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Why 3E put a guarantee behind SDS data. June 2, 2026 By Alan L. Johnson The Error-Free SDS Data Guarantee: How 3E backs safety data sheet quality with accountability. In chemical safety and compliance, confidence matters. But confidence on its own is not a control - especially when safety data sheet (SDS) data quality determines whether audits pass, operations run, and people stay safe. Safety data sheet management sits underneath OSHA Hazard Communication (HazCom) compliance, chemical inventory decisions, GHS-aligned regulatory submissions, and day-to-day EHS workflows. When SDS data is incomplete, inconsistent, or wrong, the impact is not theoretical - audits get harder, operations get delayed, EHS and compliance teams burn cycles on manual verification, and the organization carries chemical regulatory compliance risk it didn't agree to take on. That is why 3E introduced the Error-Free Guarantee - a formal commitment to error-free SDS data accuracy, timeliness, and coverage within 3E Protect, the enterprise SDS management software platform trusted by more than 5,000 organizations worldwide. Why an Error-Free Guarantee for SDS data matters. Customers should not have to absorb all the risk when they depend on third-party managed SDS data. Too often, the market asks customers to accept broad accuracy claims with no real accountability behind them. That leaves EHS, product stewardship, regulatory, and compliance teams doing manual checks, managing uncertainty, and carrying the burden when issues appear. 3E took a different approach. 3E Company made this guarantee because customers deserve more than a promise of confidence - they deserve a vendor willing to put real accountability behind the data they use to run critical chemical management and compliance workflows. The Error-Free Guarantee is a natural extension of what 3E Protect is built to do. 3E Protect is an enterprise SDS management software platform and chemical compliance solution that combines managed safety data sheet data, automated SDS obtainment and indexation, and 24/7/365 expert support - all backed by 3E's team of regulatory scientists and toxicologists. In that context, SDS data quality is not a side benefit. It is foundational to every chemical management, compliance, and safety workflow the platform supports. What makes the Error-Free SDS Data Guarantee different from "trusted data" claims. "Trusted data" is an important claim, but in practice customers need three things behind it: * A standard the safety data sheet data is built to. * A repeatable process behind the standard. * Accountability when something falls short. That is what makes the Error-Free Guarantee meaningful. It moves the conversation from general confidence to a defined commitment customers can lean on: accurate SDS data extraction and normalization, timely processing, broad public SDS coverage from supplier sources, and transparent remediation when issues are identified. 3E Company is not asking customers to simply trust the outcome. 3E Company is showing them that 3E is willing to stand behind it with a formal SDS quality guarantee. the outcome. How the Error-Free Guarantee works: SDS management, obtainment, and data quality. The Error-Free Guarantee is built on the operational model behind 3E Protect. 3E supports this commitment through an AI-powered SDS Obtainment & Indexation Agent that automates SDS management workflows - from retrieval and matching to validation and continuous updates. This automated SDS management process is reinforced by defined normalization standards, full traceability from the source safety data sheet to the structured data record, and customer error-reporting workflows with tracked resolution. Every data point is traceable back to its source SDS, and every correction drives root-cause analysis so the same error is fixed once - not repeatedly. The SDS management system screens data against more than 200 global regulatory frameworks, including GHS, OSHA HazCom, REACH, and EU CLP, ensuring the safety data sheet data organizations depend on stays current as regulations evolve. The guarantee itself is tied to a clear set of commitments: * Accurate SDS data extraction and normalization. * Timely SDS processing - indexing within one business day. * Broad public SDS coverage sourced directly from suppliers. * Transparent remediation and accountability when issues are found. * Structured customer feedback loops that continuously improve data quality. SDS compliance management is not just about catching mistakes after the fact. It is about building a safety data sheet management system designed to reduce them, resolve them quickly, and continuously strengthen the data foundation customers rely on. Quality is not just about catching mistakes after the fact. It is about building a system designed to reduce them, resolve them quickly, and continuously strengthen the data foundation customers rely on. Want to see the Error-Free Guarantee in action? Explore 3E Protect. 3E Protect: The SDS management platform behind the guarantee. A guarantee is only as strong as the operation behind it. Three things let 3E stand behind this one: Scale that builds the standard. 3E maintains the world's largest safety data sheet library - more than 20 million SDS documents - combined with three decades of managed SDS data expertise. That scale is what makes normalized, comparable SDS data possible in the first place - patterns that look like one-off oddities at a single customer are visible (and fixable) when you see them across millions of documents. It is also why 3E can guarantee error-free SDS data: the quality system learns from every document it processes. Customers who already bet on it. More than 5,000 organizations rely on 3E for safety data sheet management and chemical management - including nine of the top ten chemical manufacturers, eight of the top ten retailers, and seven of the top ten pharmaceutical companies. Trusted by EHS teams across chemical manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, industrial distribution, and retail, these are organizations that audit their vendors hard. Their continued investment is the strongest external validation of how 3E manages SDS data quality. An operating model designed for accountability. 3E Protect combines automated SDS obtainment and indexation with expert-managed review by regulatory scientists, 24/7/365 emergency response support, and customer-facing remediation tracking. When a customer flags an issue, it doesn't disappear into a queue - it enters a workflow with traceability back to the source SDS and a root-cause review, so the fix sticks. This is expert-curated regulatory data - not scraped from the open web. That is the difference between a vendor that says "our data is good" and a vendor willing to put a guarantee on it: the SDS management software system is already built to find, fix, and prevent the exact failures the guarantee covers. "No other provider in our industry offers this level of accountability. The Error-Free Guarantee reflects our confidence in the quality of our data and our unwavering commitment to earning our customers' trust every day." - Greg Gartland, 3E CEO Benefits of error-free SDS sata for EHS and compliance teams. For EHS, product stewardship, and compliance teams, the Error-Free SDS Data Guarantee delivers concrete benefits: * Less manual SDS verification: Automated SDS management with a formal accuracy guarantee means less time second-guessing data and more time focused on chemical regulatory compliance priorities. * Lower compliance risk: Guaranteed SDS data quality reduces the burden of internal verification and lowers compliance anxiety across audits and inspections. * Accountable vendor relationship: When safety data sheet data needs correction, there is a defined remediation workflow with traceability - not a black box. * One SDS management platform you can rely on: Greater confidence using 3E Protect as the system of record for chemical management and safety data sheet management across your organization. It also reinforces a broader truth about 3E Protect: this is not SDS management software alone. It is software, managed data, and expert support working together. Customers are not left to chase suppliers, normalize records, or absorb uncertainty on their own. They get a chemical compliance system of record for chemical and SDS data, supported by the people, processes, and standards required to keep that data dependable over time. A stronger standard for managed safety data. The Error-Free Guarantee is a statement about the kind of partner 3E intends to be. 3E Company believe customers should expect more than "best effort." 3E Company believe managed safety data should come with accountability. And 3E Company believe that when data quality is this critical, trust should be backed by something formal. That is why 3E made the Error-Free Guarantee. Because confidence matters - but when customers are using SDS data to support safety, chemical regulatory compliance, and operational decisions, confidence should come with a guarantee. New to 3E? See how 3E Protect delivers error-free SDS data with a formal accuracy guarantee. Request a demo of 3E Protect or contact its team to discuss your SDS management needs. Already a 3E customer? Talk to your 3E account team about a working session focused on your SDS obtainment coverage, indexation SLA, and data quality remediation workflow. Insights straight to your inbox. Managing Director, Chemical & Workplace Safety at 3E Alan L. Johnson. Alan leads the strategic vision and execution of 3E's global chemical and workplace safety product portfolio, ensuring leadership in the space. He is responsible for driving product innovation, expanding market reach, and aligning with regulatory requirements, all while delivering exceptional value to 3E's clients worldwide.

3E appoints Matt Miller as chief financial officer. May 28, 2026 CARLSBAD, Calif. - May 27, 2026 - 3E, a global leader in AI-driven product compliance solutions, today announced that Matt Miller has joined the company as chief financial officer. Miller brings more than 25 years of financial leadership experience across private equity-backed SaaS companies, investment banking, and high-growth global businesses. His appointment strengthens 3E's executive leadership team as the company continues to expand its compliance and sustainability intelligence platform and global operations. Financial leadership aligned to global scale and complexity. As 3E enters a new phase of global growth, the demands on its finance organization are increasing in scale and complexity. In this role, Miller will lead 3E's global finance organization, supporting disciplined growth, operational clarity, and the infrastructure required to scale a global business. Miller has a proven track record of building high-performing finance organizations to support enterprise growth. Through CFO roles at Showpad and Basis Technologies, he helped both companies scale profitably, strengthen financial operations, and execute merger and acquisition transactions. "3E is entering a new phase of global growth, where financial discipline and operational clarity are critical to sustaining momentum," said Greg Gartland, CEO of 3E. "Matt's leadership will help ensure we continue to scale effectively while supporting the increasing complexity of our business and the needs of our global customers." Supporting growth in an increasingly complex regulatory environment. Organizations today face increasing regulatory complexity, rising expectations around safety and sustainability, and pressure to operate efficiently while maintaining compliance. 3E delivers trusted compliance and sustainability intelligence embedded directly into enterprise workflows, helping organizations reduce risk, accelerate innovation, and operate with confidence. With more than 5,000 customers globally, the company continues to scale its platform and operations to meet growing demand across highly regulated industries. "3E is uniquely positioned at the intersection of trusted regulatory intelligence and global compliance complexity," said Matt Miller, chief financial officer of 3E. "I look forward to partnering with the team to build on this foundation and support the company's continued growth while delivering meaningful impact for customers." About 3E. 3E is an AI-driven software and data company that delivers trusted compliance and sustainability intelligence-enabling companies to operate safely, responsibly, and with confidence. For more than 35 years, the company has combined deep regulatory expertise and data science with authoritative, highly curated chemical and regulatory content to support manufacturers, chemical companies, retailers, pharmaceutical companies, and other highly regulated industries worldwide. 3E's chemical and regulatory intelligence spans the full product lifecycle and is embedded directly into customer workflows and enterprise systems-helping teams reduce risk, accelerate innovation, achieve speed-to-market, and improve transparency. With governed, agentic-ready data, comprehensive agentic AI solutions, and expert validation at its core, 3E empowers safety, elevates stewardship, and enables sustainability for more than 5,000 customers globally. Learn more at www.3Eco.com. Insights straight to your inbox.

3E, a global leader in AI-driven product compliance solutions, has launched an AI platform and comprehensive solution suite built on multi-agent reasoning and 35 years of proprietary regulatory data covering 500,000 substances, 3,000 regulatory topics and 160 countries. The platform offers three deployment models: embedded AI within existing products like 3E Protect and 3E Insight, agentic-ready data solutions via Model Context Protocols, and standalone AI agents for complex regulatory queries. The solutions enhance workflows from safety data sheet management to regulatory impact analysis and supplier compliance. Alongside the launch, 3E introduced its AI Trust Center to provide transparency around security practices and governance frameworks. The company serves over 5,000 customers globally, including manufacturers, chemical companies and pharmaceutical enterprises across highly regulated industries.