We're thrilled to introduce the Compliance Track in our Fall 2025 Seasonal Release. This major update gives users unprecedented flexibility to align their packaging assessments with their specific business priorities—whether that's meeting regulatory requirements, achieving sustainability targets, or finding the perfect balance between both.
What is the Compliance Track?
The Compliance Track is a new assessment mode that allows you to modify your preferences to focus more heavily on regulatory compliance than purely sustainability goals. This feature recognizes that different organizations have different priorities, and provides the flexibility to customize your assessment accordingly.
With the Compliance Track, you can:
- Prioritize regulatory requirements - Focus on meeting specific compliance standards for your target markets
- Balance compliance and sustainability - Adjust the weighting between regulatory requirements and environmental goals
- Customize assessment criteria - Tailor evaluations to match your organization's strategic priorities
- Track compliance status - Get clear visibility into which packaging meets regulatory standards
Why We Built This Feature
Through conversations with our users, we learned that many organizations need to balance multiple objectives:
- Meeting regulatory requirements in various markets
- Achieving sustainability and circular economy goals
- Managing costs and operational constraints
- Maintaining brand positioning and consumer expectations
The Compliance Track addresses the reality that regulatory compliance and sustainability goals, while often aligned, can sometimes require different approaches. This feature gives you the tools to navigate these priorities effectively.
Key Features
The Compliance Track includes several powerful capabilities:
Customizable Assessment Weighting
Adjust how heavily regulatory compliance factors into your assessment scores. You can prioritize compliance requirements while still maintaining visibility into sustainability impacts.
Regulatory Framework Integration
The system automatically incorporates relevant regulatory requirements based on your target markets, including:
- EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)
- Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) requirements
- Regional recyclability standards
- Material-specific regulations
Compliance-Focused Reporting
Generate reports that highlight compliance status, regulatory risks, and recommended actions to meet specific requirements. This helps you prioritize packaging changes based on regulatory urgency.
Dual-Mode Assessments
Run assessments in both compliance-focused and sustainability-focused modes to compare results and make informed decisions that balance both priorities.
How to Use the Compliance Track
Getting started with the Compliance Track is straightforward:
- Select Your Assessment Mode - Choose "Compliance Track" when starting a new assessment
- Configure Your Preferences - Adjust the weighting between compliance and sustainability goals using the preference slider
- Specify Target Markets - Select the regions where your packaging will be sold to ensure relevant regulations are applied
- Run Your Assessment - Complete the assessment as usual, with results weighted toward your selected priorities
- Review Compliance Status - Examine detailed compliance reports and recommendations
Use Cases
The Compliance Track is particularly valuable for:
Regulatory Compliance Teams
Teams focused on ensuring packaging meets all regulatory requirements can prioritize compliance factors while still maintaining awareness of sustainability impacts.
Multi-Market Operations
Organizations selling in multiple regions can assess packaging against specific regulatory frameworks for each market, ensuring compliance across all jurisdictions.
Balanced Strategy Development
Companies seeking to balance regulatory compliance with sustainability goals can run parallel assessments to understand trade-offs and optimize their packaging portfolio.
Risk Management
Identify regulatory risks early and prioritize packaging changes based on compliance urgency and potential penalties.
Benefits
The Compliance Track delivers several key advantages:
- Regulatory Confidence - Ensure your packaging meets all applicable requirements
- Flexible Prioritization - Align assessments with your organization's strategic goals
- Risk Mitigation - Identify and address compliance gaps before they become problems
- Informed Decision-Making - Understand the relationship between compliance and sustainability outcomes
- Market-Specific Insights - Get tailored recommendations based on your target markets
Integration with Existing Features
The Compliance Track works seamlessly with our existing assessment capabilities:
- Photo recognition for quick packaging evaluation
- Comprehensive material and design analysis
- Detailed reporting and recommendations
- Portfolio-level insights and tracking
You can switch between compliance-focused and sustainability-focused modes for the same packaging, allowing you to understand how different priorities affect your assessment results.
What's Next
The Compliance Track is available now as part of our Fall 2025 release. We're continuously enhancing this feature based on user feedback, with plans for:
- Additional regulatory framework support
- Enhanced compliance risk scoring
- Automated compliance monitoring
- Integration with regulatory databases
- Custom compliance rule configuration
Getting Started
To start using the Compliance Track:
- Log into your ReNieuw account
- Navigate to the assessment tool
- Select "Compliance Track" as your assessment mode
- Configure your preferences and target markets
- Begin your assessment
We're excited to see how the Compliance Track helps you navigate the complex landscape of packaging regulations while maintaining your sustainability commitments. As always, we welcome your feedback and suggestions for improvement.
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