Together with EBC and SMEunited, SBS has issued a joint statement welcoming the creation of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) Registry under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), while urging EU authorities to ensure its implementation remains practical and proportionate for small and medium-sized enterprises. We acknowledge the Registry as a meaningful step forward in building a sustainable product ecosystem, but stress that its design must not inadvertently disadvantage the millions of SMEs that form the backbone of the European economy.
In this joint statement, SBS and its partners outline a series of concrete priorities, including minimising implementation costs, avoiding double reporting, guaranteeing open and interoperable APIs, and ensuring user-friendly interfaces that do not require advanced digital infrastructure or costly external IT support. We also call for greater legal clarity on liability allocation across value chains, robust data confidentiality protections, and adequate support measures — such as multilingual guidance, helpdesks and training — to help SMEs navigate the transition.
Read the full joint statement below.
