Understanding GS1
GS1 standards, solutions and services support traceability by making it simpler to share information about a product’s identity
Governments around the world design, create and establish regulatory policies in monitoring and enhancing supply chains. Every region structures its regulatory regime that necessitates changes in business processes. These regulations make it impossible to harmonize global supply chains.
Harmonizing regulations that meet the challenges of a ubiquitous, interoperable product identification increase safety and minimize the complexity, inefficiency and costs for everyone.
As a neutral facilitator between industry and government, GS1 enables a harmonized implementation of regulatory requirements the world over. Globally consistent policy frameworks that are supported by GS1 standards are good for consumer and patient safety, the circular economy and other sustainable efforts, fighting illicit trade and counterfeits, streamlining border processes and meeting the increasing demand for product data that comes with digitalization. GS1 is leveraging the power of existing standards to serve consumers who want to seamlessly connect physical things to relevant experiences in the digital world.
Insofar as health regulatory requirements, 70 of the world economies require or allow the use of GS1 standards — standards that are critical in creating trust between and among stakeholders in international trade. GS1 is raising awareness, building alliances, strengthening cooperation and encouraging information-sharing. Its goal is to make government better understand the role of GS1 in the supply chain.
Globally consistent policy frameworks that are supported by GS1 standards are good for consumer and patient safety, the circular economy and other sustainable efforts.
GS1 is developing the global standards that industry needs to enable tangible and pragmatic traceability. Many developing countries are beset with falsified or substandard medicines, food and health care products.
Enabling traceability of these essential goods can determine the difference between life and decease or life and death. GS1 standards, solutions and services support traceability by making it simpler to share information about a product’s identity, its provenance and movements across any value chain around the world.
GS1 is present in 115 economies, the Philippines included with millions of member companies.