PFAS compliance in electronics manufacturing has shifted from being a technical issue to becoming a major business risk which executive boards now need to address because international regulations have expanded and enforcement activities have become more stringent. The challenge for CEOs, CFOs, and compliance leaders now involves creating traceability systems which track PFAS substances throughout their extensive supply networks that use various materials and components and run their production processes. The manual compliance systems which organizations use cannot handle the increasing requirements for PFAS reporting because multiple US and EU regulations mandate different reporting standards. Organizations must maintain complete substance tracking for all their materials while holding suppliers accountable and maintaining documentation which meets audit requirements to prevent penalties and supply chain interruptions and market entry restrictions.
