Resources
Blog Article
Digital Product Passport for Furniture: What Manufacturers Need to Know Before 2030
Aug 31, 2026
In brief: Furniture ranks second among priority product groups for the Digital Product Passport in the European Commission's first ESPR Working Plan (April 2025), with an indicative timeline of 2028. For furniture manufacturers, retailers, and procurement teams, this means material origin, repairability, and end-of-life information will need to be machine-readable and verifiable.
Digital Product Passport and JTC24: Why Standards Determine Future-Proofing
Aug 30, 2026
Behind every Digital Product Passport sits a foundation that is not yet fully finished: the technical standards currently being developed by CEN/CLC JTC24, the joint committee of CEN and CENELEC. Until these standards are finalized, part of the technical detail behind the DPP remains in flux. Companies that build on open, cross-sector standards now reduce the risk of having to rebuild their systems later.
How the Digital Product Passport Will Transform the Metals Industry: ESPR Compliance and Circularity
Aug 30, 2026
Steel and aluminium are named among the product groups for which future delegated acts under the ESPR are planned, though no fixed timeline exists yet. In parallel, the Critical Raw Materials Act is advancing traceability for raw materials. For the metals industry, these are two complementary regulatory tracks pointing toward the same principle: traceable, verifiable product data across the full lifecycle.
Case studies
EU PPWR: Trusted Packaging Data for DPP Readiness
Oct 26, 2026
Learn how companies placing packaging on the EU market can prepare structured packaging data for PPWR compliance and future DPP requirements.
Digital Product Passport: Build or Buy?
Oct 26, 2026
Understand the real cost of DPP compliance and how to reduce complexity with a dedicated Digital Product Passport platform.
Choosing the Right DPP Granularity
Oct 26, 2026
Explore how the right Digital Product Passport granularity can support compliance, traceability, and circular economy use cases.
Videos
Manage Digital Product Passports with VERA Studio | Explained by Spherity
VERA Studio is Spherity’s web-based platform designed to help organizations create, manage, and securely share Digital Product Passports (DPPs). In this video, we walk through the structure and key features of VERA Studio, showcasing how companies can configure their workspace an
What is a Digital Product Passport (DPP)? | Explained by Spherity
Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are poised to reshape how product data is managed and shared across industries. This transformation is driven by upcoming EU regulations, including the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and the EU Battery Regulation.
EU Business Wallet Explainer Series
Spherity introduces the new European Business Wallet (EUBW), designed to simplify managing trusted business identities. The series will cover setting up the wallet, requesting digital credentials, and real-world applications such as bank account applications or verifying legal representatives.
Podcasts
MaDiTraCe Talks: Securing Material Provenance
How can Digital Product Passports and mineral fingerprinting technologies strengthen traceability in critical raw material supply chains? In the latest MaDiTraCe Talks episode, Prof. Eric Pirard speaks with PhD / Dr.-Ing. Doruk Şahinel, Technical Project Manager at Spherity, and Quentin Dehaine, Research Professor at Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) to discuss trusted material provenance, authentication, and transparency across the mining and processing value chain.
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.
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.
Webinars
Webinar Recording (1/4): eIDAS 2.0 – Regulatory Momentum for the EUDI Business Wallet
Webinar recording on eIDAS 2.0 covering regulatory developments, business cases, and use cases for EUDI Business Wallets. Webinar held in German.
Webinar Recording (2/4): eIDAS 2.0 – Technical Implementation and Security of the European Business Wallet
Watch the webinar recording by Spherity and PwC Germany on the technical implementation of the European Business Wallet under eIDAS 2.0. Explore partner onboarding, Security by Design, Zero Trust models, and flexible cloud/on-premise deployment options.
Webinar Recording (3/4): Know Your Customer (KYC) under eIDAS 2.0 – Driving Efficiencies with the EUDI Wallet
With the introduction of eIDAS 2.0, a new European identity ecosystem is emerging that will fundamentally transform core business processes such as identity verification. Together with PwC Germany, Spherity is exploring the path from new regulation, including AML requirements, to practical enterprise implementation in a four-part webcast series.