The Hashgraph Group launches TrackTrace to meet EU Digital Product Passport rules
TrackTrace: Hedera-backed compliance tooling for EU DPPs
The Hashgraph Group introduced TrackTrace, a supply-chain platform built atop the Hedera public ledger that packages data capture, tamper-evident audit trails and automated compliance workflows aimed at upcoming European product-reporting mandates.
TrackTrace links physical events to digital records using decentralized identity credentials and embeds verifiable product attributes — durability, reparability and emissions — so those records can feed regulatory filings and authenticity checks.
The timing responds to a regulatory timetable that already includes the ESPR framework and sectoral mandates such as the battery passport, with specific enforcement dates driving enterprise procurement and IT roadmaps.
The vendor says the solution layers artificial intelligence to automate parts of the compliance workflow, while relying on Hedera’s ledger properties to anchor immutable proofs across the product lifecycle.
The Hashgraph Group has signaled partnerships with large consultancies to accelerate deployments for corporate clients targeting EU market access and regulatory conformance.
Competing offerings cover adjacent needs — from dedicated battery-trace systems to textile-specific traceability software — but TrackTrace aims to differentiate by combining decentralized identity with ledger-based provenance and compliance orchestration.
For businesses, the practical test will be how easily TrackTrace integrates with ERP systems, supplier telemetry and existing sustainability reporting tools to produce regulator-ready outputs.
If enterprises adopt such platforms at scale, expect a shift in supplier selection criteria: traceability capabilities will factor alongside cost and lead time when buying components or finished goods.
From a governance angle, anchoring compliance artifacts on a public ledger raises questions about data minimization, access-controls and cross-border data transfers under EU law.
Ultimately, TrackTrace frames itself as infrastructure for companies that must translate product attributes into machine-readable, auditable evidence for Digital Product Passport regimes and related sustainability rules.
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