Digital Product Passports as Information Providers for Consumers—The Case of Digital Battery Passports

IF 12.5 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-05-28 DOI:10.1002/bse.4346

Martin Popowicz, Antonia Pohlmann, Josef‐Peter Schöggl, Rupert J. Baumgartner

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Abstract

Sustainable consumption is crucial to transitioning toward a more sustainable society. Various tools, including information provision tools such as ecolabels, aim to promote sustainable consumption but are often criticized for failing to adequately inform consumers. This study examines digital product passports (DPPs), an emerging policy tool, as a means of enhancing consumer communication. Given the development of battery passports, the case of DPPs for electric vehicle batteries was selected. A method incorporating elements of the self‐explicated and lead‐user approaches was used, and a survey was conducted (n = 211) to determine which types of information provide the most value to consumers. The results identified the most relevant DPP attributes (e.g., “expected lifetime” and “CO2 footprint”) from a consumer perspective. Groupwise comparisons based on environmental attitude and correlation analyses revealed that respondents' environmental attitudes significantly influenced their perceptions of the benefits of the investigated DPP attributes.

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数字产品护照作为消费者的信息提供者——以数字电池护照为例

可持续消费对于向更可持续的社会转型至关重要。包括生态标签等信息提供工具在内的各种工具旨在促进可持续消费，但往往因未能充分告知消费者而受到批评。本研究考察了数字产品护照（dpp）作为一种新兴的政策工具，作为一种加强消费者沟通的手段。考虑到电池护照的发展，选择了电动汽车电池dpp案例。采用了一种结合自我说明和引导用户方法元素的方法，并进行了一项调查（n = 211），以确定哪种类型的信息对消费者最有价值。结果从消费者的角度确定了最相关的DPP属性（例如，“预期寿命”和“二氧化碳足迹”）。

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Business Strategy and The Environment Multiple-

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22.50

自引率

19.40%

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336

期刊介绍： Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE) is a leading academic journal focused on business strategies for improving the natural environment. It publishes peer-reviewed research on various topics such as systems and standards, environmental performance, disclosure, eco-innovation, corporate environmental management tools, organizations and management, supply chains, circular economy, governance, green finance, industry sectors, and responses to climate change and other contemporary environmental issues. The journal aims to provide original contributions that enhance the understanding of sustainability in business. Its target audience includes academics, practitioners, business managers, and consultants. However, BSE does not accept papers on corporate social responsibility (CSR), as this topic is covered by its sibling journal Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. The journal is indexed in several databases and collections such as ABI/INFORM Collection, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOBASE, Emerald Management Reviews, GeoArchive, Environment Index, GEOBASE, INSPEC, Technology Collection, and Web of Science.