Nordic Data Sharing Playbook, May 2025

Value-Chain Data Sharing for Circular Business Value

Contents in this playbook

Why should businesses share data across the value chain?

What use cases for data sharing exist and what type of data to share?

How to build the right capabilities and kick-start a circular data sharing journey?

Key take-aways from this chapter

Traditional business models need to be replaced by circular thinking – to future-proof businesses, value creation must be redefined and disconnected from consumption

The new business reality requires end-to-end value chain visibility for businesses to make informed business decisions and move the needle on sustainability efforts

Circular data sharing ecosystems should be created around use cases that drive real business and sustainability impact across the value chain

This Playbook focuses on data sharing for three use cases within circularity that were selected based on their widespread adoption in the Nordic region;

Use Case: Digital Product Passports
Use Case: Resource Efficiency & Recovery
Use Case: Product Use Extension  & As-a-Service Business Models

Mastering six core data capabilities will enable you to gain value from your data sharing ecosystem – and this chapter outlines how

These capabilities evolve in complexity and impact as ambition increases from compliance to operational efficiency and business growth. Regardless of the ambition level, the process can be divded into three steps, i.e.,

Assessing and defining
Setting up and managing, and
Evaluating and scaling a circular data sharing ecosystem

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Why should businesses share data across the value chain?

Key take-aways from this chapter

Traditional business models need to be replaced by circular thinking – to future-proof businesses, value creation must be redefined and disconnected from consumption

The new business reality requires end-to-end value chain visibility for businesses to make informed business decisions and move the needle on sustainability efforts

Click here to learn more

What use cases for data sharing exist and what type of data to share?

Key take-aways from this chapter

Circular data sharing ecosystems should be created around use cases that drive real business and sustainability impact across the value chain

This Playbook focuses on data sharing for three use cases within circularity that were selected based on their widespread adoption in the Nordic region;

Use Case: Digital Product Passports
Use Case: Resource Efficiency & Recovery
Use Case: Product Use Extension  & As-a-Service Business Models

Click here to learn more

How to build the right capabilities and kick-start a circular data sharing journey?

Key take-aways from this chapter

Mastering six core data capabilities will enable you to gain value from your data sharing ecosystem – and this chapter outlines how

Assessing and defining
Setting up and managing, and
Evaluating and scaling a circular data sharing ecosystem