Candidate List reaches 174 substances
ECHA has added Perfluorohexane-1-sulfonic acid and its salts (PFHxS) to the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern. There are now 174 SVHCs.
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Environment Agency publishes list of CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme civil penalties
13 organisations have received civil penalties for failure to comply with the requirements of the CRC Energy Efficiency scheme. Penalties issued ranged from £250 to £20,000.
ECHA adds 12 new substances to REACH Authorisation List
12 new substances now need authorisation to be used after the sunset date. The Authorisation List now contains 43 substances.
BSI publishes world’s first standard for implementing circular economy principles in organisations
BSI has published voluntary guidance standard BS 8001 to provide a practical framework for organisations wishing to implement circular economy principles.
Come visit The Compliance Map at the upcoming IPC & ITI Environmental Compliance Conference
The Compliance Map will be sponsoring the upcoming IPC & ITI Conference on Emerging & Critical Environmental Product Requirements on June 5th in San Jose, June 7th in Chicago and June 9th in Boston.
EU Commission report concludes no changes to the WEEE Directive are appropriate
In accordance with the requirements of Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment, the EU Commission has issued a report reviewing its scope, the deadlines for reaching collection targets and the possibility of setting individual collection targets for one or more WEEE categories.
Changes to the Conflict Minerals Rule in the Electronics Industry
Please join us for an upcoming webinar on Conflict Minerals management, April 6th at 9am EST
EU Conflict Minerals Regulation approved
MEPs have approved a draft EU conflict minerals regulation aimed at preventing the minerals trade from funding conflict and human rights violations. The law will oblige all importers of tin, tungsten, tantalum, gold to carry out due diligence checks on their suppliers from 1 January 2021.
Brexit: Report published on key environmental policy actions required
The EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee has published its report which highlights changes that will be required to environmental law and enforcement once the UK leaves the EU.
EICC conference
Come visit Compliance Map at the upcoming EICC conference during the week of the 7th November.
Free ComplianceBuilder simplifies IPC/IEC form completion and submission
The Compliance Map, a developer of supply chain and environmental compliance software solutions, has launched a brand new free material content IPC / IEC form builder at TheComplianceBuilder.com.
ComplianceBuilder users in industries such as electronics, manufacturing, and medical devices can now automate IEC 62474 and IPC 1752A disclosure forms, which are the most common material declarations for products.
Compliance Map partners with SiliconExpert to provide end-to-end compliance information for electronics and medical verticals
The Compliance Map, a developer of supply chain and environmental compliance software solutions, has partnered with SiliconExpert Technologies (SiliconExpert) to deliver an end-to-end compliance service for clients across the electronics and medical device industries.
How will Brexit impact UK environmental product regulations?
Legislation designed to reduce the environmental impacts of products including REACH, RoHS, WEEE, Batteries, Packaging, End of Life Vehicles and Ecodesign requirements for energy-related products were all negotiated and agreed at EU level. In light of Brexit, what impacts can we expect on UK environmental product regulations?
The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Imperative
Governments around the world have committed to reporting on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as part of the Paris agreement. This is essential in providing data that can inform climate change policy and ensure that commitments to reduce emissions are met. Reporting of emissions at company level is already mandatory in many developed countries and there is a growing requirement for data. Companies who do not have systems in place to manage and report on this data are at risk of penalties associated with non-compliance and may deter potential investors.
Non-compliance with the WEEE Directive: what's the worst that can happen?
Most companies will weigh up risks of non-compliance with the WEEE Directive against the costs associated with changing their current practises. However, many fail to recognise the opportunities that an effective compliance system offers in terms of its support for cost reduction and product innovation.
EU Packaging Directive: What are the risks for business?
Although many companies invest in a packaging compliance system to simply to meet their legal obligations, the fact that enforcement is often weak may seem at first to provide an argument for not doing so. However, non-compliance exposes a business to risks beyond financial penalties.
Compliance Map launches forced labour and human trafficking module
The Compliance Map has launched a brand new product - the Supply Chain Transparency Module - which is designed to help industry combat forced labour and human trafficking.
Compliance Map tracks Country of Origin in complex supply chains
The Compliance Map, a developer of environmental compliance software and supply chain solutions, has launched the Compliance Map Origin Determination Module - designed to simplify origin tracking within a complex manufacturing supply chain.
Upcoming June Conferences
Come visit Compliance Map at the upcoming ITI & IPC conference during the week of June 6th and at the Marcus Evans 4th Annual Conflict Minerals Compliance and Supply Chain Transparency conferences from 21-23 June.
The role of business in eradicating forced labour
Under UN Sustainable Development Goal 8 – Decent work and economic growth, Target 8.7 is to take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour. The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights recognise the role of business in meeting this target by taking steps to identify the risk of forced labour in their supply chains or as a consequence of their operations and by taking action to reduce that risk and remedy any violations that occur.