Module Case Study: DPP Health
Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are quickly becoming one of the most important tools for transparency, traceability, and regulatory compliance in the fashion and textile industry.
However, creating a DPP is only part of the journey.
The real challenge lies in ensuring that every passport contains the information required for regulatory compliance. Missing fibre origins, incomplete supplier mapping, absent certifications, or missing environmental data can significantly reduce the value of a passport and create unnecessary compliance risks.
To address this challenge, we introduced DPP Health into the Chain platform that evaluates the completeness of every Digital Product Passport and provides brands with a clear roadmap for improvement.
This case study explores how the module works and how brands can use it to improve DPP quality before publication.
The Challenge
Brands often collect sustainability and supply chain information from multiple systems, suppliers, and departments.
As a result:
Product data may be complete while supplier data is missing.
Certifications may exist but have not been uploaded.
Material composition may be available without country of origin information.
Environmental information may remain incomplete.
Without a central validation process, identifying these gaps requires manual reviews that consume valuable time and resources.
The need was clear: Create a simple way to measure DPP readiness before publishing the passport.
The Solution: DPP Health
DPP Health acts as a quality assurance layer for every Digital Product Passport created within The Chain.
Instead of simply displaying product information, the module analyses connected datasets and measures completion across multiple compliance categories.
These include:
Product Identification
Material Composition
Supply Chain Traceability
Audits & Certifications
Environmental Impact
Durability & End-of-Life Information
Each section receives an individual completion score while contributing to an overall DPP Health percentage.
The DPP Health dashboard provides an instant overview of passport completeness across every compliance category.
Measuring Compliance Readiness
Unlike traditional dashboards that simply display uploaded information, DPP Health highlights missing and partially completed fields.
In the example below, the passport has:
15 completed fields
3 partially completed fields
4 missing fields
This immediately tells compliance teams where attention is needed. Rather than manually reviewing dozens of product attributes, users can prioritise products that require additional supplier engagement or internal validation.
DPP Health transforms complex compliance reviews into a simple readiness score.
Turning Missing Data Into Action
One of the most valuable capabilities of DPP Health is its ability to pinpoint exactly why a score is incomplete.
For example, under Material Composition, fibre percentages may already be available while the country of origin remains missing. Instead of forcing users to investigate manually, the module highlights the missing mandatory field directly within the interface. This dramatically reduces the time required to prepare products for Digital Product Passport publication.
Missing mandatory fields are highlighted, allowing compliance teams to resolve issues immediately.
Strengthening Supply Chain Transparency
The module also evaluates supply chain mapping. Users can instantly identify which supplier tiers have been successfully mapped and which still require additional information.
In the example below, Tier 1 and Tier 2 supplier information has been completed, while deeper supply chain visibility remains incomplete.
This provides brands with a practical roadmap for improving traceability over time.
DPP Health identifies where supply chain transparency ends and where further mapping is required.
Accessing the DPP Health Module
The module has been designed to fit naturally into the DPP workflow. Users can access it in just a few clicks.
Step 1: Open the DPP module.
From the left-hand navigation menu:
DPP → View Data
The DPP View Data page lists every passport created within the platform together with its progress score and QR code. This follows the standard DPP workflow documented for The Chain platform.
Step 2: Select the Product
Locate the product you wish to review within the DPP Entries table.
The table displays:
Product Name
SKU
DPP Progress
QR Code
Available Actions
Step 3: Launch DPP Health
Within the Action column, click: DPP Health
The system immediately opens the health assessment dashboard for that product.
No additional configuration is required.
Step 4: Review and Improve
Expand each compliance category to review:
Completed information
Partially completed information
Missing mandatory fields
Missing recommended fields
Teams can then return to the relevant modules and complete outstanding information before regenerating the passport.
This transforms DPP creation into an iterative quality improvement process rather than a one-time exercise.
Why This Module Matters
As Digital Product Passport regulations continue to evolve, brands will increasingly need confidence that their product data is complete before sharing it with regulators, customers, or business partners.
DPP Health provides that confidence. By converting fragmented data into a measurable health score and actionable checklist, the module enables brands to improve compliance, strengthen transparency, and reduce the risk of incomplete Digital Product Passports.
Rather than asking whether a passport exists, organisations can now ask a far more important question:
"Is this passport truly ready for the future?"
Want to explore The Chain and test the DPP health feature? Send an email to info@thefrankco.com