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Leveraging the UN Transparency Protocol for Sustainable Trade

Future-Proofing for Interoperability

By The Aeolian

As sustainability becomes a cornerstone of global trade compliance, companies must adopt data strategies that not only meet regulatory requirements but also build trust through secure and verifiable information exchange. Future-proofing digital systems in this context means ensuring that environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data is accurate, auditable, and interoperable across borders.

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Strategic Priorities for Cross-Border Interoperability in Sustainability Data

Strategic Priorities for Cross-Border Interoperability in Sustainability Data

By The Aeolian

Unlocking greater interoperability in sustainability-related data exchange requires targeted public investment and international cooperation. While businesses are making strides in adopting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting frameworks, a lack of harmonized infrastructure and policy coherence continues to impede scale and credibility.

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Secure and Trustworthy Data Strategies for Sustainable Global Trade

Secure and Trustworthy Data Strategies for Sustainable Global Trade

By The Aeolian

As regulatory frameworks tighten and sustainability metrics become integrated into international trade compliance, companies must take proactive steps to ensure their systems are not only interoperable but also capable of producing and managing secure, verifiable, and trustworthy data.

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B2G Collaboration for Standardization in Sustainable Global Trade

Overcoming Fragmentation

By The Aeolian

In today’s digitally interconnected trade environment, the fragmentation of sustainability standards and data formats poses a serious barrier to scalable, interoperable, and verifiable global supply chains. As sustainability reporting and environmental accountability become central to regulatory frameworks and consumer expectations, business and government collaboration is essential to overcoming this complexity.

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From Compliance to Opportunity (Part 2)

Continuing Upstream the Value Chain

By Michael Shea and Nis Jespersen

As we expand our clothing value chain example, we might also see that there are two sources of yarn going into the fabric production. For the fabric to be organic, its source yarn must also be. So we see here how Organic Conformity Credentials are provided for both.

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From Compliance to Opportunity

Navigating the UNTP Digital Product Passport Ecosystem

By: Michael Shea and Nis Jespersen

Digital Product Passports are probably about to become part of your everyday life. Whether because you are based in the European Union, or selling products that are being exported to the European Union. Or simply because you are a responsible consumer, concerned that the material is actually organic and that no child labour was used in the manufacturing

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