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Unlocking the Full Potential of DPPs in Textile, Footwear, and Fashion Industry
EU's ESPR makes Digital Product Passports essential, driving innovation, loyalty, and supply chain efficiency for fashion brands.

Carsten Stöcker
24. Aug. 202417 Min. Lesezeit


Curating DSCSA compliance data for 80,000 US pharmaceutical trading partners and counting
ATP credentialing is essential for DSCSA compliance. Our partner Legisym ensures accuracy by curating data on 80K US pharmaceutical entities

Eddie Pak
26. Juni 20244 Min. Lesezeit


Recent observations on DSCSA exemptions and credentialing technology
FDA has granted a selective enforcement delay for small dispensers with the definition of ‘small’ being broader than in previous guidance.

Christiane Wirrig
22. Juni 20242 Min. Lesezeit


Fighting a Growing Global 2 Trillion USD Counterfeiting Market: The Role of Advanced Technologies in Product Safety & Secure Data Exchange
How digital identity, verifiable digital product passports, traceability, and anti-counterfeiting technologies are securing supply chain

Carsten Stöcker
14. Juni 202421 Min. Lesezeit


EU Battery Passport: Navigating Interoperability and Data Security
The EU’s Battery Regulation introduces a digital passport to boost transparency, sustainability, and ethical practices across the battery lifecycle.

Spherity
10. Apr. 20245 Min. Lesezeit


How Systech and Spherity successfully collaborate to support US Trading Partners with DSCSA compliance
Discover how Systech and Spherity partnered to help U.S. trading partners achieve seamless DSCSA compliance through secure, interoperable solutions.

Spherity
21. März 20242 Min. Lesezeit


Advancing Sustainability and Consumer Trust: Integrating GS1 Standards in Digital Product Passports for Verifiable Provenance
This article is a republication of the IDunion Whitepaper “Empowering Sustainable Products and Consumer Confidence through Verifiable Credentials” which is co-authored by a variety of project colleagues from European EPC Competence Center GmbH (EECC), GS1 Germany GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH, SBB, and Siemens AG.

Carsten Stöcker
18. Dez. 202316 Min. Lesezeit


The Future of the Resilient Industrial Internet enabled by modern identity, trust, and data space technologies
Transforming the Industrial Internet with the Unique Strengths of Catena-X, Manufacturing-X, and Energy data-X.

Carsten Stöcker
30. Nov. 20238 Min. Lesezeit


A Decentralized Digital Product Passport for Textiles
In this article, we walk through a real-world Digital Product Passport (DPP) showcase using decentralized identifiers (DIDs) and verifiable credentials to demonstrate how open, permissionless standards can power trusted, interoperable product data—from a running T-shirt to batteries—aligning with EU regulations and enabling secure, lifecycle-wide transparency without vendor lock-in.

Johannes Ebert
8. Nov. 20236 Min. Lesezeit


Digital Organisational Identities as a Catalyst for Sustainable Finance
In our increasingly digitised and sustainability-oriented world, digital organisational identities are gaining importance, especially in the context of the financial industry. These identities allow companies to securely and efficiently share verifiable information about their business practices, including KYC and ESG (environmental, social, governance) metrics, with financial institutions.

Carsten Stöcker
24. Okt. 20237 Min. Lesezeit


The world’s first decentralized, verifiable Battery Passport.
In this article, we show the first working Battery Passport whose authenticity can be proven and that links to verifiable supply chain data, such as a third party Due Diligence report. Battery Passports must be attached to each battery that is placed on the European Market starting from August 2025 with CO2 data of the battery.

Dr. Susanne Guth-Orlowski
22. Okt. 202310 Min. Lesezeit


Decentralized Identity: How 11 Mega Trends are Driving Adoption and Shaping the Future
In this article, we show the first working Battery Passport whose authenticity can be proven and that links to verifiable supply chain data, such as a third party Due Diligence report. Battery Passports must be attached to each battery that is placed on the European Market starting from August 2025 with CO2 data of the battery.

Carsten Stöcker
20. Juni 202320 Min. Lesezeit


Decentralized Identity: How 11 Mega Trends are Driving Adoption and Shaping the Future
In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, the concept of identity is undergoing a significant transformation. The traditional centralized models of identity management, where a single authority verifies and manages identities, are increasingly being challenged by decentralized identity technology.

Carsten Stöcker
20. Juni 202320 Min. Lesezeit


Beautifying the Future: Unleashing the Potential of Digital Product Passports in the Cosmetics Industry
In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, the concept of identity is undergoing a significant transformation. The traditional centralized models of identity management, where a single authority verifies and manages identities, are increasingly being challenged by decentralized identity technology.

Carsten Stöcker
15. Mai 202325 Min. Lesezeit


Implementing Digital Product Passports using decentralized identity standards
This article is showing how to implement the digital product passport (DPP) with some standards mentioned in the StandICT.eu

Dr. Susanne Guth-Orlowski
27. Apr. 202310 Min. Lesezeit


Securing the Grid: Averting the Unseen Threats in Our Cyber-physical Energy Infrastructure
Our energy transmission and distribution grids are the backbone of modern society, and their protection from malicious actors is of paramount importance. This article dives into the various aspects of securing the data and controlling signal processing in the energy grid, examining the significance of provenance in grid assets, grid asset algorithms, and the data they generate.

Carsten Stöcker
28. März 202323 Min. Lesezeit


Authentic e-Fuels: Ensuring Trust and Transparency in the Renewable Energy Supply Chain
In this blog post, we will explore the challenges, importance, and solutions for establishing authentic e-fuels in the renewable energy supply chain.

Carsten Stöcker
26. März 20238 Min. Lesezeit


How centralized ATP repositories complicate DSCSA-regulated product verifications
The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) defines the criteria for a pharmaceutical supply chain actor to be considered duly authorized, i.e. to be considered an ATP in the eye of the law. Before exchanging any potentially sensitive information as happens in certain product inquiries, so-called Product Identifier (PI) Verifications, trading partners are supposed to make sure they are dealing with an ATP at the other end.

Georg Jürgens
9. März 20239 Min. Lesezeit


#SSI101: An overview of non-human identities
It's a good time to reflect on the wide variety of non-human identities and how their specific needs can be critically important to business, society, and the future of our economy.

Spherity
20. Okt. 20225 Min. Lesezeit


Closing a Key Gap in DSCSA Compliance
Check out Chris' piece in Pharmaceutical Commerce’s June issue, where she shares how OCI’s work on credential standards is enabling interoperable DSCSA solutions across the pharma supply chain.

Christiane Wirrig
23. Juni 20221 Min. Lesezeit
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