Sustainability

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    UNCTAD Sustainability Score for National Trade Facilitation Committees

    The Score tries to predict the chances an NTFC has, to be sustainable in time.

    Source: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Sustainability,
    The Score tries to predict the chances an NTFC has, to be sustainable in time.
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    Sustainability Systems for Businesses

    ISEAL supports businesses, governments and other stakeholders to understand and work effectively with sustainability systems to achieve their goals.

    Source: ISEAL

    Businesses: Goods, Capacity Building, Sustainability,
    ISEAL supports businesses, governments and other stakeholders to understand and work effectively with sustainability systems to achieve their goals.
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    Sustainability Map for MSMEs

    This the webpage of ITC Sustainability Map who empowers MSMEs committed to sustainable production and processing to increase their business potential.

    Source: ITC

    Businesses: Goods, Capacity Building, Sustainability,
    This the webpage of ITC Sustainability Map who empowers MSMEs committed to sustainable production and processing to increase their business potential.
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    ITC Sustainability Map

    This the home page of ITC Sustainability Map (formerly Virtual Network).

    Source:  ITC

    Businesses: Goods, Capacity Building, Sustainability,
    This the home page of ITC Sustainability Map (formerly Virtual Network).
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    Canadian SME Sustainability Roadmap

    This tool will assist you in achieving your goals of sustainability. Each section is also part of a larger area of management, operations or leadership.

    Source:  Government of Canada

    Businesses: Goods, Capacity Building, Sustainability, North America,
    This tool will assist you in achieving your goals of sustainability. Each section is also part of a larger area of management, operations or leadership.
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    Training of Coaches on Voluntary Sustainability Standards

    The module aims to capacitate MSMEs with tools to identify relevant standards required by international buyers, identify gaps in compliance with standards.

    Source:  ITC

    Businesses: Goods, Capacity Building, Regulation & Standards, Sustainability,
    The module aims to capacitate MSMEs with tools to identify relevant standards required by international buyers, identify gaps in compliance with standards.
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    Standards Map Knowledge base

    This knowledge base shows how to use the Standards Map and how data is collected and checked.

    Source: ITC

    Businesses: Goods, Capacity Building, Sustainability,
    This knowledge base shows how to use the Standards Map and how data is collected and checked.
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    Governmental Use of Voluntary Standards

    The studies contribute to a critical dialogue about the future shape of the relationship between governments and international, social and environmental, voluntary standards.

    Source:  ISEAL Alliance, Trade Standards Practitioners’ Network (TSPN), 2008

    Policymakers: Goods, Regulation & Standards, Sustainability,
    The studies contribute to a critical dialogue about the future shape of the relationship between governments and international, social and environmental, voluntary standards.
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    Voluntary Sustainability Standards Caribbean Community

    The report investigates the potentiality of voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) to enhance the Caribbean Community’s aquaculture and agriculture exports to the EU.

    Source: UNCTAD, 2021

    Policymakers: Goods, Regulation & Standards, Sustainability, Europe, South & Central America and the Caribbean,
    The report investigates the potentiality of voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) to enhance the Caribbean Community’s aquaculture and agriculture exports to the EU.
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    Voluntary Sustainability Standards in the APEC Region

    This compendium aims to provide global best practices in the interest to facilitate Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) as a market development and trade tool aligned to the UN SDGs.

    Source: APEC, 2022

    Policymakers: Goods, Regulation & Standards, Sustainability, Asia & Middle East, Oceania,
    This compendium aims to provide global best practices in the interest to facilitate Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) as a market development and trade tool aligned to the UN SDGs.
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    WTO Environmental Database

    The database contains all environment-related notifications submitted by WTO members as well as environmental measures and policies mentioned in the Trade Policy Reviews of WTO members.

    Source: WTO

    Policymakers: Goods, Sustainability,
    The database contains all environment-related notifications submitted by WTO members as well as environmental measures and policies mentioned in the Trade Policy Reviews of WTO members.
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    Food related Voluntary Sustainability Standards

    The guide focuses on Voluntary Sustainability Standards related to high value agri-food products and commodity crops.

    Source: United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards, 2013

    Policymakers: Goods, Regulation & Standards, Sustainability,
    The guide focuses on Voluntary Sustainability Standards related to high value agri-food products and commodity crops.