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October 2020
The coffee sector is facing several sustainability challenges, yet most companies do very little to address sustainability. Like millions of people across…
Simon Bager, Earth and Life Institute at the University of Louvain
The previous blog discussed ways for governments to upscale the adoption of VSS through public procurement and trade policy. In this blog, we…
Dr. Axel Marx, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and Mr. Santiago Fernandez de Cordoba, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
September 2020
Agrochemicals (fertilizers and pesticides) and antibiotics play a critical role in the agriculture,…
Deanna Newsom and Talia Sechley, Evidensia
In the past decades, many companies have made commitments…
Robyn Paulekas, Senior Mediator and Program Manager at the Meridian Institute
Our previous blog raised the question of how to upscale the use and adoption of voluntary sustainability…
Global value chains (GVCs) have become a dominant aspect of international trade, comprising…
Niematallah E.A. Elamin and Santiago Fernandez de Cordoba, Trade Analysis Branch, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD
In September 2015, the United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda…
August 2020
Scaling up existing, small solutions which already create new economic opportunities and governance structures is an essential path…
Eric Lambin, Jim Leape, Hajim Kim and Kai Lee, Woods Institute for the Environment and Centre for Ocean Solutions at Stanford University.
July 2020
The recently released UN 2020 Sustainable Development Goals Report makes clear that there is a long way to go before the global goals are…
Vidya Rangan, Evidensia
May 2020
Organic agriculture holds a significant place in the history of sustainable development and the rise of voluntary sustainability standards. Production…
Vidya Rangan, Senior Manager, Impacts and Evidence, ISEAL
Evidence on voluntary sustainability standards effectiveness and impact is strengthening, but…
Valerie Nelson, Michael Flint and Adrienne Martin
April 2020
The first time the term ‘Free, Prior and Informed Consent’ appeared in the literature was as …
Rita Mendez, ISEAL Alliance
