Climate Change Data

GS1 AISBL

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020-2021)

Reporting Period: 2020-2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Sustainability
  • Traceability
  • Data Quality
  • Supply Chain Resilience
  • Digital Transformation

Environmental Achievements

  • Improved packaging descriptions to facilitate recycling initiatives and circular economy efforts.
  • Supported the implementation of the European Commission's circular economy plan.

Social Achievements

  • GS1 Argentina's "Del Beep Al Click" program helped SMEs digitalize their processes.
  • GS1 Ireland's TrackVax system improved vaccine safety and efficiency in Ireland.
  • Work with the World Bank, USAID, the Global Fund, and UNICEF to ensure authenticity of medical products, especially in low and middle-income countries.

Governance Achievements

  • Improved GS1 Registry Platform to manage billions of GS1 ID keys with high network security and consistent global performance.
  • Activate program to ensure all products have properly generated GS1 ID keys and are logged in the Global Registry.
  • Verified by GS1 service to validate product and company identity.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Transition to next-generation barcodes.
Medium-term Goals:
  • More than double the number of countries with Verified by GS1 by June 2022.
Short-term Goals:
  • All GS1 MOs to have an Activate-grade ID issuance service by June 2023.

Environmental Challenges

  • COVID-19 pandemic's impact on supply chains and digital transformation.
  • Challenges around product identification for e-commerce and marketplaces (GTIN duplicates and overuse).
  • Limited portability of product information as marketplace sellers move between platforms.
  • Need for improved data quality and integrity across the GS1 system.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Created a digital COVID-19 response kit for GS1 Member Organisations.
  • Developed the GS1 Registry Platform and Verified by GS1 service.
  • Launched Activate program for easier GTIN and other GS1 ID key issuance.
  • Improved GS1 Global Data Model and its Attribute Definitions for Business.
  • Developed a GDSN data quality strategy and implementation plan.
  • Worked to simplify GDSN through modernized technology and processes.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

  • 2020 International Supply Chain Award (Scan4Transport)