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October 2019

Conservation impacts of voluntary sustainability standards: How has our understanding changed since the 2012 publication of 'Toward sustainability: The roles and limitations of certification'? (Podcast)

In this podcast, Kristin…

October 2019

RSPO Impact update 2019

This impact update from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) provides insight and overview on RSPO's progress and activities from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. The report gives an outline of RSPO’s reach (3.8 million hectares certified), membership (4,349 members in 94 countries), and g…

November 2019

Early impacts of the BCI on smallholder cotton producers (Podcast)

In this podcast, Valerie Nelson and Ravinder Kumar from the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Greenwich discuss the research report on the 'Early impacts of the Better Cotton Initiative on smallholder cotton producers…

November 2019

What we (don’t) know about commodity certification

Evidensia's effort for bringing together a whole range of studies, reports, articles and books that assess the effects of certification is highly laudable, and at the same times also invites to reflections on next steps and challenges for useful future…

December 2019

Going beyond a leap of faith: what evidence could tell us

As sustainability professionals, we often ask ourselves what works: What works to address deforestation? What works to improve farmer incomes? What works to address labour rights in supply chains? Are our programmes, policies and decisions based…

October 2019

Do sustainability standards impact the livelihoods of Indonesian coffee-growing households?

An international team of researchers, led by Jeff Neilson and Russell Toth from the University of Sydney, have been studying the impacts of sustainability standards on coffee smallholder livelihoods…

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Sustainability pillar

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) build the framework for the global transformation by 2030.

SDG 1 - No Poverty

SDG 2 - Zero Hunger

SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being

SDG 4 - Quality Education

SDG 5 - Gender Equality

SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation

SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy

SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

SDG 10 - Reduce Inequalities

SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

SDG 12 - Responsible Production and Consumption

SDG 13 - Climate Action

SDG 14 - Life Below Water

SDG 15 - Life on Land

SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS)

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI)

Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)

Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)

Bonsucro

Fair Trade USA

Fairtrade International

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

GEO Foundation

Global Coffee Platform (GCP)

Global Infrastructure Basel

GoodWeave

IFFO RS

Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF)

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Rainforest Alliance (RA)

Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)

Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)

Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)

Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN)

Textile Exchange

Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT)

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