Product stewardship is the act of minimizing the health, safety, environmental, and social impacts of a product and its packaging throughout all lifecycle stages, while also maximizing economic benefits.

You need to know if your current coatings portfolio solves your ecological burdens while maximizing environmental benefits. A sensible place to start is to scrutinize the ingredients and performance of the products you’re already using.

Are you still working with any hazardous toxic ingredients that could be replaced? Much progress has been made in reducing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in paints and other coatings over the last two decades and there are many more waterborne solutions available. However, many companies still rely on toxic products despite the associated risks to human health and the environment, without proper exploration of the bio-based alternatives.

Product stewardship can help you to analyze sustainability through the entire value chain. Making sure you hit the internal and industry-wide regulatory standards while providing your customers with valuable product information to support their own sustainability efforts.

With the right test and inspection partner you can determine whether your coating systems offer the durability you need or prove how many coatings are necessary to achieve the desired level of protection. They will show you how regularly your coatings need to be reapplied and flag up whether a reformulation of your products could bring about further sustainability benefits.