Source 44 Launches Upgraded Source Intelligence™ Platform

Source Intelligence™ 3.0 features enhanced dashboard and ability to compare multiple products, facilities and suppliers

SOLANA BEACH, CA (December 6, 2011) – Source 44 LLC, the world’s leading provider of Sustainability data services and Product Footprint Data Sheets (PFDS)™, today launched a major upgrade to its Source Intelligence™ platform. Source Intelligence™ 3.0 (SI 3.0) delivers industry-leading navigation and visualization tools that help Source 44 subscribers see their products and supply chains like never before.

"The new platform design is an exciting development for our company and our clients,” said Matt Thorn, Source 44 Chief Operating Officer. “It puts all of their supply chain sustainability information on a common platform, and the new high-definition visualization tools enable our customers to identify sustainability hot spots within their supply chains and take immediate action to reduce them.”

Source 44’s Software as a Service (SaaS) platform ensures the upgrade process is totally transparent and painless for subscribers, as they simply log in to Source Intelligence™ and view the new comprehensive platform.

SI 3.0 features:

·      A sleek and enhanced dashboard with consolidated supplier alerts – including an interactive map that flags vendors or regions of concern

·      One-click comparisons of multiple products, facilities and suppliers

·      Complete access to all identified cost and carbon-savings opportunities associated with Source 44’s supply chain analysis

·      An enhanced Supplier Hub, which provides an unprecedented view of all levels and tiers of vendors residing within the supply chain

 

“Source 44’s dramatic growth is due to our unrelenting drive to exceed industry needs,” said Jess Kraus, Source 44 President and CEO. “With SI 3.0 we’re delivering something that has never before existed – it’s the benchmark that all other supply chain sustainability tools will be compared to,” he said.

In addition, SI 3.0 delivers expanded supplier profiles that contain all environmental sustainability data in one centralized location. Subscribers can now retrieve each vendor’s key contact information, product footprints, product chemistry, sustainability ratings, alerts/news, and other key data within one consolidated SI 3.0 supplier profile.

“The ability to visualize the total environmental impact of the manufacturing process – and to scrutinize and trace all levels within a supply chain – those are things companies are searching for,” said Mike Fraser, Source 44 Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer. “They’re tired of making huge investments with traditional consultants and having nothing but a binder full of static data to show for it.

“With SI 3.0 companies now have a dramatic, high-definition view of their products’ footprints, which enable them to immediately implement a measurable action plan that reduces the carbon, water and waste impact of their supply chain,” Fraser said.

SOURCE 44’S SOURCE INTELLIGENCE™ 3.0 platform debuts today, and includes high-definition graphics that enable subscribers “see” supply chain risks and greenhouse gasses created during the production of their products. Pictured counter-clockwise from top are examples of SI 3.0’s interactive supplier alert dashboard, product Treemap – which identifies “hot spots” of carbon within a product, and Product Tracer Map – which visualizes all material movements within a product’s supply chain. 

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About Source 44

Source 44 delivers supply chain sustainability and transparency with a continuous flow of subscription services to meet ever-changing product stewardship needs. The company delivers affordable technology, resources, creativity and expertise to rapidly improve their clients’ supply chain sustainability. Source 44 derives its name from the molecular weight of carbon dioxide – 44 – the measuring stick of Greenhouse Gases. The company is based in Solana Beach, CA, with additional offices in San Diego, Dallas and Nashville.

Website: www.source-44.com

To See a Demonstration of SI 3.0:

Kate Martin, Business Development Manager

Email: kmartin@source-44.com

Phone: 877. 916. MFDS (6337) ext.: 1001

For More Information on Source 44 LLC: 

Lauren Gambaccini, Marketing Communications Manager

Email: lgambaccini@source-44.com

Phone: 877. 916. MFDS (6337) ext.: 1007