Preview: SyncFrame Industry 5.0 Guidelines
Introducing the SyncFrame Industry 5.0 Indicators Cross-Mapping — The SyncFrame Industry 5.0 Guidelines operate above the traditional E-S-G pillars, extending them with three value-centric dimensions—Sustainability, Human-Centricity, and Resilience—so organizations can move from disclosure to transformation. Rather than replacing ESG, SyncFrame wraps around prevailing ESG materialities and turns them into actionable, tech-enabled outcomes (e.g., digital twins, AI monitoring, tokenized attestations).
How interoperability is built in
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Materiality crosswalks: One-to-one mappings to leading frameworks (e.g., GRI/ISSB/SASB, TCFD, CSRD/ESRS), ensuring your existing ESG topics plug directly into SyncFrame indicators.
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Double materiality ready: Covers impacts, risks, and opportunities, aligning inside-out and outside-in assessments with clear outcome metrics.
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Sector annexes: Core, sector-agnostic guidance plus optional sector notes (manufacturing, healthcare, cities, finance, etc.) to preserve comparability while reflecting context.
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Assurance & audit support: Indicator definitions include evidence types, data sources, and control points to ease third-party assurance.
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Data interoperability: A machine-readable taxonomy and suggested API schema enable seamless integration with ESG software, data lakes, and reporting tools.
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Outcome orientation: Moves beyond “what to report” toward how to improve, connecting ESG topics to levers such as industrial symbiosis, ethical AI, and just transition pathways.
What’s inside the upcoming Guidelines
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Universal core + sector add-ons: A value-driven foundation applicable across sectors, with room for tailored application notes.
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Measurable & implementable: Indicators come with example KPIs, governance prompts, and tech-enablement options (IoT, edge AI, digital twins, blockchain).
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People at the center: Expanded metrics for worker empowerment, safety, mental well-being, skills, and participatory governance.
Where this fits in the SyncFrame journey
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Rooted in recognized work: Developed as a supplement to our UN-recognized Global Sustainability SyncFrame (SDG Acceleration Action) and informed by our participation as a member research institute in the European Commission’s Community of Practice for Industry 5.0.
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Release timeline: SyncFrame v1.0 launched in September 2024; the Industry 5.0 Guidelines are in final iteration, projected for Oct. 2025.
Get involved
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Preview & feedback: Use the cross-mapping to stress-test your roadmap, identify quick wins, and prioritize multi-benefit actions.
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Join the effort: We’re convening collaborators for standardization, pilots, and sector-specific application notes. If you’re an industry leader, SME, city, or standards body, we’d love to compare notes and co-develop use cases.
Contact: hello@sustainableintelligence.io
