Assent Launches Sustainability Platform to Streamline Compliance and Improve Supplier Engagement
Assent Inc., a recognized leader in supply chain sustainability solutions, has unveiled the Assent Sustainability Platform (ASP), a cutting-edge solution designed to transform the way businesses manage compliance reporting and declarations. This new platform simplifies the complex processes associated with supply chain sustainability, helping manufacturers and their suppliers share critical data seamlessly. By leveraging ASP, companies can significantly reduce labor-intensive tasks, minimize errors, and foster stronger supplier relationships.
Early adopters of the Assent Sustainability Platform have reported remarkable efficiency gains, with suppliers proactively submitting declarations at a rate five times faster than traditional request-driven methods. Additionally, the platform has demonstrated a 92% time savings for suppliers, marking a significant advancement in reducing administrative burdens and improving compliance workflows.
A Major Step Toward Supply Chain Sustainability
This launch represents a pivotal moment in Assent’s ongoing mission to revolutionize supply chain sustainability. By continuously developing and refining its market-leading sustainability management solutions, Assent aims to address the growing challenges faced by manufacturers and suppliers alike. To showcase the platform’s capabilities, Assent is hosting a virtual demonstration today at 10 AM ET, with an option to register for on-demand viewing at a later time.
Transforming Supplier Engagement Through Innovation
The Assent Sustainability Platform redefines supplier engagement by providing a centralized digital workspace where suppliers and their customers can collaborate more effectively. This workspace enhances data-sharing capabilities, improves overall data coverage, and reduces the labor burden on suppliers. By prioritizing automation and proactive data-sharing, the platform ensures that supply chain participants maintain regulatory compliance while streamlining their operations.
Built upon the extensive Assent Sustainability Network, which connects a vast array of data and suppliers, ASP eliminates redundant processes and enhances data transparency. This innovative approach offers multiple benefits for manufacturing suppliers, including:
- Seamless Management of Product Compliance and Sustainability Requests: Suppliers can efficiently handle requests related to PFAS restrictions and regulations such as the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as well as compliance with REACH, RoHS, Proposition 65, and other global regulatory frameworks.
- Proactive Data Sharing Across Multiple Customers: By enabling suppliers to share compliance data with multiple clients simultaneously, ASP eliminates repetitive requests, reducing supplier fatigue and administrative burdens.
- Enhanced Product Requests and Compliance Workflows: Real-time updates and streamlined workflows ensure suppliers can respond more efficiently to compliance inquiries.
- Increased Responsiveness: Early access suppliers utilizing ASP have been able to complete compliance request responses 13 times faster than through conventional means.
Driving Compliance and Sustainability with Smart Automation
As regulatory landscapes evolve, compliance requirements for manufacturers continue to grow more stringent. The Assent Sustainability Platform leverages smart automation to help organizations navigate these complexities while ensuring data accuracy and regulatory adherence. By providing a unified space for compliance data, ASP minimizes manual intervention, reducing errors and enhancing efficiency across the supply chain.
Catherine Cormier, Assent’s Chief Product Officer, highlighted the significance of this development, stating, “Transparency, responsiveness, and accuracy are pillars of our customer-supplier relationship. The launch of the Assent Sustainability Platform is another critical step in removing the complexity from compliance and sustainability reporting. Our network and new platform are purpose-built to empower these relationships so that manufacturers across the supply chain can be active partners in building resilient businesses and a sustainable future.”
Addressing Key Challenges in Supply Chain Sustainability
Manufacturers and suppliers often face significant hurdles when it comes to maintaining sustainability compliance. These challenges stem from various factors, including unclear communication, differences in regulatory requirements across jurisdictions, and limited expertise among suppliers. Additionally, the increasing demand for sustainability reporting can be overwhelming for suppliers who may lack the resources to efficiently respond to compliance requests.
Elisa Molero, a Verdantix analyst and author of the Global Corporate Survey 2025: Supply Chain Sustainability Analysis, emphasized the importance of supplier engagement in achieving sustainability goals. She stated, “Insufficient supplier engagement is the most significant challenge we face in improving supply chain sustainability. Our findings indicate that poor engagement often stems from a lack of clear communication—driven by differences in language, location, business culture, and compliance requirements—and limited expertise within suppliers, which leads to misaligned programs and insights into supplier performance. Furthermore, many suppliers, constrained by time and limited resources, are overwhelmed by the process, making it difficult for them to provide the accurate data that today’s customers require.”
By addressing these pain points, the Assent Sustainability Platform offers a structured and efficient solution for manufacturers and their suppliers. The platform centralizes communication, streamlines workflows, and reduces administrative overhead, enabling companies to overcome engagement barriers and drive meaningful progress in supply chain sustainability.
Benefits for Manufacturers and Regulatory Teams
For manufacturers, ASP provides regulatory, compliance, and risk management teams with access to an industry-leading data network that connects products, parts, and suppliers. This comprehensive system allows companies to simplify compliance processes, optimize data management, and maintain high levels of data security and privacy.
Key advantages for manufacturers include:
- Accelerated Compliance Processes: By automating compliance tracking and reporting, manufacturers can meet regulatory deadlines more efficiently.
- Improved Supplier Collaboration: The platform fosters better communication and data-sharing between manufacturers and their suppliers, reducing misunderstandings and compliance risks.
- Scalability and Flexibility: ASP is designed to support businesses of all sizes, from small manufacturers to global enterprises, allowing them to scale their compliance programs with ease.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: The platform’s real-time insights and analytics empower manufacturers to make informed decisions about their supply chain sustainability strategies.
Shaping the Future of Sustainable Supply Chains
As global regulations become more complex and sustainability expectations rise, companies must adopt innovative solutions to remain compliant and competitive. The Assent Sustainability Platform is poised to play a crucial role in shaping the future of sustainable supply chain management by fostering greater transparency, efficiency, and collaboration.
Organizations looking to enhance their sustainability initiatives can explore the full capabilities of ASP by visiting the Assent website. By embracing digital transformation and leveraging smart automation, manufacturers and suppliers can collectively build a more sustainable and resilient supply chain for the future.
