STANDARD ASSESSMENT

THESIS for Retailers

The Sustainability Insight System (THESIS), created by The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) and powered by Sphera is a science-based performance management system helping retailers transform the consumer goods industry to deliver more sustainable consumer products.

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Benefits

Uncover Insights

Leverage TSC’s science-based assessments to measure the sustainability performance of your products, private label and branded, and easily identify hotspots.

Every Product Category

Measure sustainability KPIs across 115 different consumer goods categories and 90% of consumer goods supply chains, covering every product category on your shelf.

Supplier Feedback Tools

Take action on your data and empower your suppliers to improve. Suppliers get instant feedback, peer-benchmarking, score-reports, and tailored action recommendations.

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The Network for Consumer Product Sustainability

 

Retailers like Walmart, Sam’s Club, Walgreens, Kroger, and Sprouts use THESIS to engage, understand, and improve supplier sustainability performance. With over 1,700 reporting brands and nearly $1 trillion in annual sales represented in 2020, THESIS is the largest network for consumer product sustainability.

Innovative tools for sustainable retail

 

Consumer goods retailers use THESIS to understand and act on the sustainability performance ​of the wide range of products they purchase and sell.​ Retailers using THESIS can:​

 

  • Improve supplier sustainability performance
  • Get the right data to track progress on goals
  • Benchmark private label vs. national brands
  • Identify product sustainability hotspots
  • Improve relationships with suppliers
  • Amplify their sustainability stories

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Resources

Planning for the inevitable: Adapt your business to the effects of climate change

Planning for the inevitable: Adapt your business to the effects of climate change

For companies operating in a globalized economy, this reinforces a clear message: preparing for physical climate risk is no…
December 11, 2025
Life cycle assessments that bridge companies and their ecosystems

Life cycle assessments that bridge companies and their ecosystems

In the 1970s, automakers began using Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) to respond to the global fuel crisis and reduce…
December 10, 2025
European Financial Reporting Advisory Group delivers amended ESRS: Key facts about the latest simplifications

European Financial Reporting Advisory Group delivers amended ESRS: Key facts about the latest simplifications

The amended ESRS reduces mandatory datapoints by 61%, supported by new proportionality mechanisms and streamlined disclosure requirements
December 5, 2025
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