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 moving in the supply chain. GS1 Finland's development project examined what kind of common information requirements sustainability reporting sets for companies and what product-related information from the supply chain is needed to support reporting.

The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) obliges companies to report their sustainability information more comprehensively and in a more comparable manner than before. Reporting extends not only to the company's own operations but also to the entire value chain.

The development project "Identification of Common Product Information Requirements for Corporate Sustainability Reporting" examined what information is needed from the supply chain for sustainability reporting. The project conducted a comprehensive study aimed at understanding how the collection and sharing of product information in accordance with corporate sustinability and due diligence obligations currently works in the food chain.

The project's results will be used as a basis when developing the flow of information related to sustainability reporting to be interoperable and shared between different parties in the chain.

Tasks and objectives

Investigate through company interviews and market research what information is needed from the supply chain for sustainability reporting and what part of this information needs to be transmitted between parties.
Describe the current information flow in the supply chain and identify opportunities for standardisation.
Produce an analysis of the requirements for information transmitted between parties in corporate sustainability reporting.

Project timetable

1.8.–31.10.2025

Project organisation

Apetit, Atria, Fazer, GS1 Finland, HKFoods, Kesko, SOK and Valio

Interoperable traceability program

The development project "Identification of Common Product Information Requirements for Corporate Sustainability Reporting" was part of our coordinated Interoperable traceability program.