We’re passionate helping you implement digital product passports and making an impact.

4TheRecord is a Digital Product Passport (DPP) Consultancy Company dedicated to helping businesses navigate the complexities of DPP adoption through specialized services:

  • Strategic Advisory: Partner with our experts in DPP regulation, standardization, and technical implementation to develop a tailored Digital Product Passport strategy for your products.

  • DPP Standardization and Advocacy: Ensure your business needs are represented in DPP standardization initiatives with our expert guidance.

  • DPP Implementation: Successfully create your first Digital Product Passport by collaborating with our technical partners for a phased and effective implementation process.

Let 4TheRecord guide you through every step of your DPP journey, from strategy to execution. This is our team:

Meet Susanne

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Dr. Susanne Guth-Orlowski is Co-Lead of the UN/CEFACT Recommendation No. 49 “Transparency at Scale”, Technical Advisor of the RAIN Alliane, the Global Battery Alliance, External DPP Expert to the European Commission, founder of the consulting agency 4TheRecord, SSI expert, author, podcaster, and speaker.

Her background is in security technology, and she has 20 years hands-on, technical experience in cryptography. Today, Susanne is consulting companies and non-profit organisations on how to define IT-Security services and standards and bring them to market. She is a strong believer that technology based on open standards can help reach the climate goals. She is currently engaged in defining the technical concepts to implements a digital, decentralized product passport to enable better repair, reuse, and recycling of products.

#GreenDeal #ESPR #BatteryRegulation

Meet Kathrin

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Kathrin Srama supports companies from various industries in shaping digital change in a sustainable way. Her expertise lays on the development of implementation strategies for digital product passports and their integration into business processes.

Holding a Master in Industrial Engineering and her MBA study in Sustainability Management, Kathrin has the ideal combination of technical understanding and sustainable perspective.

Kathrin brings more than 20 years of experience as management consultant, where she has successfully implemented numerous national and international projects in companies and research.

Her professional focus has been on developing technical concepts and their implementation in ERP systems as well as the optimization of business processes. With her diverse experience from different industries, she brings fresh perspectives and innovative solutions.

Kathrin integrates cross-functional topics through effective stakeholder communication at all company levels. She ensures knowledge exchange and team motivation in the change process through professional workshops and trainings.

She is passionate about using technological innovations to create sustainable, future-proof organizations.

#Change #SAP #Transition #Process #Implementation

Meet Sandy

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Dr. Sandy Glueckstein has an extensive career background in management consulting, entrepreneurship, and change management, spanning various industries and projects.

With a focus on Adoption & Change Management skills for large-scale IT-rollouts, Sandy has successfully led change management efforts for high-risk IT programs, including the implementation of SAP S/4HANA projects. Her expertise lies in developing and implementing comprehensive change management strategies that ensure smooth transitions for all stakeholders during complex organizational transformations. She has a deep understanding of international business processes, great, inclusive communication skills and critical thinking abilities to simplify complex concepts.

Sandy can be your partner in crime to rollout and implement the Digital Product Passport in your organsization.

#ChangeManagement #SAP #Transition #Process

Our Code of Conduct

Integrity and Compliance

Legal Compliance: We are committed to complying with all applicable laws, regulations, and standards—including the ESPR (Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation) and related mandates—at all times.

Anti-Corruption: We tolerate zero tolerance for any form of corruption, bribery, or undue advantage in business transactions, whether direct or indirect.

Professional Ethics: We adhere to the highest standards of professional ethics, and always act honestly, transparently, and responsibly.

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Objectivity and Conflicts of Interest

Neutrality: As consultants and co-developers of standards (UNTP, JTC 24), we are committed to objectivity and neutrality. Our recommendations are based exclusively on facts, best practices, and the benefit of our clients.

Handling Conflicts of Interest: Employees must immediately report potential or actual conflicts of interest (e.g., financial interests in partners or suppliers of the client). We ensure that our work in standardization bodies does not unfairly influence our client consulting services.

Fair Competition: We conduct our competition fairly and legally. We respect the rights, patents, and intellectual property of our competitors.

Partner Integrity: We carefully select our technology and implementation partners and expect them to adhere to similar ethical standards.

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Confidentiality and Data Protection

Confidentiality: We maintain strict confidentiality regarding all customer and partner information, trade secrets, and sensitive data to which we gain access. This obligation remains in effect even after the termination of the business relationship.

Data Privacy: We handle our clients' personal data and company-specific DPP data in accordance with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and the highest security standards. Our clients' data is protected at all times.

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Contribution to Sustainability and the Circular Economy

Mission: We actively contribute to promoting the circular economy by supporting clients in making products more sustainable and establishing the necessary transparency (DPP).

Duty of Truthfulness: We ensure that all sustainability information and key performance indicators (KPIs) concerning 4TheRecord are truthful and verifiable.