Sustainability

Today, consumers use product information to make sustainable buying decisions, regulators require that companies maintain reliable data on the sustainability of their products, and stakeholders consult market indices to make sustainable investment decisions.

While companies are taking steps to adopt sustainable business practices like conserving energy and recycling waste, these actions represent just a fraction of what’s possible. There are opportunities in how resources are used; how products are produced, packaged and shipped; and how waste is managed.

Global standards enable trading partners to swiftly and smoothly share accurate product information with each other – and to consumers – and help make sustainable business practices an integral part of day-to-day operations.