Working toward more transparent and sustainable forms of production, consumption and trade.

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Increasing market access of small-holder farmers, fostering gender equality and contributing to environmental conservation by leveraging voluntary sustainability standards.

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Standard-Compliant Coffee Production Rising, with Growth from Least Developed Countries

The amount of coffee produced in compliance with voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) is increasing at a higher rate than the overall sector, with significant growth coming from countries with low human development.

Can Sustainability Standards Help Protect the World's Biodiversity?

Voluntary sustainability standards provide an opportunity to reduce agriculture's impact on biodiversity and promote best practices. On World Biodiversity Day, we interview IISD expert Vivek Voora, on on how standards can impact biodiversity.

How Can Sustainability Standards Contribute to Empowering Women’s Food Security?

Food security is an intersectional issue and development organizations can use voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) to contribute to empowering women’s food security in agriculture.

Standards and the Extractive Economy

This report examines voluntary sustainability initiatives and their aim to promote sustainable production practices in the mining sector.

Standards and Biodiversity

The Standards and Biodiversity Report analyzes the criteria and market coverage of 15 major agricultural voluntary sustainability standards against key biodiversity parameters.

Leveraging Standards for Gender Equality in Agriculture

This guidebook examines the potential of voluntary sustainability standards to support the achievement of SDGs related to gender equality and provides recommendations for development organizations working toward that goal.

Should Farmers Who Follow Sustainable Practices Be Rewarded?

Meeting sustainability standards can have valuable benefits for smallholder farmers, but what happens when the product fails to sell?

Can Sustainability Standards Help Protect the World's Biodiversity?

Protecting our biodiversity is a complex challenge many voluntary sustainability standards are trying to address. We look at their strengths and weaknesses.

Commodities Coverage

Our current work highlights eight agricultural commodities complying with voluntary sustainability standards, focusing on global sustainable consumption and production.

Coffee

Banana

Cotton

Cocoa

Palm Oil

Soybean

Sugar

Tea

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Working toward more transparent and sustainable forms of production, consumption and trade.

About the SSI

Latest from SSI

Standard-Compliant Coffee Production Rising, with Growth from Least Developed Countries

Can Sustainability Standards Help Protect the World's Biodiversity?

How Can Sustainability Standards Contribute to Empowering Women’s Food Security?

Reports & Analysis

Standards and the Extractive Economy

Standards and Biodiversity

Leveraging Standards for Gender Equality in Agriculture

Should Farmers Who Follow Sustainable Practices Be Rewarded?

Can Sustainability Standards Help Protect the World's Biodiversity?

Commodities Coverage

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