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Digital Product Passport Explainer Video Series
Learn what Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are, why they matter, and how EU regulations like ESPR and the Battery Regulation impact your business.

Spherity
4 days ago1 min read


Preparing Manufacturers for EU DPP Regulations | MEXT x Spherity Case Study
Learn how manufacturers can prepare for EU Digital Product Passport (DPP) and sustainability regulations. Watch the MEXT x Spherity case study on deploying DPPs in a digital factory.

Spherity
Dec 18, 20251 min read


EVs, Dangerous Goods, Accidents & Fire: Digital Battery Passports for First Responder Safety
This article examines how Digital Battery Passports (DBPs) can close critical information gaps for first responders dealing with electric vehicle (EV) fires and accidents. Using a recent battery fires in trucks, on ships, and airplanes as a reference points, it shows how a lack of real-time battery and rescue data delays firefighting and increases risk.

Carsten Stöcker
Dec 15, 20251 min read


Strengthening raw material traceability: Spherity’s role in the MaDiTraCe project
As Europe pushes forward with its green and digital transformation, securing sustainable access to critical raw materials (CRMs), such as lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements, is more important than ever. These materials are essential to technologies like electric vehicle batteries, renewable energy systems, and digital infrastructure.

Spherity
Dec 2, 20256 min read


How the Digital Product Passport enhances toy safety and chemical transparency
Every year, as the Christmas season approaches, families fill their shopping baskets with toys, the gifts that will make living rooms shine on Christmas Eve. But behind the anticipation lies a growing concern in the European toy market: the rise of harmful chemicals in toys, especially in those bought online or imported from outside the EU.

Spherity
Nov 30, 20254 min read


The Battery Technology Podcast – Digital Product Passports and Their Impact on the Battery Industry
Learn how the EU Battery Passport and Digital Product Passports will shape the battery industry, with practical insights from Spherity’s Ricky Thiermann.

Spherity
Nov 26, 20251 min read


DSCSA Expert Webinar Key Takeaways: Your Toolbox for VRS, Credentials and Interoperability
Discover four key takeaways from our DSCSA webinar covering Verification Router Service (VRS), Authorized Trading Partner (ATP) credentials, and interoperability as the November 27 deadline approaches.

Spherity
Nov 20, 20254 min read


Digital Identity, Real World Impact: The Industrial Upside of the European Business Wallet (EBW)
Discover how the European Business Wallet enables secure legal-entity identity, automated compliance, trusted supply chains and Industry 4.0 across the EU.

Carsten Stöcker
Nov 19, 20251 min read


EUBW Draft, Nov 19 2025: What to Expect and Why This is Important
Upcoming EUBW draft: what to expect, why it matters, and how a harmonised EU business wallet will enable secure digital identity, compliance and Industry 4.0.

Carsten Stöcker
Nov 16, 20251 min read


Choosing the right Digital Product Passport software: Why VERA by Spherity is the solution for compliance and business value
How manufacturers and businesses can meet EU requirements, streamline data management, and realize new opportunities with a proven Digital Product Passport solution.

Spherity
Oct 29, 20255 min read


INATBA Podcast – The Current State of National Identity: From Pilot to Product
In Episode 8 of INATBA Identity Talks, Dr. Carsten Stöcker (Spherity) discusses Europe’s path to verifiable digital identity under eIDAS 2.0, the rise of citizen and business wallets, and the role of EBSI in building trust and sovereignty.

Spherity
Oct 29, 20251 min read


Trusted AI, Explained: How to Prepare for the Rise in Malicious AI Agents & Bots
Learn what trusted AI means in cybersecurity and compliance and how you can put it into practice—before malicious AI agents and bots explode.

Carsten Stöcker
Oct 6, 20251 min read


Understanding DSCSA ATP Verification in Pharma Supply Chains
The solution for DSCSA Authorized Trading Partner (ATP) verification lies in automation. New technologies, such as the Verification Router Service (VRS) and digital ATP credentials, are changing the game. They enable real-time, automated verification, replacing slow, manual checks with a seamless, interoperable system.

Spherity
Sep 25, 20251 min read


5 reasons companies need a Digital Product Passport solution today
Businesses across Europe—and increasingly, around the world—are entering a new regulatory and market environment. With the EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and other frameworks like the EU Battery Regulation coming into force, manufacturers and traders are expected to provide unprecedented levels of transparency into their products’ lifecycle, composition, and sustainability impact.
This shift is more than a regulatory hurdle. It’s a chance for compa

Spherity
Sep 24, 20254 min read


The EU Business Wallet: A cornerstone for trusted business interactions
The revised eIDAS Regulation introduces the EU Business Wallet, a cornerstone for secure, cross-border corporate communication. Learn how Spherity’s EU Business Wallet is shaping the future of trusted, borderless business interactions.

Spherity
Sep 16, 20251 min read


What is a Digital Product Passport? A complete guide for 2025
Discover how Spherity’s VERA Digital Product Passport solution helps global manufacturers stay compliant, traceable, and sustainable under new EU regulations like the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and the EU Battery Regulation.

Spherity
Sep 8, 20256 min read


AI Slop, AI Noise, and the Urgent Need for Digital Trust in an Agent-Flooded Internet
AI “slop” and deepfakes erode trust online. Learn how EUBW, AISP, TEVV, and PoA can verify identity, provenance, and restore digital authenticity.

Carsten Stöcker
Aug 16, 20251 min read


From Babel to Bridge: Converging Digital Identity Across the Atlantic — Part 0
Explore how EU and U.S. digital identity frameworks converge under eIDAS 2.0 and NIST 800-63-4 to build global trust across business and supply chains.

Carsten Stöcker
Aug 2, 20251 min read


Digital Sovereignty Supply Chain Thinking: The Role of the Invisible Identity Fabric
Discover how decentralized digital identity and the European Business Wallet strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty and secure critical supply chains.

Carsten Stöcker
Jul 28, 20251 min read


Q-Day and Agentic AI: The Ultimate Nightmare in Cybersecurity
The convergence of quantum decryption (“Q-Day”) and autonomous AI (“agentic AI”) marks a new, highly dangerous era in cybersecurity. Nation-state actors and cybercriminals are already stockpiling encrypted data to decrypt and weaponize with quantum computing power, unleashing AI-driven automated cyberattacks of unprecedented scale and sophistication.

Carsten Stöcker
Jul 20, 202527 min read
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