Monday, September 14, 2015 by Robert L. Kerr

~~Proactively adopting a sustainable chemicals management program is a company’s best response to ever-increasing requirements and demands from consumers, supply chain partners and regulators.

A key challenge for firms employing this approach is accessing the necessary chemical information. Software systems designed to meet this need can save resources, support improved chemical selection for the design of safer products and allow more rapid response to changing market demands for ingredients and materials.

Companies from Walmart and Seagate to Boeing and Halliburton have turned to software solutions to help them stay on top of chemicals management demands.

Strtegies focused on safer chemicals are critical components of proactive chemicals management. Enhancing ingredient and material safety involves several data-driven tactics, including:
•Prioritizing chemicals of concern for reduction or elimination;
•Understanding and improving the health and environmental profiles of ingredients;
•Verifying product composition; and
•Enhancing ingredient transparency and communication.

The level of chemicals information management this requires may be a new and significant challenge for many companies. It requires both strong leadership within the company and effective tools to manage the volume and complexity of transactions with suppliers, customers and product designers.

Pure Strategies reviewed the available tools and published a report on sustainable chemicals management software solutions provided by many leading vendors that are helping companies meet these challenges.  We found that there are clear benefits for firms that use such tools, but the key is to find the right solution for each company’s needs.

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