Digital Product Passports: Building transparency, trust and sustainable value chains in Africa

Welcome to the Sustainability and ESG Africa Conference and Expo webinar series, hosted in collaboration with Creamer Media Webinars in the lead up to this year's Sustainability and ESG Africa Conference and Expo. Digital product passports (DPPs) are rapidly emerging as a transformative tool for transparency, traceability, and accountability across global value chains. DPPs are being driven by regulatory developments and changing consumer expectations. Beyond compliance, they have the potential to reshape how products are tracked, valued and reused. This session explores what digital passports are, how they work in practice, and what they mean for businesses across the value chain. Sustainability and ESG Africa Conference and Expo director Wendy Poulton moderates the discussion with SustainableDNA CEO Belinda Carreira; African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat Senior Digital Trade Expert Dr Talkmore Chidede; GS1 South Africa Global Standards and Solutions Executive Michele Francis Padayachee; and National Environment Management Authority Director of Compliance David Ong’are. The Sustainability & ESG Africa Conference & Expo 2026, taking place 30 September – 1 October 2026 at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg, is Africa’s leading executive platform dedicated to the business and economics of sustainability. Book your seat today! https://esgafricaconference.com/tickets/ #webinar #digitalproductpassport #esg #sustainability