's pilot with a Top-20 global apparel brand focuses on resale, repair and recycling, including downstream events flowing back into item records.

**Expected:** more circular transactions. **Lesson:** can downstream businesses retrieve and interpret data without adopting the brand's whole tech stack?

## 6. Avery Dennison atma.io and circular.fashion — Textile Loop

The Textile Loop pilot targets sorting and repair/upcycling — information must arrive where sorting decisions happen.

**Expected:** better sorting accuracy and recovery. Useful metrics: carrier survival, scan time, completeness of material data, share of items routed to higher-value outcomes.

## 7. TripleR.io — MattressID

MattressID addresses mattress refurbishment and recycling.

**Expected:** higher refurbishment and recycling. **Lesson:** separate static manufacturer data from condition assessment at collection — a passport can't remotely judge hygiene or damage.

## 8. Scantrust — DPP feasibility for textile SMEs

Scantrust's pilot aims to show textile SMEs can issue passports affordably and improve circular economics.

**Expected:** positive economics. Measure onboarding time, data-cleaning effort, recurring admin and provider dependence — not just carrier price.

## 9. Arçelik/Beko — preventing incorrect vacuum-cleaner repairs

Arçelik's pilot uses DPP traceability to prevent incorrect repairs of cordless vacuum cleaners, reducing e-waste.

**Expected:** less e-waste. Track first-time repair success, wrong-part orders, repeat visits and products returned to use.

## What these cases collectively establish

| Evidence category | Examples | Reasonable conclusion |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial implementation | Volvo / Circulor | Product-linked information can reach customers in production |
| Technical demonstrator | Battery Pass | Architecture and interoperability approaches can be implemented |
| Operational pilots | Seven CIRPASS-2 cases | Defined circular workflows are being tested |
| Quantified environmental impact | Not yet established | Further measurement is needed |

**The common lesson:** choose a decision to improve, identify the data that decision needs, and measure the result. Passport issuance counts alone are a weak proxy for circularity.

## Sources

- https://cirpass2.eu/lighthouse-pilots/
- https://cirpass2.eu/category/lighthouse-pilots/
- https://cirpass2.eu/category/textiles/
- https://circulor.com/articles/worlds-first-battery-passport
- https://www.volvocars.com/fr-ch/news/technology/la-volvo-ex90-inaugure-le-passeport-batterie/
- https://thebatterypass.eu/wp-content/uploads/EN_Press-Release_Battery-Pass-Consortium-Publishes-Technical-Guidance.pdf
- https://thebatterypass.eu/assets/closing/presentations/2.2%20From%20Concept%20to%20Demonstration.pdf