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Regen Studio is a regenerative innovation design studio. We help organisations design systemic innovations at the intersection of technology, society, and nature. Our work spans five focus areas: Circular Economy (Digital Product Passports, ESPR compliance), Energy Transition (smart grids, community energy, energy justice), Liveable Cities (living labs, digital participation), Resilient Nature (bioacoustics, reforestation monitoring), and Digital Society (digital identity, privacy-by-design).
Our services include innovation design, vision and strategy, visual storytelling, and specialized advisory in areas like Digital Product Passports. We believe the most impactful innovations don't just solve problems — they regenerate the systems they touch.
Regen Studio operates from two locations: The Netherlands (Regen Studio B.V., registered in Berg en Dal) and Brazil (Regen Studio Consultoria LTDA, based in São Paulo). We work with clients worldwide, both digitally and on-site.
This dual presence gives us a unique perspective — bridging European regulation and policy with the production realities and innovation potential of Latin America and the Global South.
We work with governments, impact entrepreneurs, industry associations, NGOs, and universities. Our clients share a common goal: creating positive systemic impact through innovation, whether in energy, circular economy, urban development, nature restoration, or digital society.
You can reach us at info@regenstudio.world, through the contact forms on our service pages, or via LinkedIn. We respond to inquiries within two business days.
Regenerative innovation goes beyond sustainability — instead of just reducing harm, it actively restores and improves the systems it touches. Where sustainable design aims to do less bad, regenerative design asks: how can this innovation leave communities, ecosystems, and economies in a better state than before?
At Regen Studio, this means designing innovations that create positive feedback loops — a smart energy grid that reduces carbon emissions and builds community wealth, or a Digital Product Passport system that enables both regulatory compliance and new circular business models. Learn more about our vision.
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The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR, Regulation 2024/1781) is the EU's flagship regulation for making products more sustainable. It replaces the older Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC) and massively expands its scope — from energy-related products only to nearly all physical goods sold in the EU.
The ESPR works through delegated acts: the European Commission adopts product-specific rules covering ecodesign requirements (durability, reparability, recyclability, recycled content) and Digital Product Passport obligations. The first ESPR working plan (2025–2030) prioritises textiles, iron & steel, aluminium, furniture, tyres, detergents, paints, and more.
Each delegated act specifies exactly which data attributes the DPP must contain, who is responsible, and when compliance begins — typically 18 months after the act enters into force. Read our analysis of the expected textile delegated act for a practical example.
The EU Battery Regulation (2023/1542) is the first EU regulation to mandate Digital Product Passports. From February 2027, batteries placed on the EU market — including EV batteries, industrial batteries above 2 kWh, and light means of transport (LMT) batteries — must carry a digital passport with over 80 data attributes.
These cover battery chemistry, capacity, expected lifetime, carbon footprint, recycled content, collection and recycling information, and due diligence data on raw material sourcing. The regulation also introduces a battery carbon footprint declaration, performance and durability requirements, minimum recycled content thresholds (rising over time), and extended producer responsibility.
It is the most advanced DPP framework currently in force and serves as a reference point for other product categories. Try our Battery Passport Checker to assess your obligations.
The new Construction Products Regulation (2024/3110) replaces the original CPR (305/2011) and covers 37 product families — from cement and concrete to insulation, doors, chimneys, and structural timber. The CPR establishes EU-wide rules for placing construction products on the market based on harmonised technical specifications (harmonised European standards and European Assessment Documents).
Chapter X of the new CPR introduces a Digital Product Passport framework for construction products, but specific DPP requirements depend on the development and citation of harmonised standards by CEN/CENELEC, which is ongoing. Regen Studio tracks all 37 product families, their harmonised standards status, and DPP readiness in the CPR DPP Tracker. Read our detailed analysis of all 37 product families.
The Toy Safety Regulation (2025/2509) replaces the 2009 Toy Safety Directive and introduces a Digital Product Passport mandate for toys. It strengthens chemical safety requirements, adds protections against digital risks for connected toys, and requires a DPP that carries safety, compliance, and material information.
The regulation applies from 2030, giving the toy industry time to prepare data collection, labelling, and digital infrastructure. It is one of the first non-ESPR product-specific regulations to include DPP obligations.
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR, 2025/40) overhauls EU rules on packaging sustainability. It introduces recycled content targets, restrictions on certain single-use packaging formats, mandatory reuse systems for specific sectors, and DPP-like digital labelling requirements.
From August 2028, packaging must carry a data carrier (such as a QR code) linking to information about material composition, recyclability, and proper sorting. While not a full DPP in the ESPR sense, the PPWR's digital information requirements create similar compliance challenges around data collection, labelling, and supply chain coordination.
The European Commission is preparing an ESPR delegated act for textiles, expected to be adopted around 2026–2027. It will set ecodesign requirements — including durability, fibre-to-fibre recyclability, and microfibre shedding limits — and mandate a Digital Product Passport for textile products.
The DPP would require data on fibre composition, country of manufacturing for key processing steps, substances of concern, and environmental footprint indicators. Application will follow roughly 18 months after adoption. Read our in-depth analysis of the expected textile delegated act, including implications for brands and manufacturers globally.
The revised EU Detergents Regulation updates the existing framework (Regulation 648/2004) with new sustainability and safety requirements. It introduces Digital Product Passport provisions for detergents and surfactants, covering ingredient information, dosage guidance, safety data, biodegradability, and environmental hazard information.
The regulation is pending formal adoption. Once in force, it will require manufacturers to provide digital access to product data, complementing existing physical labelling requirements.
The circular economy is an economic model that eliminates waste by keeping products and materials in use as long as possible — through reuse, repair, remanufacturing, and recycling. Unlike the linear take-make-waste model, a circular approach designs out waste from the start.
Regen Studio supports the circular economy through Digital Product Passport advisory, circular business model design, and helping organisations understand how regulation like the ESPR creates both obligations and opportunities. We help make circularity practical, not just aspirational.
A Digital Product Passport is a structured digital record that carries product information — materials, origin, environmental impact, repair instructions, and end-of-life options — throughout its lifecycle. Rather than a physical label, a DPP is typically accessed via a QR code or data carrier on the product, linking to a rich set of verified data.
Several EU regulations mandate DPPs for products sold in the EU. The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) provides the overarching framework, while product-specific regulations — including the EU Battery Regulation, the Toy Safety Regulation, the Detergents Regulation, and the Construction Products Regulation — each introduce their own DPP requirements. The goal is to enable transparency, support circular business models, and empower consumers, recyclers, and regulators with trustworthy product data.
DPPs provide the information needed at every stage of a product's life: what materials are in it, how to repair it, how to disassemble it, and where its components can go next. Without this data, recyclers can't sort efficiently, repair shops can't access service information, and consumers can't make informed choices.
By making product data transparent and machine-readable, DPPs create the infrastructure for circular business models — from product-as-a-service to take-back schemes. Read more about how DPPs can drive regenerative economies.
Responsible Economic Operators (REOs) — typically product brands and importers placing products on the EU market — bear the primary compliance obligation. They must ensure a DPP is created and made accessible for each product unit or batch.
However, DPP compliance is not a solo effort. Supply chain partners (raw material suppliers, component manufacturers, logistics providers) must contribute the underlying data. Technology providers build the systems that host and exchange passport data. And industry associations often coordinate sector-wide approaches to data models and standards. See our full breakdown by stakeholder type.
Over 30 product groups are at various stages of requiring a DPP. Batteries are the first — the EU Battery Regulation (2023/1542) makes DPPs mandatory from February 2027. Three product-specific regulations have been adopted with DPP mandates: Toys (Toy Safety Regulation 2025/2509), Construction Products (CPR 2024/3110), and Packaging (PPWR 2025/40). The revised Detergents Regulation is pending formal adoption.
Under the ESPR, delegated acts are in preparation for textiles, iron & steel, aluminium, tyres, washing machines, dishwashers, electronic displays, heaters, and water heaters — with adoption expected by 2027. The ESPR working plan (2025–2030) schedules further delegated acts for furniture, mattresses, electric motors, EV chargers, fridges, light sources, cooling equipment, tumble dryers, mobile phones & tablets, and welding equipment.
Additionally, 19 product groups currently under the Ecodesign Directive — including computers, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, cooking appliances, ventilation units, solar panels, power transformers, water pumps, and industrial fans — are transitioning to the ESPR under Article 79, with new delegated acts (and DPP requirements) expected but not yet scheduled.
See the full product group overview with status indicators or read our analysis of the expected textile delegated act.
The specific data requirements depend on the product category and its delegated act, but common elements include: product identification, manufacturer details, materials and substances of concern, carbon footprint, recycled content percentages, durability and reparability scores, disassembly instructions, and end-of-life handling guidance.
Beyond regulatory minimums, DPPs can carry voluntary data that supports circular business models — such as proof of ethical sourcing, certifications, or dynamic usage data. The regenerative potential of DPPs lies in going beyond compliance to tell a product's full story.
We are an independent advisory firm — we don't sell DPP software, build platforms, or take commissions from technology providers. This independence means our advice is always in your interest, not shaped by a product we need to sell.
We help you understand what you actually need before you buy anything: readiness assessments, compliance roadmaps, data architecture strategy, vendor-neutral technology selection, and organisational change management. Whether you're a brand, government, supply chain partner, or industry association, we tailor our approach to your role in the ecosystem.
The ESPR applies to all products placed on the EU market, regardless of where they are manufactured. This means exporters to the EU — including manufacturers in Brazil, China, Turkey, Bangladesh, and other major production countries — must comply with DPP requirements for their EU-bound products.
We have particular expertise in bridging EU requirements with production realities in Brazil and Latin America, helping local manufacturers and exporters prepare their data infrastructure and processes for EU compliance. Other regions, including the UK and parts of Asia, are also developing their own product passport frameworks.
A DPP readiness assessment is a structured evaluation of an organisation's preparedness for Digital Product Passport obligations. Regen Studio's assessment covers:
Deliverables typically include a gap analysis, a prioritized compliance roadmap, and recommendations for technology and process changes — all vendor-neutral. Learn more about our DPP advisory services.
The first DPP deadline is February 2027, when the EU Battery Regulation (2023/1542) requires passports for EV batteries, industrial batteries above 2 kWh, and LMT batteries. The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR 2025/40) introduces DPP elements from August 2028. The Toy Safety Regulation (2025/2509) applies from 2030.
ESPR delegated acts for textiles are expected in 2026–2027 with application roughly 18 months after adoption. The Construction Products Regulation (2024/3110) DPP timeline depends on harmonised standards development — Chapter X provides the framework but specific dates follow from standardisation progress.
Organisations should begin data infrastructure work at least 18–24 months before their earliest applicable deadline. See our product group overview for a visual timeline.
Circular business models are alternatives to the traditional sell-and-forget approach. Key models include:
Digital Product Passports are a key enabler — they provide the material composition, disassembly instructions, and lifecycle data that make these models operationally viable at scale. Read more about DPPs and regenerative economies.
The energy transition is the shift from fossil-fuel-based energy systems to renewable, decentralized, and community-governed energy. Regen Studio contributes by designing smart energy communities — local cooperatives that produce, store, and share renewable energy within a neighbourhood or district.
Our work on projects like Slim Strandnet in Scheveningen (named a top-3 government innovation in the Netherlands in 2025) demonstrates how decentralized grids can solve grid congestion while building community wealth and energy independence. We focus on making the energy transition equitable — not just clean.
Energy communities are citizen-led cooperatives that collectively produce, store, and share renewable energy. Recognized under the EU Clean Energy Package, they allow neighbourhoods, housing associations, or local businesses to jointly invest in solar panels, battery storage, and smart grid infrastructure.
Benefits include lower energy costs for members, reduced strain on the national grid (by managing local supply and demand), and democratic governance over energy decisions. Regen Studio has designed energy community models for Scheveningen beach (Slim Strandnet) and other neighbourhoods in The Hague.
Energy justice is the principle that the costs and benefits of energy systems should be distributed equitably — not just among those who can afford solar panels or EV chargers. It means ensuring vulnerable households are not left behind in the energy transition, that community energy revenues are shared fairly, and that low-income neighbourhoods benefit from local renewable energy production rather than bearing the burden of grid infrastructure costs.
Regen Studio integrates energy justice principles into every energy community design, as documented in our work on energy justice in The Hague.
Slim Strandnet is a smart energy community on Scheveningen beach in The Hague, the Netherlands. It was named a top-3 government innovation in the Netherlands in 2025.
The project built a community energy cooperative in 2016 — before grid congestion became a national crisis — connecting beach pavilions and harbour businesses into a local smart grid with second-life EV batteries and circular solar panels. Regen Studio designed the cooperative model, stakeholder governance structure, and innovation process. The project demonstrates how public-private energy cooperatives can address grid congestion while building local energy resilience.
Living labs are real-world environments where innovations are co-created, tested, and refined together with the people who will use them — citizens, businesses, and public institutions. Unlike traditional pilot projects, living labs embed experimentation into everyday life: testing smart energy solutions in actual neighbourhoods, trialling digital participation tools with real municipal processes, or prototyping circular economy services with genuine customers.
Regen Studio worked on Living Lab Scheveningen — designing the innovation process, doing project management for several cases, and mentoring other project managers. This included digital innovation processes for the City of The Hague.
Our digital society work is built on the principle that technology should serve people, not extract from them. This means privacy-first design (our own websites set zero cookies and self-host all assets), advocacy for self-sovereign identity (individuals control their own data), and critical engagement with AI governance.
We explore how digital infrastructure — from product passports to identity wallets — can be designed to empower citizens rather than concentrate power in platforms. Learn more on our Digital Identity advisory page.
A digital identity is the collection of attributes, credentials, and identifiers that represent a person, organisation, or thing in the digital world. It is how you prove who you are online — whether logging into a service, signing a document, or verifying your age.
Unlike traditional identity systems that rely on centralized databases controlled by governments or companies, modern digital identity frameworks — such as those emerging under Self-Sovereign Identity and eIDAS 2.0 — give individuals direct control over their own data through digital wallets and verifiable credentials.
eIDAS 2.0 (Regulation EU 2024/1183) is the revised European framework for electronic identification and trust services. It updates the original 2014 eIDAS regulation with a much broader scope and a new centerpiece: the European Digital Identity Wallet.
Under eIDAS 2.0, all EU member states must offer citizens a wallet by 2026 that enables cross-border identity verification, selective disclosure of personal attributes (proving you're over 18 without revealing your date of birth), and qualified electronic signatures — all under the user's control. Large online platforms will be required to accept these wallets for authentication.
A European Digital Identity wallet is a secure app that allows EU citizens to store and share verified identity credentials — such as a driving licence, diploma, or proof of address — digitally, under their own control. Mandated by the revised eIDAS 2.0 Regulation, EDI wallets use selective disclosure: you share only the specific data points needed (for example, proving you are over 18 without revealing your birth date).
Regen Studio has built an interactive prototype of an EDI wallet to demonstrate how selective disclosure and credential management work in practice. Read more about self-sovereign identity and privacy.
Self-Sovereign Identity is a model where individuals own and control their digital identity without depending on a central authority. Instead of a platform or government holding your data and deciding what to share, you hold cryptographically signed credentials in your own wallet and choose when and with whom to share them.
SSI relies on technologies like Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) and Verifiable Credentials to enable trust without centralization. It underpins many of the principles embedded in eIDAS 2.0, though critics note that EDI wallets are issued by member states — not self-created — so the EU framework stops short of full decentralization while preserving the core principles of selective disclosure and user control. Read more in our deep dive on SSI and privacy-by-design.
Verifiable Credentials are tamper-proof, cryptographically signed digital statements issued by a trusted party. They can represent anything from a university diploma to a proof of address to a professional license. The holder stores them in a digital wallet and can present them to verifiers — who can check their authenticity instantly without contacting the issuer.
This is a core building block of both eIDAS 2.0 and Self-Sovereign Identity. Combined with selective disclosure, verifiable credentials allow you to prove specific claims (e.g., "I am over 18") without revealing the underlying data (your full date of birth). Try it yourself in our EDI Wallet demo.
Selective disclosure is the ability to share only specific attributes from a credential without revealing the full underlying data. For example, proving you are over 18 without revealing your exact date of birth, or proving you hold a valid driver's licence without sharing your home address.
This is a fundamental privacy mechanism in eIDAS 2.0 wallets and SSI systems. It is made possible through cryptographic techniques that allow a verifier to confirm a claim is true — signed by a trusted issuer — without seeing the data that isn't relevant to the interaction. Our EDI Wallet demo lets you experience selective disclosure in practice.
Digital Product Passports need trust — how do you know the data in a passport is authentic and hasn't been tampered with? This is where digital identity infrastructure comes in. Verifiable credentials can be used to sign product data, so the origin and integrity of DPP information can be verified cryptographically.
Regen Studio led the creation of the Trusted DPP position paper for FIDES and the Dutch Blockchain Coalition, which defines how SSI and verifiable credentials create trust ecosystems for product passports — ensuring that sustainability claims are not just stated, but provable.
Privacy-by-Design is a design approach where privacy protections are built into systems from the start, not bolted on after. In digital identity, this means selective disclosure, data minimization, and ensuring users share only what is strictly necessary for each interaction.
Regen Studio practices this principle directly: our own websites set zero cookies and self-host all assets. In our advisory work, we help organisations design identity and data systems that respect user privacy structurally — not as an afterthought. Read more about privacy-by-design and SSI.
Bioacoustics monitoring uses audio recording devices to capture the sounds of an ecosystem — bird calls, insect activity, amphibian choruses — and analyses them to assess biodiversity health over time. It is non-invasive, scalable, and can run continuously in remote locations.
Regen Studio partnered with the Iracambi Biodiversity Centre in the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil to design a bioacoustics monitoring experiment, exploring how sound data can track the impact of reforestation efforts and provide early warnings of ecosystem degradation.
We offer 10 innovation services: problem analysis, ideation, prototyping, solution validation, experiment design, design sprints, innovation process design, innovation system design, innovation coaching, and innovation management.
Each service is designed for complex multi-stakeholder environments. Our approach doesn't just focus on the creative side — we also account for reporting, decision-making structures, procurement processes, and ethical considerations. We have templates detailing all steps, helping you design innovations and adopt them successfully.
Most innovation consultancies optimize for business metrics alone. We design innovations from a systemic perspective — considering technological, social, political, and natural elements together. The most successful innovations that manage to change systems and generate positive impact combine all of these dimensions.
We also focus specifically on regenerative impact: innovations that don't just reduce harm, but actively restore and improve the systems they touch. Learn more about our vision.
Absolutely. While much of our regulatory work focuses on EU frameworks, our innovation services are location-independent. We have active operations in both the Netherlands and Brazil, and work with clients across Latin America, Europe, and beyond.
For DPP specifically, we help non-EU manufacturers and exporters prepare for EU market requirements — turning compliance from a burden into a competitive advantage.
A design sprint is a time-boxed innovation method — typically 4–5 days — that compresses months of divergent discussion into a structured process: define the challenge, generate solutions, build a testable prototype, and validate it with real users.
It is particularly effective when a team is stuck in analysis paralysis, when stakeholders have conflicting visions, or when you need a tangible proof of concept fast. Regen Studio facilitates design sprints for organisations working on complex systemic challenges — energy transition, circular economy, digital identity — where the problem space is large and cross-cutting. Learn more about our innovation services.
Innovation process design is the practice of creating a structured, repeatable framework that guides an organisation from identifying a problem to adopting a validated solution. Unlike ad-hoc innovation, a designed process accounts for the full journey: problem analysis, ideation, prototyping, testing, stakeholder governance, procurement constraints, and handover to operational teams.
Regen Studio designed an eight-phase digital innovation process for the City of The Hague's EC-DISC and Living Lab Scheveningen. The CIO of the Information & Automation department formally adopted it as departmental policy. The process was specifically built for government — accounting for GDPR obligations, political cycles, procurement rules, and the need to transfer ownership to a maintenance team. Each phase is also available as a standalone service.
Innovation system design is the practice of building the long-term infrastructure for continuous innovation within an organisation or ecosystem — not just running a single project, but creating the conditions for ongoing co-creation.
This includes designing multi-stakeholder governance structures, setting up innovation communities of practice, establishing shared experimentation frameworks, and embedding feedback loops between frontline practitioners and decision-makers. Regen Studio has designed innovation systems for municipalities, energy cooperatives, and industry associations where multiple organisations need to innovate together over years. See our full list of innovation services.
In multi-stakeholder settings — government, industry consortia, research programmes — innovation must navigate reporting requirements, decision-making structures, procurement rules and ethical review. A great concept can stall at any of those gates. Our services address every dimension, not just the creative spark.
Each service comes with templates that cover the full lifecycle: from ideation through decision gates, compliance checks and procurement alignment. We integrate ethical considerations and reporting standards from the start rather than bolting them on afterwards.
Yes. Most projects combine two to four services — for example Problem Analysis followed by a Design Sprint and Experiment Design. We tailor the sequence to your context and timeline.
It varies widely. A focused Design Sprint runs 4–5 days; an Innovation Process Design with stakeholder engagement can span several months. We scope every project individually.
Absolutely — municipalities, regional development agencies and EU-funded programmes are a core part of our practice. We understand public procurement, co-creation mandates and open-innovation frameworks.
Getting the diagnosis wrong is the most expensive mistake in innovation — it wastes resources on solutions that don't address the real issue. Problem analysis ensures you solve the right problem.
We look at your context — the stakeholder landscape, data availability, project timeline and organisational culture — then design a custom session combining the most effective methods.
Yes. Every method in our toolbox has both physical and online tooling available. We've facilitated fully remote, hybrid and in-person sessions.
Problem analysis feeds directly into our other innovation services — typically Ideation or Design Sprints. The output is a clear problem definition, stakeholder map and priority list that guides solution design.
Regen Studio hosts five interactive demos at demos.regenstudio.world. Three are freely accessible:
Two are restricted and available on request:
The demos are designed to make abstract regulatory concepts tangible and testable.
The CPR DPP Tracker is an interactive tool that maps the DPP readiness of all 37 product families under the Construction Products Regulation (2024/3110). For each family, it shows the relevant harmonised European standards (hENs), European Assessment Documents (EADs), standardisation request status, and estimated DPP timeline.
The tracker is updated monthly as CEN/CENELEC standards progress. The same research is available as a comprehensive paid PDF report — a 200-plus page reference document with detailed per-family analysis, timeline visualisations, and regulatory cross-references. Read more about our CPR product family research.
The Battery Passport Checker is a free online tool that helps battery producers, importers, and brands determine their Digital Product Passport obligations under the EU Battery Regulation (2023/1542).
In about one minute, users answer questions about their battery type (EV, industrial, LMT, portable, SLI), capacity, and market placement — and receive a personalised assessment of which DPP requirements apply and when. The tool generates a downloadable PDF summary covering all battery categories defined in the regulation.
The DPP System and EDI Wallet demos are password-protected because they contain detailed prototype functionality that benefits from a guided walkthrough. To request access, contact us at info@regenstudio.world or use the contact form below. We'll schedule a brief introduction to walk you through the demo and discuss how the concepts apply to your organisation.
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