Supply Chain and Product Compliance Using RoHS, REACH, and Conflict Minerals

This Supply Chain Compliance program will offer an in-depth look at three important product regulations focused on materials compliance and ethical sourcing, along with the tools and policies needed to implement them.

Today’s corporations are faced with many challenges when it comes to designing, manufacturing, and distributing their products around the world. With over 10,300 environmental regulations globally, limited budget and resources, companies need to focus on the regulations that cover the broadest territory and encompass the strictest standards. In order to prevent stop shipments, fines, and fees, companies must align key regulatory requirements with programs throughout the supply chain.

Why Should You Attend

The European Union and the United States are leading the world in product regulations focused on environmental compliance and ethical sourcing. Compliance is mandatory in order to continue manufacturing, shipping, and selling products in Europe and the U.S. It is required that companies comply with the use laws and limits for each material, along with documenting the appropriate due diligence, and completing the mandatory government reporting requirements.

Areas Covered In This Webinar

Overview of three of the most important materials regulations, the processes, and the programs needed
- RoHS 1 and 2 Compliance
- REACH Compliance
- US Dodd-Frank Conflict Minerals Reporting
Improving data collection by using Jig 101, IEC 62474, IPC 1752
Managing suppliers with procurement contracts
Effectively using technology for tracking and managing compliance

Learning Objectives

This webinar will illustrate why, as the number of monitored substances continues to rise, it is important for companies to develop the programs, processes, and tools that will help prevent future enforcement actions.

Who Will Benefit

This webinar will provide valuable assistance to all personnel in:

Product design
Supply chain compliance
Responsible sourcing
Supply chain risk management
Environmental compliance
Social compliance and auditing
Corporate social responsibility

Speaker and Presenter Information

Kelly Eisenhardt is Co-Founder and Managing Director of BlueCircle Advisors responsible for business development, consulting, and training services focused on environmental compliance and corporate social responsibility.

Her experience working in technology and sustainability roles for companies such as EMC, PTC, and Fair Factories Clearinghouse have given her a strong foundation to create compliance programs, build sustainability and reporting programs, implement data collection technologies, and manage initiatives that identify CSR risk in facilities, products, and supply chains. She is a writer for industry trade publications such as EnvironmentEnergyPro, CSRwire, CSR@Risk, and an invited guest blogger at Triple Pundit on trends in compliance, supply chain, and sustainable product development.

BlueCircle Advisors is a social good consultancy in CSR Risk Management focused on helping companies make environmentally safe products, reducing carbon footprint by using less energy, and instituting fair working conditions in global supply chains.