Focus Area

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.

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Visibility from catch to customer

Case Study

The Metro group stated that for them, sustainability is about protecting the environment, conserving natural resources, minimising their impact on the climate, and taking social responsibility for employees and the supply chain, and with the help of GS1 standards, they are diligently working toward these sustainable practices.

The Challenge of Food Waste

Case Study

How to reduce fresh food loss and waste with GS1 DataBar.

A Global Farm Registry for the United Nations

White paper

GS1 is part of a collective effort to map and harmonise hundreds of disparate standards and certifications related to sustainable farming. The Blue Number Initiative, A Global Registry for Sustainable Farmers, will leverage GS1’s registry service, enabling farmers, governments, businesses and communities to communicate with one another by establishing a common language and uniquely identifying farms globally.

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