Participant costs and benefits

Carrots rather than Sticks: how governance of Voluntary Sustainability Standards affects farmer welfare

Voluntary sustainability standards and sustainable development due diligence: The evolving landscape of sustainable trade

This report focuses on developments in due diligence regulatory initiatives in global trade governance for sustainability and their interactions…

Modest forest and welfare gains from initiatives for reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation

Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) projects and programmes promise to deliver performance-based, cost-effective climate change…

Uganda coffee agronomy training: Impact evaluation report

This report describes the methods and findings of a randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of coffee agronomy training and phone-based advisory services on farmer practices and observed…

Global governance through voluntary sustainability standards: Developments, trends and challenges

Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) are transnational governance instruments that can be leveraged to pursue sustainable development in global value chains. They have proliferated…

Carrots rather than sticks: governance of voluntary sustainability standards and farmer welfare in Peru

Aligned with the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) have gained prominence as market-based tools for sustainability governance.…

The power of collaboration in multifishery improvement initiatives

Addressing diverse and complex socio-ecological challenges is crucial for achieving ocean sustainability. This is especially true for effective fishery management, which is vital for the…

Producer inclusion in voluntary sustainability standard governance

This report analyses the extent to which producers are included in the governance of agricultural standards and recommends ways for standard-setting organizations to give producers opportunities to…

Adopting forest positive approaches in commodity production: what’s working?

This research briefing draws out key insights from the Good Growth Partnership’s (GGP) forest positive approach to addressing commodity-driven deforestation. The GGP has employed a s…

Driving transformation in coffee through collaborations (webinar)

Coffee is one of the most traded and consumed commodities in the world – around 125 million people depend on coffee for their livelihoods. Whilst actions have been taken over several decades to a…

High cost of cheap water: The true value of water and freshwater ecosystems to people and planet

This WWF report highlights the critical global water crisis and emphasises the significance of water resources. The report reveals that the annual economic value of water and freshwater…

Beyond certification: investigating the nexus between compliance with sustainable agriculture standard and livelihood assets of certified smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana.

Studies have shown that farmers appear to deviate from set certification…