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Blog Article
Digital Product Passport for Tyres: ESPR Requirements, Timeline, and How to Prepare
Aug 27, 2026
Tyres are listed as a priority product group for the Digital Product Passport in the European Commission's first ESPR Working Plan (April 2025), with an indicative timeline of 2027. The specific delegated act for tyres has not yet been adopted. Companies that start structuring material, origin, and performance data now will be ready once it is, rather than scrambling under deadline pressure.
What Is the Digital Battery Passport? A Guide for Battery Manufacturers and OEMs
Aug 27, 2026
From February 18, 2027, light means of transport (LMT) batteries such as e-bikes and e-scooters, industrial batteries above 2 kWh, and EV batteries placed on the EU market must carry a digital battery passport. The battery passport is the sector-specific implementation of the digital product passport under the EU Battery Regulation (EU 2023/1542) and documents material composition, carbon footprint, performance data, and recycled content across the battery's lifecycle.
EU Business Wallet and Digital Product Passport: Why the Integration Matters for Compliance and Trust
Aug 19, 2026
The EU Business Wallet (EBW, under eIDAS 2.0 from 2027) verifies who a company is. The Digital Product Passport (DPP, under the ESPR) verifies what is inside a product. Both proofs rely on verifiable credentials and belong together technically: a DPP is only as trustworthy as the identity of the party that issued it. Companies that address both requirements on the same standards base, rather than separately, avoid duplicate infrastructure and are prepared for the next wave of regulation.
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
Product Passport Pioneers - #2 with Ilias Iakovidis, European Commission
Ilias Iakovidis from the European Commission discusses the digital product passport and its role in the new Battery and Ecodesign Regulations.
Product Passport Pioneers - #1 with Dr. Torsten Freund, Global Battery Alliance
Dr. Torsten Freund from the Global Battery Alliance discusses the development of the GBA Battery Passport for vehicle batteries and the challenges of creating a digital product passport to support a circular economy.
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.