UL Solutions Expands Software Platform for Business Growth and Sustainable Practices with the Latest ULTRUS™ Software Releases

NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 9, 2025--

UL Solutions Inc. (NYSE: ULS), a global leader in applied safety science, today announced several new ULTRUS software releases that further help companies ensure their compliance and make important progress in sustainability.

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The ULTRUS software platform by UL Solutions includes offerings designed to help customers worldwide manage complex regulations, heighten product safety, operationalize sustainable practices and improve speed to market. The releases address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals; Scope 3, Category 1 emissions; wind farm planning, including a mapping feature with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for wind energy professionals; and other challenges.

“UL Solutions is staying ahead of the evolving needs of our customers with our powerful new ULTRUS software releases,” said John Genovesi, executive vice president and president of Software and Advisory at UL Solutions. “These new capabilities are providing our customers with expertise to help manage evolving regulatory requirements, deliver transparency across complex global supply chains and take action on sustainability. ULTRUS software further complements our testing, inspection and certification services.”

Many top retailers rely on UL Solutions’ WERCSmart ®, an essential part of ULTRUS software, to help manage the safe handling, storage, transport and disposal of products while mitigating risks of noncompliance. UL Solutions recently enhanced WERCSmart ® to help retailers identify PFAS in the products put on retail shelves and collect product documentation from manufacturers to enhance product safety and help protect the environment. PFAS are common substances used to make products resistant to stains or water, but they can linger in the environment and pose hazards to humans and animals.

UL Solutions launched its new Purchased Goods and Services module on the ULTRUS software platform. This module, part of the UL 360 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Sustainability platform, simplifies Scope 3, Category 1 emissions data management and reporting. Scope 3, Category 1 emissions include goods and services that organizations purchase from their suppliers. Managing this type of data is complex for organizations that work with global suppliers and large datasets that may be fragmented or in inconsistent formats. The new module helps organizations set targets, streamline reporting, and drive meaningful sustainability and financial resilience in a changing global economy.

UL Solutions also introduced new capabilities to its UL 360 ESG and Sustainability software’s ESG Disclosures module to enable data management for International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) disclosures. ULTRUS software users can pull data from the UL 360 platform directly into the module to manage ISSB requirements, providing a data source and audit trail for disclosed values. Legislation based on the ISSB standards is in force or under consideration in many jurisdictions, including Australia, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the U.K.

Windnavigator software, part of the ULTRUS software platform, has a new AI feature to help wind energy professionals. This tool, called Windnavigator Resource Data and Maps, offers high-quality maps and data, making it easier for developers to find suitable wind farm sites and plan the initial project steps, leading to informed decisions about renewable energy options.

UL Solutions also introduced AI capabilities for automated learning content generation to its LearnShare™ software, which enables training and development professionals — including human resources and environmental, health and safety professionals — to quickly and easily create learning quizzes and transcriptions faster via large language models.

Last year, UL Solutions launched its ULTRUS software platform, uniting its flagship software to help customers meet regulatory, supply chain and sustainability challenges. Learn more about UL Solutions’ software and advisory offerings and expertise at https://www.UL.com/software/ULTRUS.

About UL Solutions
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.

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UL Solutions’ latest ULTRUS™ software releases help companies meet consumer demands while achieving product, enterprise and asset compliance and sustainability goals through new features and offerings across the portfolio.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Transit Authority bolstered security on the public transport system Friday, a day after President Donald Trump's administration repeated its threat to withhold $50 million in federal funding if it didn't deliver a more aggressive crime-cutting plan.

The Chicago Police Department increased its daily presence on the city's transit system by 56%, from 77 to 120 officers. Private security K-9 units will jump 10% to 188.

A day earlier, the Federal Transit Administration delivered a letter to CTA President Nora Leerhsen demanding a more comprehensive plan for reducing crime than the one it submitted last Monday, chiding the CTA for failing to target significant drops in each of the next six months and ordering that a planned security “surge” be implemented immediately.

The administration demanded a crackdown after 26-year-old Bethany MaGee was doused with gasoline and set afire on a city L train in November. Federal prosecutors have charged 50-year-old Lawrence Reed of Chicago with a terrorist attack, which carries a maximum life sentence.

In Thursday's letter, the administration said the CTA's plan failed to meet federal demands that it set targets for fewer assaults of staff and riders for each of the next six months and to increase security. It said CTA monthly goals for limiting assaults on staff and riders were identical for January through March.

“By proposing flat targets for the entire first quarter of the Dec. 15 plan, CTA has failed to set targets showing reductions for ‘each’ month as ordered,” Federal Transit Administration chief Marcus Molinaro wrote.

Molinaro added that the agency “requires full implementation of the security surge” so that “the impact of increased law enforcement presence should be immediate” and evident in crime-cut targets going forward.

The CTA has 90 days to satisfy the federal government's demands or go without funding.

CTA spokesperson Catherine Hosinski would not comment on ongoing discussions with federal officials, but she noted that the transit system's budget approved in early November included $5 million for increased security.

The surge increases the presence of Chicago police officers who volunteer for the duty on their days off. It is in addition to regular police patrol of CTA property.

Chicago police officers “are at the core of CTA’s multilayered security strategy,” Leerhsen said in a statement. “We expect the additional police and K-9 presence on our system to further increase security visibility.”

According to police, the number of violent crimes reported at CTA locations in 2025 through Thursday was 933, down 18 from 2024.

A statewide transit overhaul signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday pumps $1.5 billion more into public transport annually and includes long-range safety and security initiatives.

FILE - A train pulls into the Clark Street and Lake Street Blue Line stop, Nov. 18, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)