Solutions for REACH Legislation

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The likely cost to the industry? According to the EU, less than €3 billion. According to the several industry reports, substantially more.

The good news is that compliance with REACH—although resource intensive—can be planned for and is therefore manageable. With the right help and approach, compliance can be realized with minimal impact on your day-to-day business.

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Accenture is uniquely positioned to help you deal with REACH as effectively and efficiently as possible.

• We have extensive REACH and industry experience. We have deep industry experience, gained through decades of managing and executing large-scale, complex programs in all segments of the industry. This experience is embedded in our business processes and our Accenture Advanced Enterprise Solution for Chemicals—both of which we use to address REACH. And, we have built extensive REACH experience by working with a variety of global and local chemical companies on their REACH programs.
  
  
• We have a vast network of skilled resources. Our team includes a core group of Accenture REACH experts in Europe; a Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence in Spain; and a Chemicals and Natural Resources Center of Excellence in Mumbai, India. Additionally, we have thousands of professionals around the world with chemicals industry experience.
  
  
• We have the capabilities to deliver a fully integrated solution. The breadth and depth of our capabilities—from management consulting, systems integration and information technology to outsourcing—in addition to working with relevant technology providers means we can deliver a fully integrated solution and response to the REACH challenge.

Compliance with REACH legislation will put pressure on every organization in the chemicals supply chain, but it does not have to slow down your journey to high performance. Like other regulations, REACH compliance can be planned for and managed. By empowering your organization, integrating technology and facilitating cross-industry collaboration, Accenture can help you deal with REACH as effectively and efficiently as possible.

Our REACH services include:

• Management consulting for REACH. Services include status reviews, business road mapping, program management/business transformation, training and socioeconomic studies.
  
  
• Information management systems for REACH. Services include IT landscape reviews, IT road mapping and implementation and support of REACH-specific IT tools (such as IUCLID5), SAP REACH Compliance, SAP EHS Management, rules and regulatory content information systems and custom IT systems.
  
  
• Outsourcing services for REACH. Services include SIEF/consortia services [PDF, 392KB], REACH-specific IT tools hosting, SAP EHS Management Software as a Service (SaaS), supply chain communication and REACH dossier data entry.

The impact of REACH will vary from organization to organization, depending on size, product portfolio and the status of REACH preparations. For an assessment of your individual requirements and how Accenture can help you deal with them, contact us.