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JUNE 2023 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 29 such that the raw data created by each user or consumer does not need to be exposed or moved in volume, for example, to expensive cloud storage under the control of a third- party. e use of W3C Verifiable Credentials may be adopted to provide proofs and facts that are required for exchange of sustainability information without disclosure of the source data. In this way, all existing and future data, including private information and that related to IP, is not exposed and does not need to be changed from its current form. is repre- sents a very significant cost and risk reduction as compared to other methods. e result of cre- ating GSN brings a very cost effective, low-risk, and low- investment solution for the provision of all forms of environ- mental and sustain- ability data, as well as provenance and secu- rity for materials and products. Commer- cial solutions will be created to suit indi- vidual needs, which would all be interoperable. A key need for product sustainability is the accumulation and association of such data related to materials consumed during assem- bly. Material management and traceability functions within an MES are an essential ele- ment in any sustainability initiative. It's essen- tial to adapt existing traceability solutions that will provide material-to-product sustainabil- ity data association, as well as add information derived from the assembly operation itself. Solutions will differ depending on the nature and type of material or product, as well as the operation that is being performed. is may range from discrete assembly, harvesting and mixing, to storage and transportation. able, global sustainable network (GSN). Let's look at what would be required: 1. Create a common set of requirements. Doing this for the scope and measurement methods for data collection, as well as stan- dardization of terminology and representa- tion of sustainability data, allows for consis- tency and interoperability. It allows for an open market where solutions from many dif- ferent vendors work together by sharing, exchanging, and accumulating sustainability data in an automated and reliable way. is is done throughout the sup- ply network with mini- mal cost of ownership. An essential element of GSN is to respect and preserve existing stan- dards and methods that already apply to each sec- tor or organization within the industry. Rather than replacing or forc- ing changes related to ter- minologies and formats, the GSN would feature an IIoT-based connec- tor in which each source/ consumer of data natively supports the GSN requirements. is is based on a local data format creation at the source using existing data. 2. Maintain the GSN definitions. To avoid competitive resistance and high- risk dependency concerns, the GSN organiza- tion should be independent; it should not be under significant control or influence from any one company. Ideally, it should be a distributed organization comprised of entities from differ- ent backgrounds. 3. Carefully select raw data. e technologies used by GSN for a sustain- ability information exchange must be selected The methods and requirements for sustainability for each group of materials is likely to be very diverse. When you connect data from these disparate sources you will have a variety of solutions to consider.