More than 65% of consumers are worried about climate change, and take social and environmental impacts of products into consideration when making purchasing decisions. For manufacturing companies, a lack of social and...
Archive - October 2020
I care, you care, we care: The iPoint CARE principle
Many of our customers say that we’ve simplified the complex processes of digitalizing the lifecycles of products, materials, and supply chain relationships with our CARE principle: C – collect the relevant data A –...
From Compliance to Sustainability – The iPoint Suite
iPoint’s software covers a lot of ground. In combination, our software products provide a broad spectrum of compliance, sustainability, and risk management solutions: iPoint ComplianceiPoint ApprovaliPoint Conflict...
Data – the raw material required for good decision making in the transition to a Circular Economy
Properly utilized data is a valuable resource. In our increasingly digital world, most efficiency gains, reductions in cost, increases in speed, and quality of decision-making come from the ability to put data to work...
Expanding compliance processes and tools to better manage sustainability
Many companies voluntarily go beyond regulatory requirements, setting higher expectations and standards supporting sustainability initiatives. Many well-known organizations, some of which are household brands, are...
Blockchain for Sustainability & Social Impact: Help Us Map the Ecosystem!
In the past few years, we’ve seen a plethora of projects and initiatives emerge, focusing on improving sustainability and delivering positive social and environmental impact with the help of Blockchain and Distributed...
End-to-end material lifecycle management is key
When it comes to materials in products, what we call “end of life” is also the “beginning-of-life”. This idea isn’t new, but only around 20 years ago the mindset started to change and challenge the old-fashioned cradle...
How does Brexit affect you?
The planned transitional period will run until 31 December 2020. After the end of the transition period, EU legislation will no longer apply directly to the UK. If your business is in any way affected, you will have to...
From compliance to sustainability: a natural path to managing material lifecycles
Meeting all local and global regulatory requirements is a must for all companies doing business in the 21st century. Consequently, a robust material compliance process with sophisticated tools is necessary to ensure...
The current state of material compliance management
Materials and substances used in manufacturing plants need to comply with health, safety, and environmental regulations surveilled by authorities such as the EPA, OSHA, and ECHA , to name but a few. Regulations...