Without standardization, our world would run quite differently. In the mid 19th century, Greenwich Mean Time was adopted across Great Britain in large...
Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining: Insight From a Decade Abroad
As I stood in the upstairs office of a tin refinery, I could see the mine just up the mountainside, a steady stream of donkeys pulling carts full of t...
Supplier Relationship Management: Engaging Non-Responsive Suppliers
Any relationship expert will say communication is the key to success, and the same holds true for the relationship between a company and its suppliers...
State of Compliance 2020
The fourth annual State of Compliance report is complete and available for download. This year’s State of Compliance report received more input from c...
Electric Vehicles Are Disrupting Automotive Supply Chains
The road ahead for automotive suppliers is anything but certain, and electric vehicles (EVs) are a key reason. With nearly all major original equipmen...
New EU MDR Reporting Requirements Coming in 2020
Keeping up with the evolving compliance landscape can be challenging. From a growing list of labeling requirements to additional reporting criteria, c...
GRC 20/20 Report Identifies Assent Compliance as a Leading Third-Party Data Management Solution
GRC 20/20 Research, LLC (GRC 20/20) has acknowledged Assent Compliance as a leading supply chain data management solution provider in their recent res...
Los Angeles Judge Weighs Against Coffee Companies in Landmark Proposition 65 Case
Most have enjoyed a cup of coffee at some point in their lives, but could the hot morning beverage that so many love be causing us to develop cancer? ...
MIIT Releases Updates to China RoHS 2 Catalogue and Exemption List
On March 15, 2018, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released a list of product types, substances and exemptions that wil...
IPC-1754 Materials Declaration Standard Soon to Be Published: What You Need to Know
The Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC) will soon publish the Materials and Substance Declaration for the Aerospace and Defense, Heavy...