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This new certification is a significant advancement, providing a benchmark for safety, performance and cybersecurity, at a time when smart security solutions continue to develop at pace. The standard instils customer confidence in systems, such as TouchKey, not only by ensuring physical resilience but cyber security too.
Driving revolutionary design
In many ways, companies focusing on sustainability initiatives, like UN SDGs, are inherently challenged to think of new ways to develop products in line with the goals they are setting out to achieve.
These organisations are essentially pushed to consider alternative methods to achieve innovative, yet ethical product design. This, in turn, inspires industry-leading advancements, offering consumers not only revolutionary new products, but ethical and environmentally conscious ones too.
This can be evidenced, for example, in SDG 9 referring to Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; one of the UN SDGs ERA considered when creating TouchKey, which specifically promotes the use of innovation for good.
Advancing material innovation
Similarly, businesses aligned with UN SDGs are expected to come up with innovative solutions that prioritise sustainable sourcing.
In fact, SDG 12 is specifically concerned with Responsible Consumption and Production, which promotes the reduction of waste through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse.
A commitment to this specific SDG, for example, can result in the discovery of novel material choices, from packaging to product, driving innovation.
An example of this is ERA’ s pledge to achieve 100 % sustainable packaging and eliminate waste to landfill by 2026 in alignment with SDG 12, which is inspiring the company to look at new and unique ways of reducing waste.
This not only supports sustainability, but delivers commercial benefits too, as manufacturers working with companies investing in alternative, energy-efficient resources are going to appeal to the modern consumer, who is increasingly concerned with ethics and sustainability.
Working together Prioritising sustainability is high on ERA’ s agenda, which is why the business has been aligning its products, packaging and wider operations with the UN’ s SDGs for some time- including its most innovative smart security solution to date, TouchKey.
Manufacturers seeking out partnerships with suppliers that are embracing UN SDGs, such as ERA, are not only
demonstrating their commitment to the environment, but they are also unlocking access to industry-first products and the opportunity to provide a smarter, safer, and more sustainable customer experience.
For further information about ERA visit www. eraeverywhere. com or contact the sales team on 01922 490 000 or email info @ eraeverywhere. com
MAY 2025
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