19/08/2025
๐ Bangladeshโs First Digital Product Passport (DPP) Awareness Seminar Charts a Path Towards EU Compliance!
On 11 August 2025, DigiProd Pass Ltd. was honoured to co-host an event titled โForum for EU Trade: Spotlight on Digital Product Passportโ, organised by the Ministry of Commerce (Export Wing), the Peopleโs Republic of Bangladesh, supported by GIZ Bangladesh, in technical partnership with Digital Architect Ltd.
The event, the first of its kind in Bangladesh, brought together over 100 influential stakeholders from the government, industry associations, global brands, and technology providers. The focus was on how Bangladeshโs export industries, particularly the ready-made garment (RMG) sector, can prepare for upcoming EU sustainability and traceability regulations, including the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and the Digital Product Passport (DPP), a core element of the EU Green Deal.
The session commenced with a warm welcome from Dr Michael Klode, Head of Project, STILE-II, Deutsche Gesellschaft fรผr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, followed by an introduction from Salauddin Sohag, Managing Director of DigiProd Pass Ltd.
The event was honoured to host distinguished guests, including:
- Chief Guest
Mr Mahbubur Rahman, Honourable Secretary, Ministry of Commerce
- Guests of Honour:
H.E. Dr Rรผdiger Lotz, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
Md Anwar Hossain, Vice Chairman, Export Promotion Bureau
- Chair:
Mr Md Abdur Rahim Khan, Additional Secretary (Export), Ministry of Commerce
The programme included the following key sessions and panels
- โSustainability and the Regulatory Framework in Europeโ by Joanna Knight CEnv FISEP FRSA
- โDPP Technical Deep Dive: Structure and Strategic Relevanceโ by Dr Fahim Chowdhury
- Panel Discussion: โFrom Regulation to Readiness: Is Bangladesh Prepared?โ Moderated by Dr Michael Klode
- Panel Discussion โImplementation Insights and Challenges: Experience Sharing from the Fieldโ Moderated by Joanna Knight CEnv FISEP FRSA
DigiProd Pass Ltd. also presented its blockchain-enabled DPP platform alongside solutions from Garmenttech, BluWin, Reverse Resources, and Leathertrace Bangladesh.
Key outcomes from the event:
- Call for a government-owned data ecosystem to streamline DPP compliance for exporters, factory owners, and SMEs.
- Need for clear industry requirements to guide coordinated policy and regulatory support.
- Priority on awareness-building and training for MSMEs to ensure inclusion across the value chain.
For Bangladeshโs RMG sector, this was more than an awareness seminar. It marked the beginning of a coordinated movement to adopt Digital Product Passport technology, strengthen brand trust, and create new opportunities for sustainable, transparent, and circular supply chains.