Selerant Joins The Sustainability Consortium
TEMPE, Ariz., – February 17, 2012 Selerant Corporation has announced its membership with The Sustainability Consortium, an independent organization of diverse global participants working to design and implement credible, transparent and scalable science-based measurement and reporting systems accessible for all producers and users of consumer products.
Selerant is a Product Lifecycle Management software solution provider for formula-based manufacturing corporations. Selerant’s web-based solution, DevEX, expedites products to market with scalable modules that include: EcoDesign for Sustainability and Lifecycle Assessment (LCA), Product Development, Regulatory Compliance, Product Data Management and Specifications, as well as Innovation Process Management.
Selerant Corp. joins TSC as a Tier 1 member and will be an active participant in the design and development of the science, tools and systems created for product sustainability analysis. Selerant will also hold a seat on The Sustainability Consortium’s Corporate Advisory Council and take part in the Measurement Science Consortium Working Group. Additionally, Selerant will have a seat on the Food, Beverage & Agriculture Sector Working Group in order to help improve the environmental and social sustainability of global agricultural supply chains.
“Selerant dedicates significant resources to the advancement of LCA methodology through our PLM Solution, DevEX,” states Jacopo Colombo, Selerant CTO. “We view our partnership as another significant step in our commitment to sustainability.”
Selerant’s membership will increase awareness of the capabilities of LCA tools, their impact on product lines, and the success at corporation sites.
Kevin Dooley, Academic Director at The Sustainability Consortium, comments, “Selerant joins a growing list of IT providers in TSC, and we look forward to working with them to understand how TSC’s work can be implemented in practice.”
About Selerant
Founded in 1990, Selerant focuses solely on recipe-based product development software to expedite time to market, ensure quality and regulatory compliance, improve product quality, and build lasting relationships with their customers.
Selerant’s exceptional service and solutions to over 500 companies and mid-sized organizations has been recognized for its best practice methodology in DevEX, achieving FDA 21CFR PART II compliance implementation and ISO 14040:2006 and 14044:2006 certification for Eco-Design (Lifecycle Assessment for Sustainability Initiatives) software tool.
Selerant is headquartered in New York, NY, USA, Milan, Italy and Shanghai, China. Utilizing its global presence and 20+ years of domain experience, Selerant offers unique expertise to serve leaders in process manufacturing industries, including: Food, Beverage, Flavor, Chemicals, Paint, Ink, Fragrance, Household Goods, Pharmaceuticals, and Cosmetics. Learn more at www.selerant.com
About The Sustainability Consortium
The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) is an independent organization of diverse global participants that work collaboratively to build a scientific foundation that drives innovation to improve consumer product sustainability. TSC develops transparent methodologies, tools, and strategies to drive a new generation of products and supply networks that address environmental, social, and economic imperatives. The Sustainability Consortium advocates for a credible, scalable, and transparent process and system. The organization boasts over 75 members from all corners of business employing over 57 million people and whose combined revenues total over $1.5 Trillion. Arizona State University and the University of Arkansas jointly administer The Sustainability Consortium, with additional operations at Wageningen University in The Netherlands. Learn more at www.sustainabilityconsortium.org / Twitter: @TSC_news
