Partner and press kit
Partner and press kit · 2026
Every year the sustainability reports look better. So why does Europe's waste keep growing?
Consumers pay for it, in the price of every product. Even unsold goods destroyed out of sight are paid for, through higher prices and inflation. Resources are running short, while there are more products to buy than ever.
In beauty, 20 to 40% of production is eventually destroyed. Source: RVO, 2023
A new beginning
Now the law makes brands accountable for their waste, and makes it visible to consumers.
2020
The EU introduces the Digital Product Passport in its Circular Economy Action Plan.
2024
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation makes passports law.
July 2026
Large companies may no longer destroy unsold clothing and shoes.
Feb 2027
EV, light transport and industrial batteries need a passport.
Next
Textiles, steel, electronics and more, one product group at a time.
Every product will carry a passport that shows what it is made of, where it comes from and its carbon footprint. Waste can no longer hide in a yearly report.
Arkive
Arkive gives every product a passport, with its carbon footprint built in.
Where we started
In 2021 Arkive began by saving unsold beauty products from the incinerator, with retailers such as ICI Paris XL. The data problem behind that waste led us to passports.
What we do now
One passport per product, with an automated lifecycle assessment, compliance checks and a QR code that keeps adding data after the sale.
Who it is for
Small and mid-sized brands and manufacturers. Self-serve, with public pricing from €299 a month, five free passports, an API and connectors such as Shopify.
The founder
Sinem Tuncer, founder of Arkive
Sinem has 15 years of experience building products from zero to revenue, and has worked on Digital Product Passports for over four years. Before Arkive she led channel management at Uberall, closing partnerships with Google, Apple, TomTom and Facebook. She was named a TEDx Impact Pioneer in 2023, out of 500 candidates.
"The passport itself is not the hard part. Getting reliable data from suppliers is."
Sinem Tuncer
In the press
Five years of telling this story
2024
De Telegraaf
ICI Paris XL works with Arkive to give unsold cosmetics a second life.
2024
FD
Interview on why up to 40% of cosmetics get destroyed.
2023
Quote
Arkive raises funding to save beauty products from the incinerator.
2023
TEDx Impact Pioneer
Selected out of 500 people.
2026
Adyen Accelerator
Plus Innovators Arena 2026.
Also in Trouw, BNR, Emerce, RetailTrends, RVO and Pakhuis de Zwijger. Full press clippings on request.
Story angles
Ready-made angles for your clients and channels
Who pays for Europe's waste?
Why better reports haven't stopped it.
The footprint of one product
CO₂ per lifecycle stage, automatically.
Your house has a passport too
CO₂ and cost of a full installation.
The QR code that spots fakes
Scans reveal grey market activity.
Batteries go first
The first passports the EU requires.
We provide founder interviews, expert comment on ESPR, a demo account and product visuals.
Partner programme
20%
of the subscription revenue from every customer you refer, recurring for their full first year.
Two ways to work together
Referral partner. Introduce brands and manufacturers that need passports.
Free content collaboration. Guest articles, interviews, webinars and expert comment for your clients or your own channels.
How it starts
Reply to our email or book a 20-minute call
We handle demos, onboarding and support
Press and partnerships
About Arkive
Arkive is a Digital Product Passport system from Amsterdam. It helps manufacturers, brands and sustainability teams collect product data, calculate the carbon footprint and publish compliant passports for upcoming EU regulations.
Sinem Tuncer, founder
sinem@arkive.nl
+31 (0)6 57 15 70 96
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