Address
An Address in the Sustainability implementation is the physical location record for a partner being audited or certified. In the sustainability context, the address is particularly important for geographic analysis: identifying which region a farm or facility is located in, validating that it falls within a certified geographic zone, and linking it to the correct regional regulatory framework.
Article
An Article in the Sustainability context represents a product or commodity that is subject to sustainability certification or traceability requirements. In contrast to the commercial article used in trading and webshop contexts, the sustainability view of an article focuses on its origin, classification, and certification eligibility — for instance whether a specific crop variety qualifies for an organic label or a fair-trade certification.
Enquiry
An Enquiry in the Sustainability context represents an audit event, certification visit, or compliance assessment. Each enquiry is a read-only record from the API's perspective — the Sustainability implementation explicitly prohibits saving enquiries via API, as these records are created and managed exclusively through the internal audit workflow.
Language
A Language record in the Sustainability context defines a supported locale for multi-language sustainability reports and certification documents. Sustainability schemes often require documentation in specific national languages — for instance an Austrian organic certificate must be issued in German, while cross-border schemes may require parallel documentation in multiple EU languages.
Partner
In the Sustainability context, a Partner represents a farm, producer, or processing facility that is subject to sustainability audits, certifications, or reporting obligations. Partners here are not primarily commercial trading counterparts — they are the organizational entities whose environmental, social, and governance data is being tracked and reported.
PartnerHierarchy
A PartnerHierarchy in the Sustainability context defines a structural relationship between two partner entities — for example the link between a cooperative and its member farms, or between a holding company and its subsidiary production sites. Each hierarchy entry specifies a parent partner, a child partner, the type of relationship (via the PRelationType), and an external ID for cross-referencing with certification or reporting body systems.
Region
A Region in the Sustainability context defines a geographic scope relevant to sustainability certification or regulatory compliance. Regions represent countries, federal states, or custom geographic zones that frame the applicable rules and standards for a given sustainability scheme — for instance, an organic certification might be valid only within a specific country or cross-border region.