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Eine junge Frau mit langem dunklem Haar steht nachdenklich mit einem Buch in der Hand in einer Bibliothek zwischen Bücherregalen.

Eagerness to
Research

Of course, technology can change the world. But change is not an end in itself, but has to follow human needs & smart visions.

Develop technologies and explore them in their habitat. Totally our thing. Here are our smart forward thinkers: 

Prof. Dr. Julia
Hartmann

EBS University

Julia is a sought-after speaker on the international stage on the future topics "Climate Change & Energy Transition", "Corporate Social Responsibility" and "Sustainable Supply Chain Management". 

Porträt von Prof. Dr. Julia Hartmann, Dozentin an der EBS Universität. Sie ist auf internationalem Parkett eine gefragte Rednerin zu Zukunftsthemen wie "Climate Change & Energy Transition", "Corporate Social Responsibility" und "Sustainable Supply Chain Management".

Sustainably impressive lectures

Julia masters the art of anchoring complex content effectively and sustainably in people's minds like no other. Solo or together with Thomas, she is always on stage to send a message to companies: The European Green Deal, i.e. the Digital Product Passport, offers infinitely more opportunities than is apparent at first glance.

Research work
Digital Product Passport 

Alin Schröder M.Sc.

University of Mannheim

Alin is doing her doctorate on the subject of digital product passports from a user perspective and hits a nerve with the times.  It illuminates its potential and possible uses in a qualitative and quantitative dimension. 

Porträt von Alin Schröder M.Sc., Doktorandin an der Universität Mannheim. Sie forscht zum Thema Digitaler Produktpass aus der User-Perspektive und untersucht dessen Potenziale und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten in qualitativen und quantitativen Dimensionen.

Digital product passport from the eyes of consumers

The demands on companies are constantly growing. On the one hand through politics - for example, the European Green Deal is accompanied by various laws that impose new obligations on companies with regard to sustainability and corporate due diligence. On the other hand, societal pressure is mounting – concerns about potential corporate greenwashing are growing and calls for honest transparency are growing louder.

 

The question arises as to how companies can meet these increasing demands. One possible answer is the Digital Product Passport. But how exactly can this be used to ensure supply chain transparency for companies? And what role can the digital product passport play in meeting the growing demands of consumers?

 

Alin is pursuing precisely these questions in her doctoral project, which we are supervising together with selected Narravero customers. 

Research work
Digital Product Passport 

Deborah
Shaheen

HWR School of Law and Economics in Berlin

Deborah is a student of international marketing and hits a hot point in marketing with her thesis topic: How can it be that most of us want to buy good things, but then don't do it? 

We are very happy to do this work together with Prof. Dr. Dirk-Mario Boltz and SuperBioMarkt AG! 

Porträt von Deborah Shaheen, Studentin für Internationales Marketing an der HWR Berlin. Ihre Abschlussarbeit behandelt das Thema, warum viele Konsumenten, obwohl sie gute Absichten haben, doch nicht nachhaltig einkaufen. Sie wird von Prof. Dr. Dirk-Mario Boltz und der SuperBioMarkt AG betreut.

Attitude Behavior Gap:
Want the good, buy the bad.

The Digital Product Passport will have a massive impact on our consumption on many levels. And one of the most important levels will be that of sustainable consumption: will the Digital Product Passport take the first steps towards closing the gap between wanting and doing?  

It is precisely this question that Deborah wants to get to the bottom of. Her goal is to find out what specific influence the Digital Product Passport has (or does not have) on the decisions of customers in the German (organic) food sector in relation to sustainable consumption. She also asks the extent to which consumers trust the information that companies provide about their products. Because in addition to a myriad of different seals intended to provide orientation, consumers are primarily confronted with sometimes misleading advertising. 

Together with SuperBioMarkt AG, a qualitative case study is intended to provide information on how the digital product passport is "received by consumers" and how companies should use the new transparency tool in order to credibly communicate their sustainability efforts.

Zwei Personen, ein Mann in Gummistiefeln und Hut sowie eine junge Frau, führen ein Gespräch auf einem roten Sofa in einer grünen, bewaldeten Umgebung.

Want to look 
behind the scenes?

Eine Frau arbeitet lächelnd an einem Laptop im Freien, mit einem Hafenkran und Industriegebäuden im Hintergrund.

Interested in thinking ahead?

Are you as curious as we are about the research results? Contact Inga, she supervises the research projects within Narravero and will be happy to keep you updated or put you in touch.

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