Scoring your Products for EIM with SciveraLENS

Preparing for EIM Scoring in SciveraLENS

You will need to create a separate Formulation in SciveraLENS for each product you want scored for EIM and listed in the EIM platform.

Creating your Formulation 

To get started, log into your SciveraLENS account and create a Formulation for each product you want scored.

Build a Formulation in SciveraLENS:

• Go to the All Formulations tab located in the menu on the left-hand side of the screen.
• Click the green “+” to create a new Formulation.
• Select BOS Builder

• Name your Formulation. The Formulation name should be the name of the product you would like scored.
• Click the Save and Continue button.
• On the Add CAS RNs screen, you must enter the chemical ingredient (by CAS RN) and concentration information for each chemical ingredient in your product. You can include any of the additional fields as desired.
  1. Concentrations should be entered as a decimal. For example, if a chemical concentration is 80%, you will enter 0.80 in the concentration field.
• Click Save.
• Step 3, “Add Formulation,” is an optional step that can be helpful if you would like to link other Formulations you have already entered into SciveraLENS or if you need to gather additional chemical ingredient information, especially when pursuing 100% ingredient disclosure.
  1. If you need to link previously entered Formulations, click the green
     “+” button and select “Existing Formulation” from the dropdown. You can then select the Formulation you would like to link and the concentration of that product in the final Formulation.
  2. If you need to send a request for information to a supplier(s) to reach 100% disclosure, click the green “+” button and select “New Request” from the dropdown. Follow the prompts to create your request and complete the form with your supplier information. You will be notified when your supplier responds to your request and can complete the review and submission process.
• On Step 4, “Assign Supporting Documents”, upload a PDF of the product SDS and ZDHC MRSL Conformance Certificate (for the current version of the ZDHC MRSL). These are required for EIM scoring. You may also upload existing certificates for your product in this step (Screened Chemistry, GreenScreen, Bluesign, etc.). These certificates will be considered in scoring. Click the Upload File button for each individual file.
• Click the Continue button.
• On Step 5, “Assign Lists for Screening,” you can search the lists available in SciveraLENS and select those that interest you. This step will tell the system which list(s) you want to screen your chemicals against. We have pre-selected the lists needed for EIM review for you, so this step is optional.
• Click the Submit button to complete your Formulation.

If you are choosing the minimum level of disclosure (SDS and ZDHC certification) for EIM scoring, please choose Upload SDS instead of Add Formulation from the left-hand navigation menu and follow the prompts to upload your SDS. Check and confirm that the data entered is complete and accurate. Once you upload your SDS, you can review the Formulation from the All Formulations menu and submit it for review and scoring.

If no CAS RN information is available, enter “Undisclosed” and the concentration as 100%. This serves as a placeholder if you have an SDS and it doesn’t have any CAS RN information included. As no CAS RNs are available, we will review your product SDS H-Codes to generate your EIM score.

Previewing your Assessment Results and Predicted EIM Score  

Once you have added your Formulation information, you can preview your assessment results and predicted EIM scores using the EIM Dashboard in SciveraLENS. (Please click here to view the most recent rules on EIM scoring within SciveraLENS.) This dashboard provides a preview or forecast of the Chemistry Impact Score for EIM, depending on the Disclosure Option you would like to pursue. Please note that these scores are not final until our toxicology team has reviewed your submission and confirmed your report.

Along the top of the EIM Dashboard summary table, you will see the Formulation or product summary line and a forecast of your EIM score under each disclosure option available.

• Option 1 – Provides a forecast of your EIM score under disclosure option 1, which includes your SDS and ZDHC certification.
• Option 2 – Provides a forecast of your EIM score under disclosure option 2, which requires 100% ingredient disclosure and your SDS and ZDHC certification. Please note that this score will be gray in the dashboard if your Formulation contains one or more unverified chemicals.
• Option 3—Provides a forecast of your EIM score under disclosure option 3, which is Screened Chemistry. Please note that this score will display as gray in the dashboard if your Formulation contains one or more unverified chemicals.

ZDHC – This column will indicate if a chemical in your formulation is present on the ZDHC MRSL. Our toxicologists will adjust your EIM score if a valid ZDHC certification is included in your certificate and scoring request.

Hazard Category (HC) – The Hazard Category score is based on an algorithm using standard hazard assessment guidelines that weighs certain endpoints over others to give you a summary view for that chemistry. The summary line will show the highest or maximum HC score.  

Verified – The verified column indicates that our toxicology team has confirmed the Hazard Category rating, and no additional work is needed to assess this chemical. If a chemical has been fully verified, it will be indicated with a checkmark in this column. If the check mark is missing from the verified column and you would like to proceed with either EIM disclosure option 2 or 3, additional verification work will need to be done. Any verification work needed can come out of your Certification Review Package.  

Submitting your Product for Review and Scoring

When you are ready to submit your Formulation for scoring:

1. Go to the My Formulations tab in the menu on the left-hand side.
2. Click the three dots to the right of the Formulation you want scored and choose “Services/ Certificates.”
3. You will be taken to the “Certificate and Scoring Request Form”. Please select the EIM disclosure option you would like to pursue as your request type and complete this form in its entirety. Any missing requirements will be called out in red font, and you cannot submit for review and certification until all requirements have been fulfilled.
4. When you are ready to submit your request for review, please click “Submit for Review and Certification.”
5. The SciveraLENS team will review your submission and generate an EIM score and report. The products and scores are shared with the Jeanologia team every other week for inclusion in the EIM database.

Products that our team has reviewed are added to the Enhesa EIM Chemistry Impact Score – Products Registry (https://www.enhesa.com/sustainablechemistry/eim-product-scoring/). This registry can be used to confirm current EIM Chemistry Impact scores and evaluated chemical products.

Improving your EIM Score

After meeting the minimum requirements, you may improve your product scores by disclosing more of your chemical formulation. This information gives us additional insight into the chemicals used and is critical in making safer chemistry decisions. You can provide 100% ingredient disclosure or pursue Screened Chemistry certification for the opportunity to improve your EIM Score.

Your SciveraLENS subscription also allows you to prescreen hazard characteristics of any chemicals you intend to use in your formulation. Access to this information allows you to choose safer chemicals to improve your environmental and human health impact and meet customer requirements in your product line.

EIM scoring

EIM Scoring We have published details about the EIM Chemistry Impact Scoring rules here: https://www.enhesa.com/sustainablechemistry/eim-product-scoring/eim-scoring-with-sciveralens/. Based on the level of disclosure provided and the assessment results, your score will range from 0-100:

Renewing your EIM Chemistry Impact Scores

EIM Chemistry Impact Scores and corresponding certifications are valid for one year (or until the expiration of the driving certificate or formulation change). We will alert users when their product certifications are about to expire. Still, we recommend tracking your renewal timeline for each product based on the expiration date included in your score report.

To renew your EIM Chemistry Impact Scores, you must have an active SciveraLENS subscription and a Certificate Review Package.
Unused spots in your Certificate Review Package do not expire if you maintain an active SciveraLENS subscription. If you are unsure how many CR package spots you have left, you can contact our support team and purchase more before submitting the product for renewal.

When we renew your EIM Chemistry Impact Scores, our Toxicology team will do a complete review, just as we did for your initial score.

To submit your previously scored product for a review, please follow these steps:

• Login to your SciveraLENS account.
• Click on “Completed Certificates” from the left-hand menu to be brought to a list of your previously scored and certified products.
• Find the product name you want to submit for renewal review.
• To the right of the product name, click the three-dot icon to select “View Formulation.”
• If there are any updates to your formulation since this product was last scored or you need to upload updated supporting documentation, please select the three-dot icon at the top right-hand corner of your dashboard view to select “Manage/Edit” and make any needed changes.
• You will be taken to the “Certificate and Scoring Request Form. Please select the disclosure option that you are trying to achieve.
• As a reminder, if you are pursuing EIM Disclosure Option 3, which includes a Screened Chemistry score, you must upload the appropriate and complete Screened Chemistry report and certification from the organization (Scivera/Enhesa or Tox Services) that issued it.
• To submit your request for review, please click “Submit for Review and Certification.”
• Any missing requirements will be highlighted in red, and you cannot “Submit for Review and Certification” until all requirements have been fulfilled.

Important Reminders:
Three disclosure options are available under EIM v2, allowing for a pathway to improve your EIM score. Please see the options below:

• Option 1 (the minimum disclosure level): Current ZDHC MRSL Conformance + Product Safety Data Sheet
  • ZDHC MRSL conformance levels 1-3 are accepted
• Option 2 – Current ZDHC MRSL Conformance + Product Safety Data Sheet + 100% ingredient disclosure
• Option 3 – Screened Chemistry Certification
  • Valid Screened Chemistry Certifications from the following certifiers can be accepted
  • Scivera / Enhesa
  • Tox Services – Please be sure to include the following:
    • Full report with your score
    • If your Tox Services certificate was issued with ZDHC Version 1 or 2, please ensure you upload a valid, current ZDHC certificate

Please ensure the product’s ZDHC MRSL conformance certificate is valid for at least one year. If it is valid for less than a year, we can issue an EIM score, but it will expire on the ZDHC conformance expiration date.