Industry Chat

The Cost of Reactive Data Management

Hear from Steve Lamar, President & CEO of AAFA, and Joe Walkuski, Founder & Chairman of Texbase, in the latest Industry Chat discussing the growing risks of reactive compliance strategies and why proactive data management is becoming essential for modern supply chains.

Are your teams still searching through spreadsheets, PDFs, supplier emails, and disconnected systems after a compliance issue or regulatory request surfaces?

If so, you’re already behind.

As regulations evolve and supply chains become more complex, reactive data management creates operational risk and slows decision-making across product development, sourcing, compliance, and sustainability teams.

The companies getting ahead are building processes around structured, connected data before materials are approved, before claims are made, and before manufacturing decisions are finalized.

That shift helps teams reduce risk, improve visibility, move faster with confidence, and better prepare for evolving requirements like eFiling and Digital Product Passports.

You do not fix reactive systems overnight. The goal is to start building a stronger operational foundation one process at a time.

Teams need structured, usable data available when decisions and regulatory requirements demand it.

Get in front of your data with Texbase.


Webinar Recap

13 May 2026

Deepak Jadhav of New Balance and Joe Walkuski of Texbase discuss how structured, proactive data management helps to prevent compliance failures.

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