Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to the most common questions about Sustalium, our digital business certificates, pricing, and how to get started.

General

What is Sustalium?

Sustalium is a platform that helps businesses create, manage, and publish digital business certificates — including Digital Product Passports (DPPs), compliance declarations, and sustainability credentials — all from one dashboard.

What types of compliance & sustainability documents can I create?

You can create a wide range of documents including Digital Product Passports (DPP), EU Declarations of Conformity, REACH and RoHS compliance statements, ISO-based sustainability declarations, ESG disclosures, and custom documents tailored to your industry.

Who is Sustalium for?

Sustalium is designed for product manufacturers, importers, brand owners, compliance managers, and sustainability teams who need to create and manage regulatory certificates at scale. It serves businesses of all sizes, from startups to enterprises.

Do I need technical expertise to use Sustalium?

No. Sustalium is designed for non-technical users. The guided workflow walks you through each step — from uploading product data to publishing a verified certificate. If you can use a spreadsheet, you can use Sustalium.

Product

How quickly can we publish our first compliance & sustainability document?

Most teams can publish their first document in under 30 minutes if all evidence is available. The guided onboarding flow helps you set up your workspace, import products, and generate your first document step by step.

What file formats does the CSV import support?

The import tool accepts standard CSV and Excel (.xlsx) files. You can map your columns to Sustalium fields during import, so there is no need to reformat your existing product data before uploading.

Can I customize the look of my compliance & sustainability documents?

Yes. You can add your company logo, select brand colours, choose from multiple compliance & sustainability templates, and configure which data fields appear on the public page. Enterprise plans include fully white-labelled certificates.

How do QR codes work?

Every published document gets a unique QR code that links to its public verification page. You can download QR codes in SVG or PNG format for packaging, labels, and marketing materials. Scanning the code lets anyone verify the certificate instantly.

Can I update a compliance & sustainability document after publishing?

Yes. You can update compliance & sustainability data at any time. The public verification page always reflects the latest version, and previous versions are kept in the audit trail for traceability.

How many products can I manage?

There is no hard limit on the number of products in your workspace. Pricing is based on published certificates, not products, so you can import and manage your full catalogue regardless of plan.

Pricing

How does pricing work?

Pricing is document-based, with pay-as-you-go and bundle options. You only pay for the documents you publish — there are no charges for draft or unpublished documents. For current plan details, visit the pricing page.

What counts as one compliance & sustainability document?

One compliance & sustainability document is a single published Sustalium Template compliance or sustainability document linked to one product, service or company. Updating an existing document does not count as a new compliance & sustainability document.Publishing a Lab test result or 3rd party audit, by itself, is free.

Are there monthly fees or subscriptions?

Sustalium offers monthly subscription plans, billed annually. Subscriptions include a monthly document allowance, live web page, analytics and access to advanced features.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. New accounts include a timed set of free credits so you can create and publish your first compliance & sustainability documents at no cost.

Can I switch plans?

Yes. You can upgrade or downgrade your plan at any time from your account settings. When upgrading, the new features are available immediately. Unused credits from pay-as-you-go packs carry over.

Compliance

Which markets and regulations are supported?

Sustalium supports global compliance & sustainability templates and market-relevant declarations, including EU, UK, US, and other major trade regions. Templates are regularly updated to reflect changes in regulatory frameworks such as ESPR, REACH, RoHS, and CBAM.

Is Sustalium compliant with EU ESPR requirements?

Sustalium is built to support the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) requirements, including Digital Product Passport data fields. As regulations evolve, Sustalium updates its templates and data models to maintain compliance.

How often is the regulation database updated?

The regulation database is reviewed and updated continuously. Major regulatory changes — such as new EU delegated acts or updated ISO standards — are typically reflected within days of official publication.

Can I use Sustalium for Digital Product Passports (DPP)?

Yes. Sustalium is purpose-built for Digital Product Passports. It generates DPP-ready data structures, QR-linked public verification pages, and machine-readable outputs that align with EU ESPR requirements and GS1 standards.

Security & Privacy

Where is my data stored?

All data is stored in EU-based data centres operated by certified cloud providers. Data residency is maintained within the European Economic Area (EEA) to comply with EU data protection regulations.

Is Sustalium GDPR compliant?

Yes. Sustalium is fully GDPR compliant. We process only the personal data necessary to operate the service, provide a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) on request, and support data subject rights including access, rectification, and deletion.

How is my data protected?

Data is encrypted in transit (TLS 1.3) and at rest (AES-256). Access is controlled through role-based permissions, and all actions are logged in an immutable audit trail. We conduct regular security reviews and vulnerability assessments.

Support

How can we contact support or sales?

You can contact the team through the contact page, by emailing support directly, or by joining the waitlist form and including your inquiry details. We aim to respond within one business day.

Do you offer onboarding assistance?

Yes. All plans include access to our self-service knowledge base and onboarding guides. Paid plans include dedicated onboarding sessions where our team helps you set up your workspace, import products, and publish your first certificates.

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