Catena-X and Data Sovereignty Reorganize OEM Supply Chains
Korea’s Departure in the LCA·DPP Era:
Korea’s manufacturing timetable—including the automotive industry—has been moved forward. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and the Digital Product Passport (DPP) are no longer “paperwork for reporting,” but the admission ticket to the global supply chain and a trading condition that determines corporate survival. Busan showed that transition on the ground. What appeared was not a plant-level ESG report, but a real-time, data-driven value-chain operating system spanning parts and materials, sourcing and logistics, through to recycling—presented with concrete technology and methods. Korean companies can no longer remain mere “submitters of data.” What matters now is speed in regulatory response, integrity of reporting, precision of execution—less “who ordered it” and more “who moves first”—and securing supply-chain competitiveness based on carbon efficiency and data sovereignty. I attended the “Strategy Conference for LCA·DPP to Strengthen Export Competitiveness.”
2026년 01월호 지면기사