
RoHS Compliance: Will Your Electrical Products Survive?
With contributions from Mark Kohorst, Director, Environment, Health & Safety, National Electrical Manufacturers Association

EPA Issues Final Ruling on Long-Chain PFAS Action Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final ruling on the safe use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) recently. It prohibits companies from bringing products containing long-chain PFAS in surface coati ...

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Overview
Companies that compete for U.S. federal government contracts are required to comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS).

REACHing the SCIP Database Deadline
The European Union (EU) Waste Framework Directive (WFD) January 5, 2021, deadline is approaching, and companies are preparing to meet new Substances of Concern In articles as such or in complex objects (Products) (SCIP) database r ...

Responsible Mining: Formalizing the ASM Sector in DRC Copper-Cobalt Belt
For the last 1.5 years, Impact Facility has worked with Fairphone, Signify, and Huayou Cobalt to develop a program that addresses urgent issues associated with the production of cobalt through artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM ...

How Long Does It Take to Make SCIP Notifications?
Months after the initial launch, many questions remain around the submission process for the Substances of Concern In articles, as such or in complex objects (Products) (SCIP) database.

State of Compliance 2020: Benchmarking Your Program
Regulatory compliance is a moving target, and there is no one way for companies to protect their brand, business, market access and human resources from risk. The significant lack of available data makes it difficult for companies ...

Ask the Experts: Understanding Import Fees Under the Toxic Substances Control Act
Our regulatory subject matter experts help a range of stakeholders solve compelling regulatory challenges associated with supply chain data management. We compile their insights to help educate compliance professionals through con ...

How Digital Tools Drive Compliance & Growth: Gaining and Sustaining Market Access
In this webinar, Assent’s General Counsel, Travis Miller and Compliance & Risks’ Danny Cassidy, VP Sales and Meg O’ Keeffe, Client Success Manager, will provide an overview of changes coming to the regulatory landscape in t ...

Proposition 65 Updates Impact Companies Selling in California
The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) is a California right-to-know law with a notoriously high enforcement rate.