DPP-Lite: Connecting European Standards with Global Supply Chains
Digital Product Passports are being shaped in Europe. But the supply chains that will depend on them are spread across the world. That is the gap we are working to close.
In late May, CEN and CENELEC published the first European standards underpinning the EU’s DPP framework, covering how product data is identified, carried, stored, and exchanged. The technical baseline is now taking shape.
Manufacturers across the world’s garment hubs already supply global markets, yet much of their production data still sits in paper records, spreadsheets, and fragmented systems. As buyers and ESPR-driven requirements increasingly demand structured, machine-readable product data, this gap becomes a real competitiveness issue.
At last week’s KOICA CTS C-Day, our CEO 노힘찬 and CSO DAJEONG. presented 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐃’𝐬 𝐃𝐏𝐏-𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐨 𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲. Our project helps factories capture essential production data through their existing workflows, aligned with emerging European standards.
For us, 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭. That is why 𝐃𝐏𝐏-𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐑&𝐃 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 with Association of the Lao Garment Industry, Lao garment factories and fashion brands who will work with the data in practice.
As part of this journey, CARE ID will continue to share updates on the progress and local implementation of the DPP-Lite project through the end of this year.
We hope you’ll continue to follow along as we work with our partners to support the digital transformation of Laos’ fashion and garment industry.
*DPP-Lite Project is implemented by CARE ID with support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) under its Creative Technology Solution (CTS) programme.