Research, Development & Implementation

Cradle to Cradle® Design Innovation Projects and Digital Product Passport Compass Cradle to Cradle™️ are generally complex. For the successful development and implementation, we are equipped with extensive leading and corresponding experience, know-how and references in the following areas:

→ Roles of Knowledge, Innovation Trustee and Independent 3rd Party

epeaswitzerland gmbh supports companies in different areas of activities in the development and implementation of Cradle to Cradle® design concepts and Digital Product Passport Compass Cradle to Cradle™️ . www.epeaswitzerland.com

With an experienced, internationally oriented and interdisciplinary working management team,

Cradle to Cradle® projects and Digital Product Passport Compass Cradle to Cradle™️ are implemented for products in all industries worldwide. Scientific assessment and reviews are executed in close cooperation with a scientific institute. As independent 3rd party, epeaswitzerland gmbh, is ISO 9001 certified and the Digital Product Passport Compass Cradle to Cradle™️ is integrated into the quality management system. epeaswitzerland gmbh is responsible for the following tasks which can be defined along 12 perspectives:

→ Innovation: 

1. Creating Cradle to Cradle Design Innovations for Safe and Circular Products.
2. Innovation Trustee to establish a circular network “closing the loop” and reintegration of materials into the supply chain.

→ Knowledge:  

1. Knowledge Trustee to receive under nondisclosure (NDA) confidential information from the supply chain.

→ Science: 

1. Scientific assessment and reviews are executed in close collaboration with a Material Health Scientific Institute.

→ 3rd Party Verification: 

1. Independent 3rd Party for Digital Product Passport Compass Cradle to Cradle™️.
2. Consulting/3rd party verification: epeaswitzerland gmbh is ISO 9001 certified to ensure impartiality of the Auditory, who are not involved in projects. All other team members are entitled to support, consult, implement and innovate.

→ Audit Site Visits Company, Audit Site Visits Supply Chain: 

1. Audit site visits will be conducted at the company budgets are included and within the supply chain.
2. Audit site visits reports documentation.

→ Services / Project Management/Controlling/Administration:

1. epeaswitzerland gmbh acts as service provider and project manager to support Digital Product Passport Compass Cradle to Cradle™️ documentation and final verification through auditors.
2. Controlling and administration on team, quality, timing, budget.

→ Integration: 

1. Integration of science in close cooperation with a scientific institute.

→ Confidentiality: 

1. Management of confidential information in the production and supplier network.
2. epeaswitzerland acts under non-disclosure as Knowledge & Innovation Trustee. Confidential data within the supply chain will be collected and submitted to a scientific institute. The confidentiality of the enterprises is secured.

→ Compliance: 

1. Due Diligence Supply Chain on human rights and environmental compliance

→ Implementation: 

1. Industry & Business Implementation, including closing the loop scenario.

→ Marketing/Communication:

1. Support to enable differentiation and avoid “green washing” with “Science Based Marketing Statements”.
2. Digital Product Passport Compass Cradle to Cradle™️

→ Publication Digital Product Passport Compass Cradle to Cradle™️:

1. Publication of Digital Product Passport Compass Cradle to Cradle™️ on website of www.epeaswitzerland.com and when available on EU Digital Product Passport platform.

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