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Assent Compliance Inc. News
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Discover the Power of Data with Full Material Disclosures [WEBINAR]
What’s in a product? Companies are required to answer that question when they comply with certain declarable and restricted substance regulations. In order to accomplish this, companies must be diligent in their data collection. One of the ...
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Full Material Disclosures: Overcoming the Data-Collection Challenge
Complying with restricted and declarable substance regulations requires companies to collect vast amounts of data from their supply chains. This process must be repeated annually in order to keep up with evolving regulations and capture newly-added ...
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New Private Member’s Bill to Strengthen UK Modern Slavery Act
A Private Member’s Bill to strengthen the UK Modern Slavery Act will receive its second reading today, July 8th, 2016, in the House of Lords. The Bill, introduced in May by Baroness Young of Hornsey, would amend the UK Modern Slavery Act to ...
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Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) Reform Empowers EPA
United States President Barack Obama has signed into law the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. The Act, signed on June 22, 2016, amends the Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976 (TSCA). Under the TSCA, the U.S. ...
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Turkey REACH Targeted for Last Quarter of 2016
Turkey could have its own version of the REACH Regulation in place by the last quarter of 2016. Turkey’s Chemicals Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction Regulation (KKDIK in Turkish), establishes authorization and ...
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Assent Providing Key Conflict Mineral Insights at Marcus Evans Conference
The conflict mineral reporting deadline has come and gone, but already companies are looking ahead to next year. Many have joined the compliance industry’s top conflict mineral thought-leaders in Chicago for the 4th Annual Marcus Evans ...
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Framework Established for EU Conflict Minerals Regulation
The European Union (EU) Parliament, Council and Commission have agreed upon a framework for an EU conflict minerals regulation. According to a press release from the European Parliament, a political understanding was reached on June 15th between ...
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The Cheat Sheet: Conference on Emerging & Critical Environmental Product Requirements [WEBINAR]
The regulatory landscape is always changing. Attending valuable conferences is a great way to stay ahead of the curve, but sometimes it just is not possible. On June 16th at 1 PM EST, join Assent Compliance for a webinar hosted by James Calder, ...
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IEC 62474: The Electronics Industry’s Material Declaration Standard
Products in the electronics industry are required to adhere to various environmental compliance regulations. To help these companies demonstrate compliance, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) created the 62474 Material Declaration ...
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European Union Conflict Mineral Negotiations Resume in June
Dutch Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Minister Lilianne Ploumen has shed some light on the ongoing European Union (EU) conflict minerals negotiations. Ploumen spoke to the media on May 13th after a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council ...
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Conflict Minerals Compliance: SEC vs. NAM Timeline [Infographic]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) legal battle to preserve its final conflict mineral rule has been ongoing since 2012, when the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) first issued its challenge. Since then, the case ...
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The U.S. Department of State’s Anti-Human Trafficking Guidance: What You Need to Know [WEBINAR]
Anti-human trafficking compliance and risk management programs are fast becoming essential initiatives, particularly for companies with U.S. Federal Contracts captured under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The release of this framework ...
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U.S. Department of State Releases Anti-Human Trafficking Due Diligence Framework
Companies in scope of the United States Federal Acquisition Regulation’s (FAR) Combatting Trafficking in Persons rule have received the guidance they’ve been waiting for. The Responsible Sourcing Tool is a framework that has been ...
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OECD Releases New Version of Due Diligence Guidance
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released an updated edition of their OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. This update clarifies the ...