Intertek Addresses Challenges in EPR Reporting and Achieving Corporate Sustainability
09 Jun 2016
Mississauga, Ontario - Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, can help companies achieve Effective and Efficient EPR Reporting and Corporate Sustainability Success.
Extended Producer Responsibilities (EPR) require companies that manufacture and/or sell products (and packaging) to be financially responsible for these products after their useful life by implementing financial incentives to encourage manufacturers to design environmentally friendly products by, for example, requiring manufacturers to internalize the cost of recycling within the product price. EPR was first introduced into law in the EU in the early 1990’s (e.g. WEEE and Packaging directives), but this trend is growing significantly with a number of countries adopting new EPR regulations worldwide.
“Intertek, powered by EPI’s redipoint, will be addressing the challenges to meet EPR during a complimentary webinar” states Dr. Ruud Overbeek, Vice President, Global Health, Environmental and Regulatory Services. “We will present an automated and effective guide through the myriad of corporate EPR reporting requirements existing today. These extend beyond legislative requirements and include pseudo-regulatory and sustainability reporting. We will show how companies can reduce their administrative burden, EPR levies, and compliance risks, while boosting their Corporate Sustainability profile.”
The webinar is scheduled on July 13, 2016, and will be held at 10am EDT and will be repeated during a second session scheduled at 2pm.
To register for session 1 (10am EDT / 9am CDT / 3pm BST / 4pm CEST), please visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8903776267481140484
To register for session 2 (at 2pm EDT / 1pm CDT / 11am PDT), please visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6300537353186604292
To learn more about Intertek’s sustainability services and the larger organization visit https://www.intertek.com/sustainability/
Presenters:
Ruud Overbeek - Dr. Rudolf (Ruud) Overbeek is the Global Vice President of Health, Environmental & Regulatory Services at Intertek. In this role, he has been simultaneously establishing (1) global, practical solutions that enable corporate and supplier requirements fulfillment of global legislative statutes and (2) uninterrupted business flow during enforcement of legislation. Overbeek addresses existing and emerging health, regulatory and environmental regulations as a primary contact and principle consultant to major Intertek customers and global brands.
Victor Bell - Victor Bell founded Environmental Packaging International to assist companies with the complexity of today's international environmental packaging and product stewardship requirements. He is a Certified Packaging Professional, with more than 20 years of experience with environmental issues associated with packaging and products. He has provided assistance to major companies in the electronics, toy, soft drink, cosmetic, medical and general merchandise industries.
About Intertek
Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide. Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 40,000 people in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification solutions for our customers’ operations and supply chains.
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For Media Inquiries:
Tracy Veale
Global Marketing Manager
Health, Environmental & Regulatory Services (HERS)
Intertek Scientific & Regulatory Consultancy
Tel: +1 905 542 2900
Email: tracy.veale@intertek.com
For Market Inquiries:
Dr. Ruud Overbeek
Vice President
Global Health, Environmental and Regulatory Services (HERS)
Intertek Life Sciences
Tel.:+1 281 364-2923
Email: ruud.overbeek@intertek.com