Mapping Tensions In Digital Product Passport Ecosystems
Insights From The Green Steel Transition
A. Panigrahi (TU Delft - Technology, Policy and Management)
B.D. Rukanova (TU Delft - Technology, Policy and Management)
Mark de Reuver (TU Delft - Technology, Policy and Management)
Y. Tan (TU Delft - Technology, Policy and Management)
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Abstract
The Eco-design for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) mandates Digital Product Passports (DPPs) to enhance product traceability and enable circular value chains. While DPPs are expected to improve material transparency and compliance, their implementation also impacts value exchanges across industrial ecosystems. This research-in-progress paper examines how DPPs reconfigure information flows and value exchanges within the green steel transition, reshaping business ecosystems and generating tensions. Using value modelling of the Groeien met Groen Staal (GGS) ecosystem, the study identifies inter-actor tensions and develops a preliminary taxonomy across three dimensions: transparency versus control, coordination versus autonomy, and value creation versus value capture. The taxonomy provides a structured lens for analysing how digital infrastructures redistribute information, governance, and value in circular ecosystems. Future empirical iterations will validate and refine the taxonomy through stakeholder engagement within the GGS consortium.