2026-03-30
To promote the sustainable development of the alcoholic beverage industry and establish a unified and authoritative global evaluation system for carbon labels of alcoholic products, the World Sustainability Standard Organization (WSSO) has completed the compilation of the Draft for Comment of WSSO SD-2025-08 " Technical Specification for the Evaluation of Carbon Labels of Alcoholic Beverage Products ", and is now publicly soliciting comments globally.
I. Core Overview of the Standard
(I) Background of Formulation
Against the backdrop of global climate change, carbon labels have become an important "green pass" for international trade of products. As a sector with both cultural and industrial attributes, the alcoholic beverage industry faces an increasingly urgent need for full-life-cycle carbon emission management. Previously, WSSO has organized an international standard seminar, bringing together experts and representatives from well-known domestic and foreign alcohol enterprises, testing and certification institutions, and scientific research institutes to conduct in-depth discussions on the necessity, core objectives, main contents and implementation plans of the standard, laying a solid foundation for the compilation of the standard.
(II) Positioning of the Standard
This standard focuses on the accounting and classification evaluation of carbon emissions throughout the full life cycle of alcoholic products, clarifies the indicator system, evaluation methods, classification rules and labeling requirements for carbon labels. It is applicable to various alcoholic products such as wine, beer, Baijiu, and distilled spirits. The purpose is to standardize the carbon emission management of the industry, guide green consumption, and help the alcoholic beverage industry achieve sustainable development and integration with international standards.
(III) Core Contents of the Draft for Comment
1. Scope of Application and Normative Reference Documents;
2. Terms and Definitions (including carbon footprint, carbon label, classification dimensions, etc.);
3. Boundary, method and data requirements for carbon footprint accounting of alcoholic products;
4. Indicator system and scoring rules for classification and evaluation of carbon labels;
5. Form, content and compliance requirements for carbon label labeling;
6. Evaluation process and supervision and management mechanism.
II. Scope of Public Consultation
This public consultation is open to alcoholic beverage production enterprises, industry associations, scientific research institutes, testing and certification institutions, traders, consumer organizations and relevant government departments around the world. All parties are sincerely invited to put forward valuable opinions and suggestions on the technical content, operability and implementability of the standard.
III. Requirements for Feedback
1. Feedback Content: The standard number, clause number and specific modification suggestions shall be clearly indicated, the reasons and basis for modification shall be explained, and relevant demonstration materials shall be attached if possible;
2. Feedback Deadline: From the date of issuance of this notice to 04/30/2026；
3. Feedback Methods:
E-mail: Standard@WSSO.org (Please indicate "WSSO SD-2025-08 Feedback + Name of Organization/Individual" in the subject line of the email);
IV. Other Matters
1. WSSO will collect, sort out and review all feedback opinions, improve the standard text based on reasonable opinions, and promote the subsequent approval process after forming the standard review draft;
2. The full text of the Draft for Comment can be downloaded and reviewed through the official website of WSSO (https://www.wsso.org/academy-detail.php?aid=99);
3. This public consultation is a key link in the standard formulation. We appreciate the active participation of all sectors around the world to jointly promote the standardization of carbon labels in the alcoholic beverage industry to a new level.
World Sustainability Standard Organization (WSSO)
04/30/2026
