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.

The Sustainability converter exposes the article's name, product group membership, unit of measurement, and region of origin. This allows external sustainability and certification systems to identify which products are being tracked under a given scheme, validate their origin against certification criteria, and generate compliant traceability records that link the product back to the certified partner who produced it.