Chemical Management

Learn to navigate IMDS advanced features for compliance readiness. This course enhances understanding of substance regulations impacting material data for product quality. Learn to navigate IMDS advanced features for compliance readiness, such as Chemistry Manager, Where Used Analysis, MDS Update and MDS Request. 

Don't miss this exclusive AIAG webinar with Timo Unger, Senior Manager at Hyundai Europe! Get the latest updates on ELVR in a concise presentation, then dive into an extended Q&A designed to answer your most pressing questions. We’ll tackle key topics from the IMDS 2025 Conference—circular economy challenges, strategies for truly sustainable vehicles, and the evolving EU regulatory landscape. Join us for fresh insights and an interactive discussion with industry leadership!

Approx. Run time: 124...

This one-hour training course provides participants with an introduction to global chemical regulations with a focus on managing the proliferation of global environmental regulations and the importance of developing compliance strategies from product design to end-of-vehicle life. This course is designed for individuals involved with activities that impact the company's environmental and product compliance such as product design, materials management, purchasing, and bringing product to market. ...

This 80 minute training course builds on course 1 providing participants with an overview of various global chemical regulations including a description of the regulation, how it applies to the automotive supplier or OEM, upcoming deadlines or actions, and important regulatory changes or activities.

This 4-hour interactive training course provides participants an in-depth discussion of managing global chemical regulatory compliance with specific emphasis on responsibility within functional roles, managing the supply chain, data collection, and material content reporting. Several global regulations will be discussed identifying regulatory requirements and strategies for compliance. Individuals will participate in knowledge checks and case studies throughout the course.

This course ensures familiarity with IMDS, with a focus on creating quality product substance compliance data. Gain efficiency in IMDS operation, including building, receiving, and submitting data. Understand the skills and processes required for accurate data submission and assume responsibility for data quality judgment. 

Evandro Francischetti, IMDS Mexico trainer from RSJ Technical Consulting, is partnering with AIAG to discuss how IMDS, the current automotive tool, is used to track materials contained in our products. As a requirement through PPAP, having a proper understanding and training of IMDS leads to good quality data submissions.

This recording is in Spanish and will give a quick review of its concepts, rules, requirements, and recommendations, as well as the latest revisions. In addition to a Q&A, the ...

Alicia Gorecki, Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Commit to Action Regional Lead, will discuss the basics of science-based target-setting through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), with an introduction to the framework, process, and available resources.

Approx. Run time: 61:56 minutes

Regulators are tightening requirements. Customers are demanding more transparency. Sustainability expectations are accelerating.

The question is simple: Is your leadership team proactively guiding your materials compliance strategy, or responding after issues arise? IMDS is no longer only a technical tool. For many organizations, it is a business risk that can directly impact:

• Market access
• Customer Approvals
• Regulatory exposure
• Product launch timing
• Long-term chemical and sustainability strategy

Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) reporting is becoming an important part of customer sustainability reporting across the automotive supply chain. Learn PCF fundamentals, cradle-to-gate calculations, and practical methods for using data you already maintain. No prior experience required.

Heidi Wittenborn, Senior Environmental Consultant with RSJ Technical Consulting, discusses the changes in reporting glass, ceramic and enamel materials and how to use the stochiometric analysis to convert a list of ingredients - to the end state material, while still tracking any declarable substances on GADSL. For IMDS purposes, a stochiometric analysis is a breakdown of the percentages of individual elements present in the substances that make up a material. Many of these materials are still r...