Top down or bottom up? – Supply chain engagement for material compliance reporting

Material compliance reporting relates to engaging with a supply chain to ascertain the materials (substances and mixtures) applied as part of a transformation cycle for a given product (termed ‘article’ in chemical regulations). Chemical regulations result in increasing control over chemical substance usage. The material compliance reporting information is required to ensure compliance to the chemical regulations, by identifying the chemical substances and mixtures used within an article, which can then be compared against regulated chemical substance lists to identify potential business risks. This paper contributes to material compliance reporting literature by identifying a research gap, relating to supply chain approaches to material compliance. The results will aid other industries when examining best practice implementation approaches.N/