3E and SAP Strengthen Partnership to Drive Next-Generation Product Compliance Solutions for Global Supply Chains
3E, a global leader in regulatory expertise and intelligent product compliance solutions, has announced the formal extension of its long-standing partnership with SAP. This renewed collaboration underscores both companies’ commitment to co-innovation and customer success, ensuring businesses worldwide can navigate the complexities of global regulatory compliance with greater flexibility and efficiency. Under the extended agreement, 3E will continue to provide embedded regulatory content for SAP® S/4HANA® for Product Compliance while supporting new commercial models and initiatives designed to empower customers with future-ready compliance solutions.
Empowering Smarter, More Agile Compliance
The evergreen agreement between 3E and SAP outlines several key initiatives aimed at enhancing product compliance capabilities for businesses:
- Embedded Regulatory Content:
3E’s high-quality regulatory content will remain deeply integrated into SAP S/4HANA for Product Compliance. This ensures customers have access to continuously updated global regulatory data, including substance lists, phrases, and occupational exposure limit (OEL) values, which are now extended into SAP S/4HANA for Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS). By embedding this critical information directly into SAP’s platform, businesses can streamline compliance processes and reduce the risk of errors. - Support for Evolving Commercial Models:
SAP’s evolving commercial strategies allow customers to transition between software versions more flexibly. Additionally, the new SAP Supply Chain Package, powered by 3E’s regulatory content, provides robust product compliance capabilities that align with modern supply chain demands. This flexibility enables businesses to adopt compliance solutions that meet their unique needs without disrupting operations. - Strengthened Co-Development Initiatives:
The partnership emphasizes expanded joint business planning and innovation. By deepening their collaboration, 3E and SAP aim to deliver cutting-edge tools that address emerging challenges in regulatory compliance, sustainability, and supply chain management.
SAP’s integrated software solutions help companies manage regulatory, environmental, and safety requirements throughout the product lifecycle. The embedded regulatory content provided by 3E is a cornerstone of SAP’s offering, reflecting 3E’s reputation for delivering unparalleled regulatory content quality and its role as a trusted innovation partner.
Building a Foundation for Sustainable Innovation
Beyond compliance, 3E and SAP are paving the way for businesses to integrate compliance data with sustainability goals. Leveraging the SAP Sustainability Data Model, 3E is developing AI-powered extensions that enhance transparency, reduce risk, and accelerate responsible growth. These innovations enable companies to align their compliance efforts with broader sustainability objectives, fostering agility and resilience in an increasingly complex global market.
“Compliance is no longer just about meeting regulations—it’s a critical enabler of innovation, sustainability, and speed to market,” said Greg Gartland, CEO of 3E. “By renewing and expanding our partnership with SAP, we are helping customers embed compliance intelligence directly into their business processes, giving them the agility to thrive in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.”
Proven Success: ERC+ Suite and Hybrid Adapter
The renewal highlights the proven success of 3E’s solutions within SAP’s ecosystem, ensuring customers maximize the value of their investments:
- 3E ERC+™ Suite:
This comprehensive solution automates regulatory intelligence, providing businesses with access to global substance lists, toxicological and ecotoxicological data, multilingual phrase libraries, and automated decision support. The ERC+ Suite empowers organizations to stay ahead of regulatory changes and make informed decisions quickly. - 3E Hybrid Adapter:
A groundbreaking innovation co-developed with SAP, the 3E Hybrid Adapter bridges SAP S/4HANA “Classic” and “New” environments for Product Compliance. This tool allows companies to adopt SAP’s latest software functionalities while transitioning from existing capabilities at their own pace, minimizing disruption and optimizing resource allocation.
A Long-Term Partnership Driving Global Impact
Since 2019, 3E has been SAP’s chosen development partner for Product Compliance, providing embedded regulatory content with every new SAP S/4HANA installation. Together, the two companies have enabled safer, more sustainable supply chains, empowering businesses to manage risks, protect their brands, and accelerate innovation.
This extended partnership reinforces 3E and SAP’s shared vision of creating smarter, more agile compliance solutions that meet the demands of today’s dynamic regulatory landscape. By combining 3E’s regulatory expertise with SAP’s integrated software capabilities, the collaboration ensures businesses can achieve compliance excellence while driving sustainable growth.
About 3E
3E delivers world-class regulatory expertise and innovative technology that embeds data and intelligence about chemicals, regulations, products and supply chains, into the decision-making and innovation moments that matter most to support chemical and workplace safety, supply chain transparency, and speed to market. Since 1988, the world’s leading chemical, manufacturing, retail and pharmaceutical companies have relied on 3E’s team of experts and market-leading chemical workplace safety, product stewardship and supply chain management solutions. From Horizon scanning and regulatory news, to efficient SDS authoring and management, to supply chain management – 3E’s powerful product and chemical compliance solutions help power the global economy. We empower safety, elevate stewardship, and enable sustainability for more than 5,000 customers globally. Learn more at www.3Eco.com.
