Sustainability & Circular Economy

Sustainability & Circular Economy

Businesses and authorities around the world are increasingly working together to ensure more sustainable economic, environmental, and social measures are adopted and implemented. More and more consumers are demanding choice based on sustainable product characteristics and provenance.

GS1 provides a common set of standards to share sustainability information widely, both for B2B and B2C purposes. GS1 standards enable the digital transformation which is essential to the sustainability and circular economy models.

Articles:

Primer on Sustainability - https://www.gs1.org/sustainability

Sustainability Position Paper - https://www.gs1.org/docs/gs1-sustainability-position-paper-feb2022.pdf

Circular Data for a Circular Economy - https://gs1.eu/news/circular-data-for-a-circular-economy/

EU Digital Product Passport - https://gs1.eu/activities/digital-product-passport/on-the-eu-digital-product-passport/

EU Deforestation Free Regulation (EUDR) - https://gs1.eu/events/master-compliance-with-the-deforestation-regulation-using-gs1-standards/

Impact of international, open standards on circularity in Europe - https://www2.deloitte.com/pl/pl/pages/zarzadzania-procesami-i-strategiczne/articles/Impact-of-GS1-standards-on-circularity-in-Europe.html?nc=42

GS1 Healthcare Sustainability Strategy - https://gs1go2.azureedge.net/cdn/ff/bhDzdMSFIsoUD_M-L1e9pKp14E8lcFek-vcfBLc1lRY/1688131694/public/2023-06/gs1-hc-sustainability_strategy_0.pdf