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Additionality and Implementation Gaps in Voluntary Sustainability Standards
New Political Economy, 2021Voluntary Sustainability Standards have become a popular private governance framework for more sustainable agri-food value chains.
Thomas Dietz, Janina Grabs
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Comparing Voluntary Sustainability Standards
2021Abstract Despite nearly two decades of comparative research on voluntary sustainability standards, a number of important questions remain unanswered. Chiefly, can they succeed in generating environmental outcomes? This chapter conducts a systematic review of articles that compare two or more voluntary sustainability standards to ...
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Supplierss Access to Voluntary Sustainability Standards
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) have long become a usual attribute of international production and trade. Despite the fact that VSS are not legally binding, in order to be a part of global value chains, they have become de facto mandatory, and non-compliance may lead to exclusion of producers from the value chains.
Matteo Fiorini +4 more
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Voluntary Sustainability Standards: Measuring Their Impact
2014Standards are an instrument to translate the vision of sustainable development into concrete and practicable steps, whose impacts can be measured and aid further development. Voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) are one part of the answer to the call for a socially and ecologically compatible form of globalisation.
Carsten Schmitz-Hoffmann +2 more
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Voluntary standards as enablers and impediments to sustainable consumption
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2014This chapter discusses the role of voluntary standards for corporate sustainability and responsibility as enablers of and impediments to sustainable consumption. We start by theoretically reflecting on the notion of standards, discussing different characteristics of this mode of regulation. Next we distinguish different types of standards for corporate
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Voluntary standards, expert knowledge and the governance of sustainability networks
Global Networks, 2013AbstractProducts certified according to their environmental and social sustainability are becoming an important feature of production, trade and consumption in the agro‐food sector. ‘Sustainability networks’ are behind the emergence and growth of these new product forms, often evolving into multi‐stakeholder initiatives that establish and manage base ...
Ponte, Stefano, Cheyns, Emmanuelle
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Standards for Standards: The Foundations for Voluntary Standards for Sustainability
2014Twenty years ago Paul Hawken introduced The Ecology of Commerce with a story about a moment of personal enlightenment. It had occurred as he was accepting a major award for his company’s efforts to be more environmentally responsible. As he reached the podium to accept the award, he “suddenly realised two things: first, that my company did not deserve ...
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Introduction to Voluntary Sustainability Standard Systems
2014Private voluntary sustainability standard systems are an innovative market-based approach to promoting sustainable production and business practices. Adoption of these sustainability standards is intended to be voluntary: the standards are not created, run, or required by governments or government regulation.
Kristin Komives, Amy Jackson
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An Introduction to Voluntary Sustainability Standards
2015Private, voluntary sustainability standards are an innovative, market-based approach to promoting sustainable production and business practices. Adoption of these sustainability standards is intended to be voluntary: The standards are not created, run, or required by governments or government regulation. Instead, the system for voluntary sustainability
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Voluntary Standards and Approaches for Sustainable Communities
2014This chapter will explore the ways in which voluntary standards for sustainability can shape urban and community development. It is argued that a flexible approach to identifying, implementing and amending standards for sustainable cities and communities will optimise both democratic participation and social learning while recognising that ...
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