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Vacation close-down 2017/18
From December 24th, 2017, to January 7th, 2018, iPoint's headquarters in Reutlingen as well as our offices in Munich and Vienna are closed for…
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iPoint's Christmas Donation 2017
iPoint-systems already has a long-standing tradition of using the holiday season as an opportunity to provide financial support to non-profit and…
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Customer magazine "iPoints" 04
Our customer magazine iPoints keeps you up to date about product innovations and provides the latest news about iPoint, compliance, and…
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iPoint Joins UN Global Compact
  iPoint is proud to announce that it has become a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world’s largest and most widely embraced…
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iPoint supports NIBE on their path to making the world more sustainable
iPoint is proud to announce that its flagship software, the iPoint Compliance Agent, has been selected by NIBE Industrier AB to achieve their…
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Draft directives on RoHS exemptions published
The drafts are long awaited as the exemptions in Annex III were already supposed to expire in July 2016. Since there has not been a decision from the…
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European Commission publishes guidelines on non-financial reporting
FAQs The FAQs answer basic questions like - What will change? What information has to be disclosed and how? - Who is subject to the reporting…
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iPoint-systems honored as SME innovation leader
This year, iPoint-systems gmbh is among the most innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Germany. During the Deutscher…
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Mechanical engineering giant trusts iPoint to ensure non-toxic products
A major German multinational corporation from the mechanical engineering industry trusts and relies on the iPoint Compliance Agent for efficient…
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Customer magazine "iPoints"
Our customer magazine iPoints keeps you up to date about product innovations and provides the latest news about iPoint, compliance, and…
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iPoint publishes Circular Economy e-book
Statutory regulations and political initiatives in relation to the Circular Economy, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), REACH, and further…
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CMRT 5.0 - What's new?
The most recent version of the template CMRT 5.0 was released in May 2017 and replaces the previous version, CMRT 4.20.
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iPoint Customer Emerson Wins EH&S Innovation Award
Independent research firm Verdantix has recognized Emerson with an Environment Health & Safety (EH&S) Innovation Award. The multinational technology…
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Conflict Minerals Regulation Signed into EU Law
Today, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and the President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, signed the legal text of the…
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iPoint CEO among Germany's smartest innovators
Who are the people whose innovations shape our view of the world? The reporters of the leading German business newspaper Handelsblatt embarked on a…
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Conflict Minerals EU: Parliament Adopts Draft Regulation
Today, the members of the European Parliament passed a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the…
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Companies’ Anti-Slavery Performance Improves, iPoint-funded Study Reveals
We are excited to announce the release of a new comprehensive benchmarking report which evaluates brands on their anti-slavery compliance with the…
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iPoint Opens New Office in Los Angeles
iPoint is pleased to announce the opening of a new US office in the greater Los Angeles area. With the new US office, iPoint's constantly growing…
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iPoint and DEKRA present REACH compliance app
Plasticizers are repeatedly cited as being hazardous to people's health. They're to be found in plastics and can find their way into the human body…
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4 new substances of very high concern added to the candidate list
Straight after the publication of those substances, information requirements according to article 33 of the REACH regulation apply to suppliers of…

Events

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Webinar: North Korean Forced Labor in the Global Supply Chain
iPoint Inc. will be hosting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to discuss what…
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iPoint U.S. Customer Day 2017
On October 11, we are hosting our annual U.S. iPoint Customer Day in the Sheraton Hotel in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Addressed to OEMS and Suppliers, the…
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Live LCA: 1st US Industrial Interest Group Workshop in Ann Arbor, MI
Purpose of the Industrial Interest Group is to learn from the experience of different industry sectors, collect requirements and get feedback on…
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LCA XVII in Portsmouth, NH
Meet iPoint at the 2017 Life Cycle Assessment Conference in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from October 3-5. This must-attend event for LCA knowledge…
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Webinar: Fast Tracking Your Material Compliance Data Collection Program
Learn how to get data on material compliance faster! As the landscape for materials compliance programs continues to change, companies are seeking…
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Life Cycle Workshop 2017 in Hamburg
On September 21, the ifu (Institute for Environmental IT) Hamburg is hosting a one-day Life Cycle Workshop in Hamburg. This year’s workshop focuses on…
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Business Leaders Forum to Combat Human Trafficking 2017 in Washington, DC
On September 5-6, the United Way Center on Human Trafficking & Slavery is hosting the 2017 Business Leaders Forum to Combat Human Trafficking in…
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International Life Cycle Management Conference in Luxembourg
Don't miss the chance to meet iPoint at the Life Cycle Management Conference 2017 from September 3-6 in Luxembourg City. This year’s conference is…
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5th Responsible Sourcing and Supply Chain Compliance
During this Marcus Evans conference you will join Takeda Pharmaceuticals, TE Connectivity, Dell and others to discuss strategies in ethical sourcing…
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Webinar: What does a Verdantix Award winning Material Compliance Program look like?
This webinar provided an overview of the Material Compliance Program and emphasize the best practices and metrics that were featured as part of the…
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AIAG Conflict Minerals Industry Briefing VI
For the sixth time in a row, iPoint is sponsoring and exhibiting at the AIAG Conflict Minerals Industry Briefing event. The event on June 7, 2017,…
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ITI & IPC Conference on Emerging & Critical Environmental Product Requirements
The event will take place on: • JUNE 5 in SAN JOSE, California in Four Points by Sheraton San Jose Airport • JUNE 7 in NORTHWEST CHICAGO, Illinois in…
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CLEPA Materials Regulations Event 2017
The next CLEPA Materials Regulations Event (formerly called CLEPA IMDS Suppliers’ Group meeting) will take place on May 17, 2017, in Germany in the…
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AIAG CR Summit 2017 in Novi
On May 2 and 3, 2017, the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) is hosting its annual Corporate Responsibility (CR) Summit in Novi, Michigan. This…
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11th OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains in Paris
Meet iPoint's experts from May 2-4, 2017, in Paris at the 11th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains. Jointly organised by the…
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The 2016 Anti-Slavery Compliance Study – Trends & Good Practices
A recently released benchmarking report evaluated brands on their anti-slavery disclosure compliance under the California Transparency in Supply…
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Toxicological Risk Assessment & Product Safety Forum 2017
Meet iPoint's experts on February 15, 2017, at the Toxicological Risk Assessment & Product Safety Forum in Singapore. The event focuses on how…
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Responsible Business Outreach Meeting in Brussels
Meet iPoint’s experts on January 26 at the EICC- and CSR Europe-hosted European Responsible Business Outreach Meeting in Brussels, Belgium. The…

Blog

Companies’ Anti-Slavery Performance Improves Globally, New Report Reveals
According to a new benchmarking report, companies’ anti-slavery compliance and actions have improved in 2016. Funded by iPoint and prepared by…
New: Anti-Slavery Reporting Template eLRT
In November 2016, iPoint launched the electronic Labor Rights Template (eLRT). The free, open-access, Excel-based, business-to-business reporting tool…
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iPoint Joins UN Global Compact
On August 7, 2017, iPoint was officially welcomed as a participant of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). Launched in 2000, the UNGC has become…
The new CSR Reporting Directive of the EU
Starting with the fiscal year 2017, large listed entities with more than 500 employees will have to disclose relevant non-financial information on…
Innovation Awards for iPoint
In May 2017, independent research firm Verdantix recognized iPoint’s customer Emerson with an Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) Innovation Award.…
Digital Circular Economy – The Digital Revolution of the Circular Economy
In contrast to the linear economy (take, make, use, dispose), the circular economy approach does not see an absolute end to a product or process.…
The Life Cycle Perspective in the New ISO 14001:2015 Standard
Following publication of the environmental management standard ISO 14001:2015 on September 15, 2015, the transition period for replacing the old ISO…
France passes due diligence law
On April 24, 2013, more than 1,000 people in Bangladesh lost their lives when the textiles factory they worked at collapsed. At that time, a number of…

Social

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Today, @gordonmiller81 continued his German #Bundesliga Cycling Tour 2022 from Freiburg to Stuttgart, meeting some… https://t.co/atRsGFBTeM
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#ArticleAlert for our German speaking followers: @UmweltDialog reports on @RideForFreedom2 – German Bundesliga Cycl… https://t.co/XqHAqa4Rd4
@WBCSD's Partnership for Carbon Transparency: 1st exchange of emissions data between different tech solutions – iPo… https://t.co/o77IeJ4anB
Save the date - 9am CEST April 28 - and join the live start of @gordonmiller81’s German #Bundesliga Cycling Tour 20… https://t.co/Kg4bXGqK7I
Happy Easter! Have a nice and relaxing day with your family and get creative like our colleague Linda did. She recr… https://t.co/pfH4eIL5WH
Very proud: iPoint has won a Gold Stevie® Award at the 2022 @GermanStevies for our environmental communications cam… https://t.co/NOTrSICl7D
Earlier this week, our recruiting team attended the TIC Career Day at Reutlingen University to give students insigh… https://t.co/lZqPI7FeHD
On 2day’s International Day of Sport for Development & Peace we’re proud 2 announce that iPoint founder… https://t.co/2AeyEiLqr9
iPoint has launched internal fundraising campaign for #Ukraine. In total, almost €5,500 were donated by iPoint’s em… https://t.co/n6jLEHKREJ
GRO Capital increases investment in iPoint. The Danish PE investor joined as co-shareholder in 2020 with the goal o… https://t.co/aTqoC7JZej
Today at 8:30 pm is #EarthHour! Join iPoint and many more participants around the world who will turn off their lig… https://t.co/5eqApCGeV8
Today, iPoint hosted the public presentation of the #study "IT Competencies Neckar-Alb: Insight into IT Companies"… https://t.co/vSl26Zqr6Q
Today is Intl. Day for the Right 2 Truth about Serious #HumanRights Violations & 4 the Dignity of Victims. Our elec… https://t.co/9FVpGdlWu9
Happening now: Cyber breakfast on Digital Product Passports with a presentation by iPoint founder & CEO… https://t.co/FRvjX0lyTO
Join our free webinar „How to collect the relevant data for compliance AND sustainability“ on March 29th with guest… https://t.co/pVTQZ13hCz
Happy Global Recycling Day! Recycling is a key part of a more sustainable future and helps keep products, component… https://t.co/SbeNNwx9F6
New paper on #data collection for compliant AND sustainable products. Collecting the relevant data is crucial to en… https://t.co/YPpemYv6mW
Article alert: The Principle of Folding or How We Can Grow Sustainably. Read iPoint CEO @JoergWalden's new #blog po… https://t.co/mLYH5vUC5e
We are happy to announce a strategic partnership with fors, one of Germany's leading strategy consultancies special… https://t.co/I59vLy6iob
Happy #EmployeeAppreciationDay! A huge thank you to all of iPoint’s employees around the globe for doing such an am… https://t.co/ox70GRDxYG
Our colleague Achim Schrempp presenting on the topic of „Automate Data Collection, Analyzation, and Reporting to Ev… https://t.co/81wHfLGekr
We are happy to announce that iPoint CEO @JoergWalden has again been nominated as co-chair of the working group “So… https://t.co/9H1Q04H6vf
Today’s #ZeroDiscriminationDay is about making inequalities visible, so we can all work toward a more just &… https://t.co/bcEnur8cLM
Feb 28: Meet iPoint at the #EU4Digital ICT Innovation event on joining the #EU networks & platforms. The event aims… https://t.co/8WOaZ14ItU
“Good health and well-being” is the UN’s SDG of the month. To achieve protect our employees’ health and well-being… https://t.co/t24SM83l7i
Tackling #ClimateChange requires ambitious action from SMEs like iPoint. Our #SBTi-approved science-based target pr… https://t.co/VjBZsFL6Cz
iPoint participates in #industrial #research project DfC-Industry - Coordinated by INEC @hs_pforzheim the project p… https://t.co/v2TNbsRp1j
Article alert: “Partnerships for the goals – How collaboration & technology advance sustainability”. Read iPoint CE… https://t.co/EBKJQKABCg
Article Alert: “Digital Product Passports as Enabler of the #CircularEconomy” – iPoint article published in journal… https://t.co/MX0OZbL3up
Results of the world’s largest #sustainability and #compliance survey are released! iPoint conducted its #Trends S… https://t.co/6WAUFJ5bsg
Happy #DataPrivacyDay! To ensure data privacy and keep our company’s, customers’, and employees’ information secure… https://t.co/Il1aqlYUTO
iPoint participates in #CEWI project of @KlimaWirtschaft, @WWF_Deutschland & @Wupperinst: https://t.co/BZyYb07NHr G… https://t.co/gbmVEIRqAq
We're thrilled to be part of the every-growing community of ambitious organizations committed to taking… https://t.co/tKxZNNlApT
Yesterday, our colleagues Martina Prox @LCInnovator and Dr. Bing Xu presented on #DigitalProductPassports for… https://t.co/3Aeepd7Dsd
We are delighted to be sponsoring the #CarbonNeutral Vehicles & #LCA #Virtual Congress from January 19-21 EST! Join… https://t.co/VZ18KhllWG
Join iPoint from January 19-21 at the #CarbonNeutral Vehicles & #LCA #Virtual Congress 2022. The online event focus… https://t.co/gSrGi76R3i
Today is National #HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay. As a signatory of @globalcompact, we are committed to promoting &… https://t.co/7ZPT63ZqJF
Article alert: The Circular Economy – Sustainable Transformation Needs Transparency. Read iPoint CEO @JoergWalden's… https://t.co/HFw1KNY1HZ
We're back! The iPoint staff around the globe is now back to work and looking forward to offering you the most succ… https://t.co/egpuJeMtYD
Happy New Year! We wish all our customers, employees, partners, and friends the best for the year 2022 – stay safe… https://t.co/SxtJHmY5oa
Happy Holidays! iPoint wishes you and your loved ones Happy Holidays and all the best for 2022! Thank you for your… https://t.co/bZn555sBlf
Vacation Close-Down: From December 24 to January 2, iPoint's headquarters in Reutlingen & our offices in Hamburg, M… https://t.co/Niq2CfOKSG
Today is #HumanRightsDay. As a signatory of the UN @globalcompact, iPoint gladly supports the protection of interna… https://t.co/lfasAS5gA2
Today is intl. Anti-Corruption Day. As a proud signatory of the UN @globalcompact, iPoint supports the 10th UN Glob… https://t.co/0SclspX6M0
Article Alert: Sustainable Product Development in a #CircularEconomy – Read the new article of the CD Lab for… https://t.co/3rVCjYXmt8
@wbcsd has published guidance to enhance consistency of emissions data. The Pathfinder Framework was developed join… https://t.co/KSJkvxDYV8
RT @GoalsYearbook: Companies must fulfill their due diligence obligations carefully, among other reasons, because relevant stakeholders cou…
RT @GPTInnovations: At #COP26: The Carbon Transparency Partnership just launched a framework for calculating #emissions from #supplychains.…
@chemicalwatch has published the 5th Chemicals Management Software Guide. We are proud that iPoint has been intervi… https://t.co/7fyT5CtlIX
Join iPoint at The Business Booster (@InnoEnergyEU), the world's leading #sustainableenergy innovation conference.… https://t.co/m8Y2I8wVSq
Join iPoint today at the annual #Responsible Minerals Initiative’s Member Meeting to learn more about #mineral… https://t.co/LY7NnBxEaP
Looking forward to the #AIAGIMDSConference, which starts tomorrow. iPoint is presenter, sponsor, & exhibitor. Make… https://t.co/8V82jgdejC
Today is #AntiSlaveryDay. As signatory of @globalcompact, iPoint is committed to taking immediate and effective mea… https://t.co/R9ELQ1BaBs
RT @GoalsYearbook: The year 2021 has seen an increase in legislative initiatives regulating human rights and the environmental due diligenc…
iPoint’s Sebastian Galindo presenting on #Blockchain and the #CircularEconomy at #kongressbw in Stuttgart today. Ma… https://t.co/kM9LuMVRlO
Meet us today and tomorrow in Stuttgart, Germany, at the 10th Resource Efficiency and #CircularEconomy Congress Bad… https://t.co/ua46O7a14z
RT @INATBA_org: Check out our new infographic from our #blockchain for #socialimpact report to learn more about the role of the @UN #SDGs a…
We are excited to join ECO Platform as a member and to support the non-profit association with our solutions in its… https://t.co/0uqZuguK6D
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Happy #InternationalPodcastDay! Did you know that the name is a combination of "iPod" and "Broadcasting"? We like p… https://t.co/TQXsvqdqOT
iPoint becomes #CatenaX member – We're excited to join the Catena-X Automotive Network to actively contribute our 2… https://t.co/G2DT697r9i
We are proud to sponsor, exhibit, and present at the @AIAG Virtual IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference on… https://t.co/VrOJuPPGtK
New report: “Blockchain for Social Impact” – How can blockchain contribute to social impact and the @UN #SDGs? Rea… https://t.co/IikKXYDH8T
BASF & iPoint Join Forces – iPoint and @BASF are collaborating to drive the standardized calculation of… https://t.co/zZSDd5XVEJ
Exciting news: iPoint CEO @JoergWalden wins Global #CEO Excellence #Award. The award presents and honors the most s… https://t.co/SqzcKCynO0
Article alert: "Due Diligence: French Law As a Model for Germany and the EU?" – Read iPoint's article published in… https://t.co/TaWaTxn5nV
Article alert: “The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation: A Spotlight on Finance” – Read iPoint CEO… https://t.co/3pK0L1qtiW
Join iPoint on September 15 @ the Webinar “Business & Human Rights – Geographical Focus” by @ardeaint. Our colleagu… https://t.co/Alg3Y16o5z
Meet iPoint at the 10th International Conference on Life Cycle Management from September 5-8, where our colleagues… https://t.co/RFoQkPMGAT
Article alert: “The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation: A Spotlight on Finance” – Read iPoint CEO… https://t.co/1NB5gH692y
Article alert: „More Autonomous, Greener, Complex, Faster, and More Flexible – How Supply Chain Management will Cha… https://t.co/3Ugtlpe8up
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iPoint publishes 4th #SustainabilityReport for @globalcompact: https://t.co/s2N2WfjpBw #SDGs #10Principles… https://t.co/Uxt8tHwy5I
We’re excited to announce that Katie Boehme, Director People & Communications @iPointWorld, has been re-elected to… https://t.co/CwCXegTCU0
Today is World Day against Trafficking in Persons. As a signatory of @globalcompact, we are committed to promoting… https://t.co/B9NFPgd4FK
Today is #EarthOvershootDay: Humankind has consumed more from nature than our planet can regenerate in the entire y… https://t.co/HFick3mk1S
Article alert: “Anticipating the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive” – Read iPoint CEO @JoergWalden's new… https://t.co/l2ePppQXVm
Very proud: iPoint CEO @JoergWalden has been nominated as co-chair of the working group “Social Impact & Sustainabi… https://t.co/zWqmXtnSNN

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