Helping you do business

We create standard ways for organisations to identify, capture and share information about products, locations, assets and more. These global standards increase efficiency and cut costs — making it easier to for you to do business.

Although creating a successful company is about doing things differently, business runs smoothly when you use the same standards as others. More than a million organisations around the world have built processes, systems and businesses on GS1 standards. We help them share information with suppliers, customers and other partners.

• You’ll know the barcode
  It’s our most recognisable standard. But from retail and transport to healthcareand financial services, we create standards for a wide range of areas.
• Building standards for you
  We’re driven by the interests of our members. No matter what size your organisation, join us to play a role in defining standards that work for you.
• Experience you can trust
  Our roots go back to the first barcode, created in 1973. Today, we’re the world’s leader in creating, implementing and maintaining useful business standards.