What?
On March 20, 2025, GS1 will organize their annual GS1 Belgilux Forum with this year’s theme: Redefining Business for a Sustainable Tomorrow.
When & where?
📅 20.03.2025
📍 Kinepolis Imagibraine – Bd de France, 1420 Braine-l’Alleud, België
EVENT: GS1 BELGILUX FORUM 2025
About GS1
GS1 is an international, non-profit organization that develops and maintains standards. The most well-known product of GS1 is the barcode. GS1 standards are used worldwide to share reliable and high-quality data. This helps in identifying products and tracking their journey through the supply chain.
The role of GS1 in sustainable business and circular economy
In a world where sustainability is becoming increasingly important, GS1 plays a crucial role in promoting sustainable business practices. By providing standardized data solutions, GS1 helps companies operate more efficiently and environmentally friendly. Learn more below about how GS1 contributes to a better circular economy and how the European digital product passport can help with this.
GS1 and the circular economy
The circular economy focuses on minimizing waste and maximizing the reuse of materials. GS1 supports these goals by providing standards that enable companies to share product information accurately and efficiently. This promotes transparency and traceability in the supply chain, which is essential for a circular economy.
An important tool in the transition to a circular economy is the European digital product passport. This passport provides detailed information about the lifecycle of a product, from production to recycling. By using GS1 standards, companies can easily share and manage this information. This increases transparency and helps consumers and companies make more sustainable choices.
GS1 and packaging
Packaging plays a significant role in the environmental impact of products in various sectors, including food. This is often complex matter where GS1 can help companies standardize packaging data, leading to more efficient use of packaging materials and waste reduction. By sharing accurate product and packaging information, companies can better plan and optimize, resulting in less packaging material and lower costs.
A PIM or MDM solution can contribute to the management of packaging information by implementing GS1 standards in your MDM or PIM solution. Companies can improve their logistics processes and reduce the amount of packaging material. This leads to cost savings and a lower environmental impact. Moreover, it helps companies comply with regulations and consumer expectations regarding sustainability.