Should companies share environmental compliance data?

We are seeing some good examples of checklists and spreadsheets being created by innovative compiance managers to make products more recyclable and hazardous substance-free. Should companies share these tools? On one hand, some companies have worked hard to create these and they consider them to be competitive advantages. On the other hand, quality methodologies are shared widely and—just like quality—DfE rules benefit the whole industry. Sharing methodologies will foster alignment up and down the supply chain. Thoughts?

Posted by Pamela Gordon, January 8th, 2007