Know your role
Identify the product, market and party placing the product on the EU market. Upstream Bangladesh suppliers may contribute data without automatically holding the same direct legal responsibility.
Solutions / TDG + DPP
Connect trusted data to a DPP-ready future.
Practical consulting for apparel and textile businesses that need to understand their data, involve suppliers, improve information flows and test a product-passport approach.
01 / Trusted Data Gateway
Connect. Standardize. Validate. Exchange.
A Trusted Data Gateway (TDG) engagement helps a factory, supplier or buyer organize the route from source records to approved data exchange. It can start with spreadsheets, documents, existing portals or systems; a new platform is not a prerequisite. TDG describes a governed information flow, not necessarily a proprietary software product.
What the work can include
- Map product specifications, BOMs, orders, batch/lot references, suppliers, facilities, process stages and evidence.
- Build a source-to-field map and data dictionary so teams share consistent definitions.
- Define validation checks, provenance, timestamps, owners, review status and correction paths.
- Agree access rights, confidentiality, purpose limitation, consent and sharing responsibilities.
- Compare structured templates, secure file exchange, CSV exports, portals or integrations according to the project scope.
Typical outputs to agree at scope
- Current-state product and supplier data-flow map.
- Data dictionary, evidence register and field ownership matrix.
- TDG process design, validation rules and permission matrix.
- Supplier starter pack and practical training plan.
- Pilot exchange with a buyer or client-selected DPP platform, where technically agreed.
Step 01
Find the source
Locate approved information across product files, BOMs, purchase orders, production records, certificates, tests, supplier submissions and current business systems.
Step 02
Map and standardize
Connect product/style, variant, order, supplier, facility and batch references. Record definitions, formats, responsible owners and known data gaps.
Step 03
Validate and show provenance
Check completeness and consistency. Keep the data source and its review status visible; supplier-declared data is not automatically independently verified.
Step 04
Govern access
Agree who may view or reuse each data element, for what purpose, how long it remains current and how a correction is handled.
Step 05
Exchange and improve
Test the approved handoff to the buyer or DPP destination, measure friction, resolve issues and maintain the flow with named owners.
TDG / Source systems
Explore the systems behind the product record.
Select a source to see the information it may contribute, the identifiers to map and the questions to resolve. Examples are illustrative; system coverage varies by organization.
PLM
Product Lifecycle Management
Product BOM, specifications and approved product versions.
Explore this source ERPEnterprise Resource Planning
Material inventory, item master and purchasing references.
Explore this source MESManufacturing Execution System
Production events, material consumption and traceability.
Explore this source SCMSupply Chain Management
Supplier, logistics, recycling and partner information.
Explore this source QMSQuality Management System
Compliance records, certificates and test reports.
Explore this source02 / Digital Product Passport
Prepare product information for useful, governed access.
A DPP is more than a QR code. The carrier leads to product information supported by identifiers, source data, evidence, access rules and an update process. Desh TDG's proposed consulting path helps a client understand its role, organize data, prepare suppliers and test a focused product journey. Exact requirements must be checked against the applicable product-specific rules.
DPP readiness and planning
- Define relevant product groups, buyer needs, destination markets and value-chain roles.
- Assess product identity, materials, supplier and process visibility, supporting evidence, systems, governance and people.
- Prioritize gaps and produce a staged plan with roles, dependencies and decisions.
- Review whether existing data and systems can be reused before selecting or configuring technology.
Pilot and rollout
- Choose one representative product/style and order or batch for the initial pilot.
- Onboard supplier contacts with clear requests, templates, training and confidentiality expectations.
- Test a sample passport or buyer-facing view with approved, clearly labeled demo data.
- Review scan/access, evidence traceability, data corrections, user feedback and integration needs.
- Scale in waves only after owners, operating procedures, maintenance and success measures are agreed.
Prepare evidence
Potential inputs may include product identifiers, composition, supplier/process records and supporting documents. Do not present a preparatory checklist as the final legal field list.
Build a maintainable process
Assign owners and update responsibilities. Keep exportable, interoperable data and permissioned sharing in view as standards and delegated acts develop.
How an engagement can be delivered
A measured path from discovery to handover.
The scope, timing, tools, team and partner responsibilities are agreed for each client; the stages below are a planning model, not a fixed-duration promise.
Discover and scope
Set the business goal, product scope, buyer requests, sponsor, facilities, systems, confidentiality expectations and measures of success.
Assess readiness
Use the self-check, interviews and a small record sample to establish a baseline and rank the most useful gaps.
Map data and suppliers
Trace source records and responsibilities across the chosen product, order, facility, batch and supplier process.
Design TDG governance
Define field owners, validation, provenance, permissions, corrections, exchange method and escalation paths.
Mobilize and pilot
Prepare suppliers and staff, then test a representative product passport or data handoff with approved sample scope.
Scale and improve
Use pilot evidence to plan integrations, rollout waves, training, monitoring and operational handover.
Boundary: consulting, software provision, independent verification, certification and legal advice are different roles. Only describe Desh TDG's actual qualified scope and confirmed partners; a readiness score or pilot is not proof of compliance.
Start with one representative product journey.
Map what exists before choosing what to build next.