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Discover the iPoint Suite

The iPoint Suite offers solutions for the entire product life cycle – from design to production and use to recycling and reuse. We are very proud to present our new website with lots of exciting content to...

Norms and Standards

Meeting SCIP Reporting Requirements in the Electronics Industry

Since 2003, the electronics industry sector has gained experience reporting RoHS (Restriction on Hazardous Substances) chemicals for products that it sells into the European Union (EU). Now these companies...

Products & Solutions

4 Months of SCIP reporting obligation – what are the experiences so far?

The obligation to report products that are put on the EU market and contain of SVHCs (Substances of Very High Concern) of > 0.1% by weight on article level to ECHA’s SCIP database is now almost 4 months old...

Angelika Steinbrecher

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Trends & Technology

Sustainability and Compliance Trends 2020 With a Focus on the Automotive Industry

The pandemic crisis heavily influenced the year 2020, which likely also impacted iPoint’s Trends Study 2020. However, in addition to the sudden emergence and rising threat of pandemics, the increasing threat of...

News & Updates

Sustainability Reporting Directive

A conversation between Joerg Walden of iPoint and Juan Ibañez and Dr. Chris Bayer of Development International e.V. Joerg Walden, founder and CEO of iPoint-systems, recently sat down with Juan Ibañez and Dr. Chris Bayer...

Products & Solutions

Discover the iPoint Suite

The iPoint Suite offers solutions for the entire product life cycle – from design to production and use to recycling and reuse. We are very proud to present our new website with lots of exciting content to support you...

Norms and Standards

Meeting SCIP Reporting Requirements in the Electronics Industry

Since 2003, the electronics industry sector has gained experience reporting RoHS (Restriction on Hazardous Substances) chemicals for products that it sells into the European Union (EU). Now these companies have to...

Products & Solutions

4 Months of SCIP reporting obligation – what are the experiences so far?

The obligation to report products that are put on the EU market and contain of SVHCs (Substances of Very High Concern) of > 0.1% by weight on article level to ECHA’s SCIP database is now almost 4 months old. So let’s...

Junker Filter GmbH

Products & Solutions

Case Study: MFCA in Industrial Filter Production – Reducing the Use of Resources in Textile Filter Systems

ifu Hamburg GmbH, member of iPoint Group, HTW Berlin and UKOM jointly supported SMEs in using the MFCA methodology to achieve higher material efficiency. Our consultants provided support in the analysis process and...

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Leveling the Pitch: Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation in the EU

In March 2021, the European Parliament adopted the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) report on corporate due diligence and accountability that would oblige companies operating on the EU internal market to conduct...

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Sorgfaltspflicht in der Lieferkette auch in Deutschland: Die bevorstehende Gesetzgebung

Anfang März haben deutsche Ministerien den Regierungsentwurf eines Sorgfaltspflichtengesetzes (aka Lieferkettengesetz) veröffentlicht, der nun noch vom Deutschen Bundestag verabschiedet werden muss. In diesem...

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Duty of Care Also in Germany: The Impending Mandatory Due Diligence Legislation

At the beginning of March, German ministries published the government draft of a mandatory supply chain due diligence law (“Sorgfaltspflichtengesetz”, “Lieferkettengesetz”), which now needs to be passed by the German...

Trends & Technology

How sustainable is the Circular Economy?

Josef-Peter Schöggl, Lukas Stumpf, Rupert J. Baumgartner Interest in the concept of the Circular Economy has increased significantly in the past few years due to related policies introduced in China and the EU. But how...

Products & Solutions

SCIP Database Connector successfully used by our customers

Our software solution is already successfully used by our customers from various industries e.g. Healthcare, Electronics, Manufacturing or Automotive. By today our customers have submitted over 75,000 complex article...

SCIP Database

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SCIP Database – iPoint Compliance automates the exchange of information

>Free Demo Video – SCIP Database Connector Watch the video to hear about the latest updates on ECHA SCIP database and see a live demo of iPoint’s SCIP Database Connector. > Watch the SCIP Demo video...

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New CO2-pricing in Germany – Significance and consequences for your company

Since January 1rst, 2021, in Germany a new CO2 pricing on fuels has been in force. It demands that from now on, a distributor will have to pay a fixed amount of 25 euros per ton of CO2 emitted through the combustion of...

Carbon Transparency

Trends & Technology

Carbon transparency – an opportunity for companies and the environment

Reducing carbon emissions is undoubtedly one of the greatest challenges for companies to combat climate change. “Carbon is the new calorie”, says Bracken Darrell, CEO of Logitech, and hits the nail right on the head. A...