Sustainability Reporting
Meet environmental compliance requirements, develop more sustainable products
Integrate environmental data from heterogenous systems into PLM
Sustainability reporting is shifting from a nice-to-have to a must-have. Legislators like the EU are driving green initiatives that result in comprehensive reporting obligations for companies. At the same time, market pressure is rising, as customers demand reliable sustainability metrics from their suppliers. To meet these requirements, you need software that consolidates information from heterogeneous sources and transforms it into meaningful reports and KPIs.
80 percent of a product’s environmental footprint is determined during its development. Sustainability information therefore has its greatest impact in the PLM system, where product data, projects, and processes converge. Right here, the CONTACT Elements integration platform enables you to lay the groundwork for an end-to-end Green Digital Thread which can be extended from design to manufacturing and the operation of machinery, plants, and building technology.
Consulting for long-term vision and quick wins
Sustainability requires more than just good software. The key is a three-pillar approach: technology, process consulting, and a sound implementation concept. As your digitalization partner, we guide you on the path to a data-driven, compliance-aligned sustainability strategy. Together, we assess your status quo and develop a structured roadmap that you can implement at your own pace with the modular Elements platform. The result: a long-term vision combined with immediate, tangible successes.
Consolidate your green data
To effectively utilize environmental data, it must be centrally accessible and of high quality. CONTACT Elements provides the ideal foundation for this: The integration platform is based on open standards like HTML5, REST, and Python. It can seamlessly synchronize data from third-party systems via powerful interface technology – whether from your own IT landscape, suppliers, or external environmental databases. Integrated AI applications support you in structuring the data and evaluating its quality.
Whether it’s automated reporting to meet legal requirements, calculating relevant key metrics for customers, or analyzing the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) of different design alternatives during development – our specialized sustainability applications help you get the most out of your sustainability data.
Consolidate your green data
To effectively utilize environmental data, it must be centrally accessible and of high quality. CONTACT Elements provides the ideal foundation for this: The integration platform is based on open standards like HTML5, REST, and Python. It can seamlessly synchronize data from third-party systems via powerful interface technology – whether from your own IT landscape, suppliers, or external environmental databases. Integrated AI applications support you in structuring the data and evaluating its quality.
Whether it’s automated reporting to meet legal requirements, calculating relevant key metrics for customers, or analyzing the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) of different design alternatives during development – our specialized sustainability applications help you get the most out of your sustainability data.
To effectively utilize environmental data, it must be centrally accessible and of high quality. CONTACT Elements provides the ideal foundation for this: The integration platform is based on open standards like HTML5, REST, and Python. It can seamlessly synchronize data from third-party systems via powerful interface technology – whether from your own IT landscape, suppliers, or external environmental databases. Integrated AI applications support you in structuring the data and evaluating its quality.
Whether it’s automated reporting to meet legal requirements, calculating relevant key metrics for customers, or analyzing the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) of different design alternatives during development – our specialized sustainability applications help you get the most out of your sustainability data.
Ensure material compliance
Seamlessly integrate stakeholders
Optimize the PCF early on
Enhance production and facility management
Ensure material compliance
The Material Compliance module helps you use only materials that comply with the regulatory requirements of your target markets. It identifies which articles contain which substances and checks whether they comply with the applicable regulations (for example, REACH, RoHS, or the Battery and Packaging Ordinance). Substances of concern are automatically documented in a SCIP dossier. In the event of a material change, you immediately identify all products in which the relevant substance is used and quickly find an economical alternative.
Ensure material compliance
The Material Compliance module helps you use only materials that comply with the regulatory requirements of your target markets. It identifies which articles contain which substances and checks whether they comply with the applicable regulations (for example, REACH, RoHS, or the Battery and Packaging Ordinance). Substances of concern are automatically documented in a SCIP dossier. In the event of a material change, you immediately identify all products in which the relevant substance is used and quickly find an economical alternative.
The Material Compliance module helps you use only materials that comply with the regulatory requirements of your target markets. It identifies which articles contain which substances and checks whether they comply with the applicable regulations (for example, REACH, RoHS, or the Battery and Packaging Ordinance). Substances of concern are automatically documented in a SCIP dossier. In the event of a material change, you immediately identify all products in which the relevant substance is used and quickly find an economical alternative.
Seamlessly integrate stakeholders
Powerful functionalities for supply chain management allow you to integrate emissions data from your suppliers, even considering variables such as transport type and distance. CONTACT Elements supports the Asset Administration Shell (AAS), enabling standardized data exchange with suppliers and development partners. The result: a comprehensive view of your products’ environmental impact throughout the entire supply chain.
Seamlessly integrate stakeholders
Powerful functionalities for supply chain management allow you to integrate emissions data from your suppliers, even considering variables such as transport type and distance. CONTACT Elements supports the Asset Administration Shell (AAS), enabling standardized data exchange with suppliers and development partners. The result: a comprehensive view of your products’ environmental impact throughout the entire supply chain.
Powerful functionalities for supply chain management allow you to integrate emissions data from your suppliers, even considering variables such as transport type and distance. CONTACT Elements supports the Asset Administration Shell (AAS), enabling standardized data exchange with suppliers and development partners. The result: a comprehensive view of your products’ environmental impact throughout the entire supply chain.
Optimize the PCF early on
The Product Carbon Footprint is the key indicator for a product’s environmental impact. CONTACT Elements calculates it from metrics such as CO₂ emissions or water consumption, taking into account both the materials used and the manufacturing processes. With our PCF solution, you can compare design variants and manufacturing processes early in the development phase. You identify which product components are emissions-intensive and can take targeted action – helping you optimize the environmental performance of your entire product portfolio.
Optimize the PCF early on
The Product Carbon Footprint is the key indicator for a product’s environmental impact. CONTACT Elements calculates it from metrics such as CO₂ emissions or water consumption, taking into account both the materials used and the manufacturing processes. With our PCF solution, you can compare design variants and manufacturing processes early in the development phase. You identify which product components are emissions-intensive and can take targeted action – helping you optimize the environmental performance of your entire product portfolio.
The Product Carbon Footprint is the key indicator for a product’s environmental impact. CONTACT Elements calculates it from metrics such as CO₂ emissions or water consumption, taking into account both the materials used and the manufacturing processes. With our PCF solution, you can compare design variants and manufacturing processes early in the development phase. You identify which product components are emissions-intensive and can take targeted action – helping you optimize the environmental performance of your entire product portfolio.
Enhance production and facility management
CONTACT Elements can centrally capture and analyze energy consumption data from heterogeneous sources. This transparency not only makes it easier to optimize energy use in manufacturing. It also enables a more eco-friendly facility management by controlling consumption sources such as heating, ventilation, cooling, or lighting based on demand. This combination sustainably reduces emissions and operating costs.
Enhance production and facility management
CONTACT Elements can centrally capture and analyze energy consumption data from heterogeneous sources. This transparency not only makes it easier to optimize energy use in manufacturing. It also enables a more eco-friendly facility management by controlling consumption sources such as heating, ventilation, cooling, or lighting based on demand. This combination sustainably reduces emissions and operating costs.
CONTACT Elements can centrally capture and analyze energy consumption data from heterogeneous sources. This transparency not only makes it easier to optimize energy use in manufacturing. It also enables a more eco-friendly facility management by controlling consumption sources such as heating, ventilation, cooling, or lighting based on demand. This combination sustainably reduces emissions and operating costs.
Anchor sustainability in PLM
Learn how to document and reduce the environmental impact of your products with CONTACT Elements in the commentary by consulting firm CIMdata.
Extend your Green Digital Thread
Thanks to application modules for the Internet of Things (IoT), you can extend CONTACT Elements into areas such as manufacturing, asset management, and service. The platform is ideal for establishing an energy management system compliant with ISO 50001, which is state-subsidized in some countries. It captures and visualizes the energy consumption of your facilities and buildings in real-time. Your company implements Digital Twins of energy-intensive machinery and assets, creating a foundation for sustainable energy savings. You identify potential savings, generate audit-ready reports, and – by combining this data with production information – strategically mitigate load peaks.
Extend your Green Digital Thread
Thanks to application modules for the Internet of Things (IoT), you can extend CONTACT Elements into areas such as manufacturing, asset management, and service. The platform is ideal for establishing an energy management system compliant with ISO 50001, which is state-subsidized in some countries. It captures and visualizes the energy consumption of your facilities and buildings in real-time. Your company implements Digital Twins of energy-intensive machinery and assets, creating a foundation for sustainable energy savings. You identify potential savings, generate audit-ready reports, and – by combining this data with production information – strategically mitigate load peaks.
Thanks to application modules for the Internet of Things (IoT), you can extend CONTACT Elements into areas such as manufacturing, asset management, and service. The platform is ideal for establishing an energy management system compliant with ISO 50001, which is state-subsidized in some countries. It captures and visualizes the energy consumption of your facilities and buildings in real-time. Your company implements Digital Twins of energy-intensive machinery and assets, creating a foundation for sustainable energy savings. You identify potential savings, generate audit-ready reports, and – by combining this data with production information – strategically mitigate load peaks.
We’re driving sustainability in industry
In 2019, CONTACT established a research team dedicated to topics such as sustainability, AI solutions for engineering, and the future of manufacturing. In close collaboration with experts from industry and academia, the team works on research projects whose priorities align with political initiatives like Industry 4.0 or the European Green Deal. These projects encompass applied research as well as the development of technologies and methods that help the industry design and manufacture more efficiently and sustainably.
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