We are proud to announce a new publication from CIRCULess, contributing to the advancement of sustainability, transparency, and circularity in manufacturing systems 
Foivos Psarommatis and Gökan MAY, together with our partners at Zerofect have published a research paper titled: “A Comprehensive Review of Digital Product Passports in Sustainable Manufacturing: Current State, Challenges, and Future Directions” in Springer Nature.
This comprehensive review analyzes 225 peer-reviewed studies and explores how Digital Product Passports can support sustainable manufacturing through lifecycle data transparency, interoperability, regulatory alignment, and circular product management. The paper discusses the opportunities and current challenges associated with scaling DPP implementation across industries.
Highlights:• Digital Product Passports are becoming key infrastructure for sustainable manufacturing and circular economy practices.
• Blockchain is the most frequently proposed enabling technology, though hybrid architectures may offer greater scalability and efficiency.
• The study proposes a unified DPP lifecycle framework to support traceability, resource efficiency, and regulatory compliance.
This publication provides valuable insights into the future of digital traceability and the role of DPPs in accelerating sustainable industrial transformation.
Read the full publication here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43615-026-00927-x
Consortium: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) I AIMEN Centro Tecnológico I Holcim I Omtre I FORESTIA I Gjøvik Kommune I National Technical University of Athens I DTU – Technical University of Denmark I Luleå University of Technology I UNE – Asociación Española de Normalización I IRES I Global Consulting Sustainability AS I Eindhoven University of Technology I TECNALIA Research & Innovation I Volbas I University of Thessaly I bAvenir I TheGreenTech I Zerofect I University of Hertfordshire
