A helping hand through the ESG regulatory jungle

Today, manufacturing companies, including those in the footwear sector, must contend with an unprecedented volume of sustainability regulations overlapping one another across the United States, Canada and the European Union. Against this backdrop, it has become increasingly difficult for companies to find their way, making the need for a concrete solution ever more urgent. 

This is why Snaplinc Consulting (one of the leading sustainability/ESG consultancies) and SIA (the trade association representing the outdoor winter sports sector, a front-runner in climate-focused business practices) have developed a new compliance intelligence platform, designed to help manufacturers navigate rapidly evolving sustainability regulations in global markets. 

Tracebound turns global sustainability regulations into structured actions, helping brands monitor changes in real time and maintain centralised regulatory visibility. It supports manufacturers in navigating EPR, climate risk reporting, fair labour disclosures, packaging regulations and related global standards, providing regulatory intelligence and a monitoring infrastructure. 

The platform is built around three core functions: Guidance, Monitoring and Regulatory Visibility.

The strengths of adopting systems like this include a personalised assessment of the company and the applicable regulations, rather than a simple generic database; continuous monitoring and updates as regulations change; centralised intelligence with a unified system that aligns legal, compliance, sustainability and operational aspects around a single source of truth; and a scalable infrastructure that can grow alongside the company as portfolios expand and jurisdictions multiply.

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