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Promoting gender equality in foreign agricultural investments: Lessons from voluntary sustainability standards

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Published January 2017 by International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). Authored by Sexsmith, K.

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Sustainability Approaches:

Voluntary Sustainability Standards

Sustainability Tools:

4C Association
Fairtrade International
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
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Sustainability Issues:

Health and wellbeing
Livelihoods
Participant costs and benefits
+ 2

Outcomes of Interest:

Access to credit
Access to health care
Cost of inputs
+ 8

Specific Themes:

Gender
Living wage
Remediation
+ 2

Sectors:

Multi-sector

Sustainable Development Goals:

SDG 1 - No Poverty
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 - Reduce Inequalities
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Region/Country:

Geographies:

Global

Summary

This report analyses the gender-related content of sustainability standards and responsible investment frameworks and assesses whether sustainability standards improve gender equality. The research is based on a desk review of certification criteria and principles of standards systems and responsible investment frameworks and a literature review of the impacts of standards on gender inequalities.

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Promoting gender equality in foreign agricultural investments: Lessons from voluntary sustainability standards

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Research report

Published January 2017 by International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). Authored by Sexsmith, K.

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