Why Assent

Assent helps manufacturers and distributors embed product intelligence across the entire product life cycle, from design and sourcing through delivery and beyond, so they can quickly build products that win customer trust.

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The Assent Network Advantage

Smarter Decisions Across Every Phase of Manufacturing

Assent brings engineering, procurement, compliance, and sustainability together, connected them to trusted product intelligence data from the very first stage of product design through a product’s entire life cycle.

Without Assent

  • Compliance verified only after a product leaves the assembly line.
  • Constant game of regulatory-whack-a-mole.
  • Risks corrected after it’s too late.
  • Teams are siloed, work is duplicated, and personnel waste time filling data gaps.
  • Fragmented data and unreliable reports.

With Assent

  • Get products into market faster and keep them there.
  • Sustainability and compliance are built into every design and sourcing decision.
  • Proactively assess and eliminate product risks before they happen.
  • Teams collaborate using trusted supplier and product data.
  • You have confidence in your data and your products.
Why Assent

What Makes the Assent Network Better Than Traditional Compliance Software?

The Industry’s Most Complete Parts & Supplier Network

Only Assent gives you access to the world’s largest network of manufacturer, supplier, distributor, part, material, and product intelligence. The Assent Network grows more robust with every new supplier, declaration, and regulatory update, providing lasting value.

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Proactive Compliance & Sustainability Insights

Connect with our experienced manufacturing and regulatory professionals who help your teams interpret change, engage suppliers, and strengthen your compliance and sustainability programs.

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Leading Manufacturing Regulatory Expertise

We’re committed to continuously improving your sustainability programs and building strong supplier relationships. Assent’s unmatched support makes us the trusted partner for complex manufacturing supply chains.

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Scale Faster With Smarter, Quicker Decisions

Adapt quickly as regulations, suppliers, products, and markets evolve, without adding unnecessary complexity or headcount.
With our AI, you rapidly organize and analyze information and bring products to market faster than competitors.

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Guided & Continuous Execution

Make compliance and sustainability part of your everyday operations with technology, expert services, and proven best practices that grow with your business.

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See How Assent Compares

Industry analysts and manufacturers agree: The Assent Network outperforms competing solutions and internal programs. Check out how we stack up according to third-party sources.

 

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Innovation MilestonesWe Are Innovators

For over a decade, Assent has set the trend on how global manufacturers share product intelligence across complex supply networks. Our technology and expertise are the gold standard for helping manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors bring trustworthy products to the market.

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2026

Improving The Distributor Experience

Assent launches the new Distributor Experience on the Assent Network for distributors that must collect, manage, and share compliance data across product catalogs.

2026

Connecting Entire Enterprises

Assent releases the Assent Integration Connector, a capability that connects enterprise systems — including ERP, PLM, EHS, and supply chain platforms — directly to Assent.

2025

Revolutionizing the Assent Experience

Assent launches the Assent Sustainability Platform to streamline the sharing of supply chain data and declarations.

2024

Strengthening ESG Capabilities

Assent rolls out advancements to its ESG solution, supporting new topics, the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and non-financial reporting requirements.

2024

Expanding PFAS Compliance

Assent enhances its PFAS offering to enable broader PFAS identification and product compliance.

2023

Tackling PFAS Risks

Assent introduces the first PFAS solution to help manufacturers mitigate exposure and risks across supply chains.

2022

A New Era of ESG Leadership

Assent launches a new brand and announces a sustainability solution for complex manufacturing supply chains.

2020

Enabling Sustainable Compliance

Assent launches a solution to help companies meet their EU Waste Framework Directive requirements for safe product disposal and recycling.

2019

Advancing Supply Chain Transparency

Assent releases advanced features to give companies greater transparency into their conflict minerals and cobalt supply chains.

2018

Setting Industry Standards

Assent’s regulatory experts helped pioneer and launch IPC-1754, one of the most comprehensive data exchange standards released to date.

2010

The Beginning

Assent Compliance is founded.

Designing for Compliance & Sustainability: Bray & Assent

See for yourself how Bray designs valves that are safe for people and the planet  — all while meeting their regulatory requirements by embedding product intelligence from the Assent Network across their entire enterprise. Watch the customer story to see how Bray prioritizes compliance and sustainability from day one of the product design process by having the Assent Network connect their teams to suppliers and regulatory experts.

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