In July 2020, the discovery of forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) region of China triggered a global response to human traff...
Planning for 2021: Key Compliance Factors to Prepare For
In compliance, each year brings new challenges and opportunities, and while no two years are the same, certain practices can yield consistent positive...
New Proposed Requirements for Proposition 65 Warning Labels
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requires companies selling products in the state to provide clea...
RoHS Exemptions: European Commission Launches Review of Nine Applications
The European Commission has contracted the Öko-Institut to review a series of technical exemptions granted under the European Union (EU)’s Restriction...
Get Your Dossiers Ready: SCIP Deadline Passes
SCIP Database Adding Millions of Dossiers Every Week The January 5, 2021, European Union (EU) Waste Framework Directive deadline has passed, and the l...
FCPA Compliance: Managing Third Parties in Your Supply Chain
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prohibits U.S. corporations and individuals from providing a foreign government or official with anything of ...
Enterprises Prepare for the SCIP Deadline at Virtual Seminar
On November 18, 2020, companies from around the globe connected at Assent’s virtual seminar, Compliance Countdown: Your New SCIP Database Requirements...
Conflict Minerals: EU Publishes Long-Awaited List of CAHRAs
On December 17, 2020, the European Commission published the Indicative, non-exhaustive list of Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas under Regulation ...
12 Days of Compliance
The new year is looming, and with it a calendar full of compliance needs. Assent’s Product Marketing Manager, Omar Kahiel, hosted a webinar last week ...
SCIP Database: Gathering Requirements & Pioneering Solutions
Missing supplier data is the most common cause for lost sales and product recalls. That’s why companies are investing in platform technology to manage...