if (date == null) {
            return StringUtil.EMPTY;
        }
        final SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(Constants.ISO_DATETIME_FORMAT);
        sdf.setTimeZone(Constants.TIMEZONE_UTC);
        return sdf.format(date);
    }

    /**
     * Formats a LocalDateTime object to ISO datetime string format.
     *
     * @param date the LocalDateTime to format