Sit SOURCE beside the product systems you already run.
Operations, quality, sustainability, procurement, and DPP programme teams share one evidence layer. ERP, PIM, and PLM remain the systems of record. SOURCE does not become another catalogue.
One evidence desk for manufacturer and importer teams.
Different roles need different cuts of the same trail: what is missing, who owns the gap, whether reuse is permitted, and which records are still UNRESOLVED.
Product data and PIM
Keep SKU identity, variants, and claim values in the catalogue you already maintain. SOURCE consumes those values and shows which ones still lack evidence.
Quality and compliance
Review attached files, validity windows, and conflicts without treating a stored percentage as proof. READY is the conjunction of the seven gates, not a marketing badge.
Procurement and suppliers
Send scoped requests to a responsible supplier or internal owner. Uncertain identities stay visible. Declines and silence stay on the record.
DPP and sustainability programmes
Prepare evidence before a passport is published elsewhere. SOURCE does not determine definitive legal scope for every SKU and does not issue data carriers.
The same layer if you place products on the EU market.
Importer and private-label teams often inherit incomplete supplier files. SOURCE records what arrived, what is still missing, and which requests were prepared — including unsuccessful ones.
Responsibility for a Digital Product Passport follows product-group rules and the economic operator placing the product on the market. SOURCE does not assign that legal role. It helps the team that already believes it must prepare evidence to see the gaps.