Welcome to Assent’s Quarterly Innovation Spotlight! This is your go-to place to catch up on all the new and exciting features we’ve been working on to make managing compliance and sustainability a whole lot easier. Every quarter, we’ll be bringing you the latest updates, expert insights, and real-world stories from our users, so you’ll always know what’s new at Assent.
We’re constantly looking for ways to improve how you manage your supply chain responsibilities and stay ahead of evolving regulations. Here’s a peek at some of the most significant innovations we rolled out this past quarter!
What’s New This Quarter?
1. CBAM Release: Taking the Guesswork Out of Carbon Compliance
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is here to level the playing field between EU and non-EU producers when it comes to carbon emissions. But let’s be honest, figuring out whether CBAM applies to your company — or if you need to reach out to suppliers — can feel like navigating a maze of regulations. That’s where we come in.
Our CBAM solution helps you quickly understand whether your company or suppliers fall under CBAM’s scope. Here’s how we make it easier for you:
- Expert Guidance at Your Fingertips: No more endless hours sifting through regulatory text! We provide clear guidance to determine whether you’re affected and how take action.
- Supplier Data Made Simple: You’ll have access to targeted surveys that help you gather facility-level data from your supply chain, cutting through the complexity.
- Automated Support: We’ve built a streamlined question flow with embedded resources to walk you and your suppliers through the data collection process. Plus, you get organized data outputs broken down by supplier, product code, and facility to keep everything crystal clear.
With our CBAM tools, you can focus on what matters — taking action to reduce carbon impact — without getting bogged down in paperwork and uncertainty.
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2. Enhanced AI Evidence Review Capabilities: Boosting Efficiency & Accuracy
Reviewing supplier documentation can be like drinking from a firehose. You’ve got countless documents coming in, and keeping up sometimes seems impossible. That’s why we’ve upgraded our AI Evidence Review Capabilities to make your life easier by automating the review process. While maintaining our human quality control, we have baked more AI into the initial review as suppliers submit declarations to accelerate scalability and speed.
According to Esther Anegbe, Assent Product Manager, “This enhancement has tripled our monthly document review throughput in Q3 and allows the team to review documents in over 50 languages. Suppliers now receive feedback on how to improve their ESG documents in a shorter time and we are on track to get this feedback to be immediate, soon.”
What’s in it for you?
- Scalability at Your Service: Whether you have 10 or 10,000 suppliers, our enhanced AI ensures you can handle it all without losing your sanity. With increased automation, you can scale your sustainability programs seamlessly as your needs grow.
- More Confidence in Your Data: Worried about trusting supplier submissions? Our AI-powered system performs deeper checks to ensure the information in submitted documents meets best practices, so you can make decisions with confidence.
- Faster Processing: Automation speeds up document analysis and cuts out manual tasks, meaning faster results and quicker decision-making for you and your suppliers.
These enhancements give you the ability to streamline operations and rely on data that’s verified and trustworthy, all without spending hours manually reviewing submissions.
Other Exciting Updates
In addition to these big updates, we’ve also introduced:
- PFAS Identification Updates: Keeping you ahead of the new Environment and Climate Change Canada regulation with extended features to meet reporting deadlines.
- POPs Regulation Enhancements: New resources to help you navigate the EU’s Persistent Organic Pollutants regulation and stay compliant.
- REACH Updates: New support for the latest additions to the Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) list, ensuring you’re always aligned with EU chemical regulations.
We’re excited about the future and are constantly working to give you the tools you need to navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape. Learn more about Assent’s commitment to innovation and stay tuned for the next Innovation Spotlight, where we’ll continue sharing the latest breakthroughs from Assent!
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