Development

We coordinate and facilitate industry-developing programs and projects. We gather our customers in collaboration groups to develop the practices of their industry and to influence the development of our services. In addition, we are strongly involved in the development of the GS1's global standards.

Ongoing development projects

New product information management service

We are renewing our product information management services to better meet the needs of our customers now and in the future. The new service will be...

Data model of raw material master data

In the Data model of raw material master data development project, we define a structured way to describe and share key information about raw...

Linking animal welfare information to the product

Our parallel project to the Animal Welfare Verification System coordinated by Luke is investigating how animal welfare information could be...

Service for managing cattle location data required by the EU Deforestation Regulation

We are developing a new service in collaboration with food companies that will enable the joint collection of data from cattle farms as required by...

Food Data Finland

We coordinate the Food Data Finland program, which aims to build practical data solutions and promote data interoperability in the Finnish food chain.

Interoperable traceability program

We are coordinating a project portfolio that aims to develop a interoperable traceability solution for the Finnish food chain based on common standards and operating models.

Finished development projects

Identification of common product information requirements for Corporate Sustainability Reporting

The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive increases the requirements for corporate sustainability reporting and extends them to information...

Roadmap for food chain traceability

GS1 Finland collaborated with industry leaders on a development project to create a roadmap for implementing interoperable traceability solutions...

Deforestation regulation information flow in the food chain

GS1 Finland executed a development project together with the Finnish food industry and grocery trade operators, which aimed at a practical level to...

Mies skannaa älypuhelimellaan pähkinäpaketin koodin

GS1 2D code in consumer engagement

Together with food industry and retail trade companies, GS1 prepared a proposal how the GS1 2D code could be used when communicating products to...

Nainen skannaa älypuhelimellaan tuotepaketin koodin

GS1 2D code adoption definition phase

GS1 Finland carried out a development project that mapped the prerequisites and readiness of food industry and retail trade companies for the...

Data model of food sustainability

GS1 together with the actors of the food value chain compiled a data model of food sustainability in Finland. The development project belonging to the...

Joint data model

The Finnish grocery trade and the food industry are committed to the joint development of the entire industry in their vision of the world's most...

Developing the GS1 standards and services

GS1's standards and services are constantly being developed. The global development of GS1 standards takes place in a forum made up of experts from different industries and in related working groups. In Finland, we facilitate collaboration groups consisting of several companies, where our customers can develop the practices of their industry together.

Read more about the development work of GS1 standards and services