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In cooperation with the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), IISD hosted a two-day virtual workshop to examine the potential benefits of VSS operating in the region and how they might help policymakers to further their objectives in the agricultural sector.
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This workshop informed policymakers and industry actors how they can better leverage VSS to enable farmer market access, catalyze investment and deliver sustainable development outcomes.
Events |
This event examined how agricultural voluntary sustainability standards in the East African region can support policy priorities and development goals.
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This webinar examines how voluntary sustainability standards can act as a catalyst to ramp up sustainable finance in the agriculture sector.
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This webinar shows that standards promote synergies between sound business practices and better environmental and social performance to catalyze investment in sustainable agriculture.
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The webinar explored how living income strategies can enhance opportunities and improve smallholder resilience and heard from community representatives and practitioners working in this space on how they can partner with business and government to drive pro-poor impact.
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This webinar examines VSSs as a collective multi-stakeholder approach toward sustainable trade.
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This webinar presented research on consumption trends of certified and sustainable products in Asia and discussed successes, challenges, and potential ways to increase sustainable consumption in Asia.
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This webinar, recorded in March 2021, explores mechanisms used in international trade policy to encourage forest conservation and reduce deforestation.
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This joint IISD-UNIGE webinar explores what the growing field of voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) could mean for public procurement and trade policy, especially in developing and least developed countries. This webinar asks how these standards, which can be seen across commodities rangin...