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March 2023

Women’s economic empowerment in agriculture: What is the role of voluntary sustainability standards?

The United Nations first recognized International Women’s Day in 1977, driven by the e…

Rupal Verma (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)

November 2022

How market-based sustainability standards can help protect the planet

This article was first published by World Economic Forum. International trade is often overlooked as a driver of global…

Joshua Wickerham (ISEAL) and Pengyu Li (1t.org China Action / Tropical Forest Alliance)

October 2022

How does Fairtrade foster producers’ resilience? Learnings from the impact of COVID-19

Why study resilience using the COVID-19 pandemic? Small-scale producers around the globe…

Manuela K. Gunther, Scio Network, Bilal Afroz and Dr Francis Rathinam, Athena Infonomics.

July 2022

From commitments to action at scale: Critical steps to achieve deforestation-free supply chains

From declarations by global leaders at the COP26 climate talks to the forthcoming…

Leah Samberg, Accountability Framework Initiative

May 2022

The case for living wages

This article was originally published on the Business Fights Poverty website. Work is often lauded as the most important route out of poverty. There is little…

Business Fights Poverty, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, and Harvard Kennedy School.

May 2022

Assessing and taking stock of tools to mainstream biodiversity for business

Business and nature are inextricably connected. Most businesses depend on biodiversity, either directly…

Dr Pamela Katic, Senior Social Scientist, Natural Resources Institute

March 2022

Strong need to improve cocoa governance

In the debate on strategies for improving the position of cocoa smallholders in West Africa, several studies focus on methods of poverty reduction by looking at various…

Prof. Ruerd Ruben, Wageningen Univesity and Research

February 2022

Multiple pathways for achieving a living income for cocoa families

75% or more cocoa farming households do not earn a living income - the income gap is 4,000 USD or more for the poorest farmers which cannot be…

Yuca Waarts, Wageningen University and Research

December 2021

How can voluntary sustainability standards help reduce poverty amongst smallholders?

There are an estimated 500 million smallholder farmer families globally, many of whom make up a large portion…

Sara Elder, Policy Advisor, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

October 2021

Taking action to boost sustainable consumption in Asia: consumers, supply-chain actors, and governments can make a difference

For too long, the way we produce and consume products has unintentionally…

Sally Millet, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

October 2021

Giant steps towards inclusive food systems

Food system transformation requires simultaneous changes in the consumption, production, markets, policies and governance. The main…

Ruerd Ruben, Professor (emeritus) Impact Assessment of Food Systems at Wageningen University & Research (WUR)

September 2021

We need all food companies at the table for sustainable change

The World Benchmarking Alliance’s (WBA’s) first ever Food and Agriculture Benchmark measures and ranks 350 of the world’s most influ…

Viktoria de Bourbon de Parme, Food Transformation Lead at the World Benchmarking Alliance

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