The Global Security Verification Program (GSV) is the name of an initiative based on a technology platform enabled by Intertek Sustainability Solutions. The effort now includes a supply-chain security self-assessment tool, and electronic learning services for foreign manufacturers and suppliers. The capabilities are intended to improve suppliers' understanding of international supply-chain security requirements, and enable review of their readiness to comply with those measures. GSV is a collaborative effort among multiple industries. It provides global importers and their suppliers with the means to implement a single security verification process, leading to improved risk control, process efficiency and cost savings. The initiative focuses on compliance with a number of supply-chain security regulations, including C-TPAT in the U.S., AEO in Europe and PIP in Canada. Participants can draw on consolidated industry data accumulated from nearly 7,000 global verifications, conducted in more than 60 countries. Intertek
