Our experts analyze commodities markets across sectors to determine standard-compliant consumption and production trends, their opportunities and challenges for sustainable development, and more. Our pieces of analysis range from commentaries to policy briefs to reports.
Commentaries |
The arrival of ethical beef at Earls restaurants should be considered good news. But the Canadian chain’s controversial decision to snub humane producers in Canada and only buy from U.S. sources points to the disruptive potential of competitive forces within ethical labeling.There are current...
Policy Briefs |
We examine the challenges associated with certifying the production of sustainable alternative fuels (SAFs) for the commercial aviation sector.
Commodity Reports |
This report covers the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification’s (PEFC) third Forest Certification Week held in Montreux, Switzerland, from December 7–10, 2015.
Commodity Reports |
This report covers the 5th Plenary Meeting and General Assembly of the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) held in Manila and Los Baños, Philippines from October 27–29, 2015.
Commodity Reports |
The report documents Bonsucro Week 2015 held in São Paulo and Campinas, Brazil, from October 26–29, 2015.
Commodity Reports |
This report documents the latest Cotton Made in Africa (CmiA) and Competitive African Cotton Initiative (COMPACI) stakeholder conference held in Addis Ababa, October 19–20, 2015.
Commodity Reports |
The report documents the latest TEAM UP event collaboratively hosted by the Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP) and the IDH the Sustainable Trade Initiative in London from June 16–17, 2015.
Commodity Reports |
The report documents the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) Members’ Meeting held in Istanbul from June 9–10, 2015.
Commodity Reports |
The report covered the The Roundtable for Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) 3rd Annual General Meeting of the General Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland, from June 1-3, 2015.
Commodity Reports |
This report builds off of the IISD’s State of Sustainability Initiatives Review 2014 by reporting on the market performance of 14 voluntary sustainability standards across nine agricultural commodity sectors.