Glossary
Provenance
The documented origin and chain of custody of a product — where it was made, from what, by whom, and how it reached the consumer.
Provenance is the consumer-readable narrative built on top of supply-chain data (EPCIS events, supplier certifications, sustainability audits). For luxury, food, wine and craft goods it is increasingly a purchase driver, not just a compliance footnote.
Digital Product Passports formalise provenance by giving it a structured home — every claim is tied to a verifiable identifier rather than living only in marketing copy.
Related terms
Product Authenticity
The verifiable claim that a physical item is genuine — produced by the legitimate brand and not counterfeit, diverted or tampered with.
Digital Product Passport (DPP)
A structured, digital record of a product's identity, materials, supply chain and sustainability data, accessible via a data carrier such as a QR code or NFC tag.
EPCIS
A GS1 standard for capturing and sharing supply-chain events — what happened, when, where, why and to which item.