Sphera Launches AI Sustainability and Product Compliance Solutions

Sphera has launched new AI-powered sustainability and product compliance solutions to help businesses meet evolving regulatory requirements, assess product environmental impacts and maintain market access. Announced on 5 November 2026, the launch follows Sphera research involving 300 product stewardship leaders across the US, UK and Germany, which found that 42% identified market access and customer requirements as leading investment drivers, compared with 39% citing compliance and risk reduction.

 

The research found that 81% of surveyed companies now manage product compliance and sustainability together, reflecting the growing need for consistent environmental and regulatory data. However, 41% identified regulatory and market requirements as major challenges, followed by data quality (40%) and systems and scalability (39%). These challenges are becoming more relevant as regulations such as the EU's Digital Product Passport (DPP) and Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) increase expectations for product transparency and environmental information.

 

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Sphera's new AI-powered sustainability capabilities automate mapping product information to environmental datasets, enabling companies to generate carbon footprints, life cycle assessments (LCAs), and environmental product declarations (EPDs) across entire product portfolios. The solutions also allow teams to identify lower-impact materials using everyday material names, helping procurement and product development teams incorporate environmental considerations into their decisions. The platform uses Sphera's DEKRA-verified environmental data and incorporates expert review to support the reliability of results.

 

The company has also expanded its product compliance capabilities to help businesses maintain accurate safety data sheets and product labels across different jurisdictions. Additional features streamline supplier declarations and generate signed declarations of conformity for packaging under the EU's PPWR. These tools aim to reduce manual compliance processes and help manufacturers respond to changing regulatory and customer requirements.

 

Paul Marushka, President and CEO of Sphera, said, "Companies that invest in building a trusted product data foundation will stay competitive as requirements change." The launch expands Sphera's existing sustainability software offering, combining product-level environmental assessments with regulatory compliance workflows. As product sustainability requirements become more demanding, the company is positioning its AI solutions to help manufacturers manage compliance and environmental reporting across increasingly complex product portfolios.

 

Source: Sphera