Specright has launched an automated Declaration of Conformity (DoC) reporting capability for the EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). The new feature helps companies placing packaged goods on the EU market comply with requirements starting 12 August 2026. The AI-powered system replaces manual documentation processes by pulling data directly from suppliers through Specright's Supplier Collaboration solution. Each finished good receives a PPWR compliance tab tracking readiness, with guided workflows assembling the DoC and technical dossier in minutes rather than months. The capability became available on 23 July 2026, ahead of the regulation's August deadline. It covers PPWR Articles 5 through 12, including substance restrictions, recyclability, recycled content, minimisation, reusability, and labelling requirements.

312% ROI, 4-month payback: inside the new research on Specright's business impact. May 13, 2026 * emily powell senior director, product marketing, Specright. AI IT product-development Independent research from UserEvidence reveals how Specright customers are strengthening supplier performance, accelerating time-to-market, hitting sustainability targets, and de-risking regulatory reporting. For most process manufacturers, packaging companies, and fast-moving consumer goods organizations, specification management is supposed to stay in the background. It's the connective tissue that makes sourcing work, product launches hit their dates, sustainability reports get filed, and quality holds the line. But when spec data lives in spreadsheets, shared drives, email threads, and a patchwork of legacy systems, that connective tissue frays - and the consequences become visible. Approvals drag on. Suppliers work from the wrong version. Regulatory filings turn into month-long fire drills. Small data errors compound into recalls, misprinted packaging, and compliance exposure. Specright, Inc. had a hunch its customers were already quantifying that cost. Specright, Inc. wanted the receipts. The headline number. To measure the real business impact of moving from spec sprawl to a spec-first platform, Specright, Inc. partnered with independent research firm UserEvidence to survey verified Specright customers across Food & Beverage, CPG, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, and Industrials - organizations averaging $690M in revenue and managing tens of thousands of SKUs. The result: Specright customers report an average annual ROI of ~312%, with a payback period of just four months. And that's the baseline - not the ceiling. Larger enterprises at the upper end of the range are seeing even higher returns. Where the return comes from. Specright, Inc. examined four areas where the difference between "adequate" and "intelligent" spec management shows up on the P&L: * Operational efficiency - hours reclaimed each week, plus dramatically shorter approval and issue-resolution cycles. * Cost savings - retired legacy tools, eliminated duplicate SKUs, and reduced administrative overhead. * Quality improvement - fewer recalls and quality events when every team works from the same trusted spec. * Compliance - fewer fees and penalties as sustainability and regulatory reporting shifts from a scramble to a few clicks. Inside the report, Specright, Inc. put real numbers on each lever - including how much time teams are getting back every year, how many tools the average customer retired, and what all of it translates to in hard-dollar savings. Spoiler: it's more than most leaders expect. And the #1 reason respondents chose Specright was the promise of a single source of truth for specifications - the foundation that makes every other gain possible. Get the full numbers. The report walks through the methodology, the four value levers, and the math behind the 312% figure - with customer perspectives from packaging, quality, and regulatory leaders. Want to see what the numbers could look like for your organization? Plug your details into its interactive ROI calculator for a tailored estimate of your potential savings and payback period. Because when you get the spec right, the rest follows - and now there's a number to put on it. Get started. With Specright's Solution Suite, you can digitize, centralize, and link your specification data to drive efficiencies, intelligence, traceability, and collaboration within your organization and across your supply chain network. For more information on this Product Release, contact your team. GET A DEMO

How ai-ready data is powering the future of Sustainable Packaging with Cory Connors. March 19, 2026 AI Sustainability Sustainable Packaging Live from Spec Summit 2026, in this episode hosts Laura Foti and Matthew Wright sit down with Cory Connors, host of the Sustainable Packaging Podcast and Sustainable Packaging Sales and Marketing leader at Atlantic Packaging. Cory discusses the industry's shift from sustainability ambition to urgent execution, as evolving regulations like EPR and PPWR force companies to rethink how they manage packaging data and compliance. The conversation highlights a growing divide between organizations still relying on fragmented systems and those investing in connected, AI-ready specification data to reduce costs, improve reporting, and scale sustainable innovation. Ultimately, the episode reinforces a clear message: companies that act now - leveraging collaboration, technology, and better data - will lead, while those that delay risk rising costs, inefficiencies, and competitive disadvantage. Beyond Packaging is presented by Specright, the leader in Specification Management. * Laura Foti Laura is the Chief Customer Officer at Specright, where she leads teams across professional services, customer success, and support to ensure customers thrive. She also co-hosts the "Beyond Packaging Podcast," with Matthew Wright, where they discuss industry trends, interview leading innovators, and discuss the history of different types of packaging. Prior to Specright, she led advertising and analytics at GE Digital, GE's Industrial Internet software business. Before that, she was a consultant at Deloitte Digital working in enterprise digital transformation. Laura was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for marketing and advertising and Brand Innovators 40 Under 40 and 100 Women to Watch lists. She graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. * Matthew Wright Matthew Wright is the founder & executive chairman of Specright, the first cloud-based platform for Specification Management. Specright has been recognized by Fast Company's prestigious Most Innovative Companies list, named a Gartner Cool Vendor, and as one of the Top Places to Work by the OC Register and Built in LA. Wright is also a published author and his book, "The Evolution of Products and Packaging,"was named to the Amazon Hot New Release List for Industrial Relations Business and has a five star rating. Prior to founding Specright, Wright spent more than 25 years in the packaging industry, holding leadership positions at International Paper, Temple Inland, and rightPAQ - a packaging company he co-founded. He has also been involved in leading multiple M&A deals in the packaging industry, currently sits on the MSU School of Packaging and Industry Advisory Board and previously served on the Packaging Advisory Board at Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo. * Cory Connors Cory has been in this industry for 2.5 decades, and has been focused on sustainable packaging and helping companies be more sustainable with their packaging. Working in a Weyerhaeuser corrugated production facility to pay his way through college helped Cory understand how corrugated is made and how it can be more efficient and sustainable. He's married to an amazing wife and they are so happy to have two wonderful kids. As the host of Sustainable Packaging Podcast, he's learned so much about new sustainable products that are coming out to the market soon and he's seen how urgent this issue of change is for its environment. Get started. With Specright's Solution Suite, you can digitize, centralize, and link your specification data to drive efficiencies, intelligence, traceability, and collaboration within your organization and across your supply chain network. GET A DEMO