ENTER: Effective Innovative Digital Value Chain for the Wood Industry

To achieve traceability throughout the entire value chain, digital product passports (DPP) play a central role by collecting and storing all relevant information about wood products. DPPs are standardized digital documents that contain important information about a product's properties, origin, and environmental impact. They aim to increase transparency and traceability in the supply chain and provide consumers, businesses, and authorities with reliable data about products. By providing information on material content, reparability, and recycling possibilities, DPPs promote a more circular economy, circular product flows, and sustainable consumption. Previously, the lack of traceability has been an obstacle for the forestry industry. Today, there are both methods and products that facilitate traceability between different production stages in the value chain, creating good conditions for DPPs to be filled with content. Additionally, the maturity of digitalization and the ability to establish standards in the industry are at a level that gives this project an excellent starting point. Without measurements, digitalization, traceability, and common standards, continuous improvement towards sustainability goals cannot be pursued.