Spherity Podcast

• Product Passport Pioneers - #13 with Anh Dao, Management & Data Strategy Consultant

  In this episode, Dr. Susanne Guth-Orlowski is interviewing Anh Dao, a Professor at the University of Toronto, the owner of a consulting firm for supply management and data strategy, and also a member of the EU-funded project CIRPASS. Anh is focusing on the impact of the digital product passport for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Therefore you will find answers to the following SME-related topics in this podcast:What does the DPP mean for #SMEs? How do they feel about it?What does the DPP mean for SMEs outside Europe?What #benefits does the DPP bring to SMEs?What new #businessmodels do you see for SMEs as a side effect of the DPP?What are the needs of SMEs for the DPP system?Tune in to hear about the latest research findings that accompany the DPP installation in Europe!Stay sphered by joining Spherity’s Newsletter list and don’t forget to follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter. Interested in what we do? Learn more 👉 www.spherity.com. For further queries, contact us ✉️ [email protected].

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• Product Passport Pioneers - #12 with Nancy Norris, BC Government

  Many people from the industry ask: How does the verifiable data get into the Digital Product Passport? How can a company prove that the raw materials they use are ESG compliant? How can someone trust the carbon footprint that is declared by a company? And how can manufacturers prove their operating licenses and certifications to their downstream supply chain partners?Tune into this podcast episode with the clear-sighted Nancy Norris, from British Columbia Government (Canada), who talks about their lighthouse project Energy & Mines Digital Trust ecosystem (EMDT). EMTD is building up an ecosystem for their mines, to be able to digitally proof compliance to industry partners and thus make British Columbia raw materials attractive to global markets.The Energy & Mines Digital Trust ecosystem is based on verifiable credentials and decentralized company identifiers.Listen to this episode to understand how verifiable information is added to digital product passports!Stay sphered by joining Spherity’s Newsletter list and don’t forget to follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter. Interested in what we do? Learn more 👉 www.spherity.com. For further queries, contact us ✉️ [email protected].

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• Product Passport Pioneers - #11 with Andreas Weiss, eco

  In this episode, Dr. Susanne Guth-Orlowski is speaking to Andreas Weiss, Head of Digital Business Models at the eco - Association of the Internet Industry based in Cologne, Germany. Gaia-X technologies have the potential to implement the Digital Product Passport and Andreas is in the driver’s seat of many activities around Gaia-X and their Federation Services. In addition, Gaia-X is also the technological basis of Catena-X, an initiative in the automotive industry that aims to build the #digitalproductpassport for #batteries.What is Gaia-X and why is it important? What investment is needed by companies to participate in Gaia-X?What are the out-of-the-box functionalities of Gaia-X to build the DPP?What are Federations?How can Gaia-X support the goals of the European Green Deal?Where can Gaia-X and the DPP be found in the latest German Party Programs?Last but not least for Gaia-X enthusiasts: Do we need a Product Credential Manager?Tune in, if you want to find answers to the questions above!#Spherity #digitalidentity #decentralizedidentity #digitalproductpassport #green #circulareconomy #sustainability #recycle #GaiaX #CatenaXStay sphered by joining Spherity’s Newsletter list and don’t forget to follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter. Interested in what we do? Learn more 👉 www.spherity.com. For further queries, contact us ✉️ [email protected].

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• Product Passport Pioneers - #10 with Julia Poliscanova, Transport & Environment

  In this podcast, Dr. Susanne Guth-Orlowski discussed with Julia Poliscanova the political and regulatory situation around Electronic Vehicles and the Digital Product Passport. Julia Poliscanova is Senior Director, Electric Vehicles & Batteries at Transport & Environment. She is also a board member of the Global Battery Alliance. In her role, she is advising policymakers in Brussels on how the change to sustainable mobility can be achieved. The following questions have been discussed in this episode:What does Robert Habeck need to achieve in the U.S., when discussing the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act? How should public money be used to subsidize the mobility transition?Do we need subsidies for EVs?Are the current timelines too long to implement the Green Deal? Why does the EU not put the same speed on pushing electronic vehicles into the market, as they have done with COVID-19 vaccines or alternatives to Russian gas?How can electronic vehicles become more attractive to end customers?How important is the verifiability of product information in the automotive industry?How can the DPP help to make better decisions and how can it be used as a trusted information source for the customer, the industry, and the regulators?What additional regulations to implement the green deal can we expect?Tune in and enjoy Brussels’ current affairs!Stay sphered by joining Spherity’s Newsletter list and don’t forget to follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter. Interested in what we do? Learn more 👉 www.spherity.com. For further queries, contact us ✉️ [email protected].

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• Product Passport Pioneers - #9 with Josef Schön, Audi

  In this episode, Susanne Guth-Orlowski, invites Josef Schön from Corporate Strategy and Sustainability Management at Audi. He is the representative of the Global Battery Alliance for the entire Volkswagen Group, which includes Audi, VW, Skoda, Seat, Cupra, Lamborghini, Bentley, Ducati, and Porsche.What does a car manufacturer think about the upcoming battery passport? Yet another regulation to fulfill? What do the customers want, and how has their definition of lifestyle changed in the last years? How do the supply chain act, the battery regulation, the corporate sustainability due diligence regulation, the upcoming critical raw materials act, and other regulations overlap? What are the biggest hurdles for the #battery passport to become successful?To get some answers to these questions, tune into our latest product passport pioneers podcast!Stay sphered by joining Spherity’s Newsletter list and don’t forget to follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter. Interested in what we do? Learn more 👉 www.spherity.com. For further queries, contact us ✉️ [email protected].

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