Our Story

For over a decade, Assent has shaped how manufacturers and distributors connect to share product material compliance, product sustainability, and responsible sourcing data. Here’s the story behind the world’s most complete product intelligence network.

External view of the Assent head office in Ottawa.

The Assent Network: The Intelligence Behind the Products the World Trusts

Your Product Is Only as Strong as Your Data Network

Designing and building any product depends on an ecosystem of suppliers, materials, regulators, customers, and business partners. To bring sustainable and compliant products to the world, you need to connect all this data so you can design for compliance and sustainability from day one. The Assent Network bridges the gaps so you can make smarter decisions faster.

Keeping Customer Trust Has Evolved

Customer trust has always mattered, but how you win and keep that trust is changing. Customers want transparency into what’s under the surface of your products: what they contain, how suppliers operate, where materials come from. The Assent Network turns this fragmented information into intelligence that customers and regulators can trust.

What We Deliver

Better Decisions Across Your Enterprise

Assent connects product, supplier, and regulatory data so your teams can make smarter, faster design and sourcing decisions. Move from reactive compliance to enterprise-wide, proactive material compliance and sustainability with data-driven insights.

A snapshot of the Assent Sustainability Platform.

Less Risk Through Better Product Design

We help you embed design for compliance and sustainability into every stage of the product life cycle. Build products that are ready for customer and market requirements, so you can eliminate risks before they impact your business.

Proactive, Scalable Programs

Product intelligence from our network helps you adapt faster to changing requirements and supply chain disruptions so you can bring products to market faster than your competition.