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Virtual Policy Dialogue: Creating inclusive food markets by linking certification and finance
Watch our virtual policy dialogue, recorded in September 2020 as part of the AGRF Virtual Summit 2020.
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Webinar | Voluntary Sustainability Standards and Resilient Supply Chains: Bananas, cotton, palm oil, and soybeans
A panel of experts discuss highlights and analysis of the key findings from recent commodity reports from the IISD.
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Major trends and challenges in the production and consumption of agricultural commodities compliant with voluntary sustainability standards (VSS): IISD launches a new commodities series kicking off with coffee, cacao, tea and sugar
Hundreds of voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) have emerged over the last three decades as market tools that enhance sustainable development in the agriculture sector. The production of VSS-compliant commodities has continued to grow, reaching at least 34.5 per cent of coffee’s global prod...
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Webinar: Voluntary Sustainability Standards and Investments in Agricultural Producers from Developing Countries
Speakers: Aimee Hampel, Asian Development Bank, Birasa Nyamulinda, Rwanda Development Board, Geert Eenhoorn, Rainforest Alliance, Christian Novak, Frontier Markets Advisors Inc, Cristina Larrea, Sustainability Standards Lead, IISD and Francesca Nugnes, IISD Date: November 27, 2019 Description: Ag...
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Webinar: How can voluntary standard certifications empower women in agriculture?
Speakers: Kathleen Sexsmith, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Penn State University, and Cristina Larrea, Sustainability Standards Lead, IISD Date: June 20, 2019 Description: Gender inequalities in agriculture persist, making it difficult for wome...
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Webinar: Gender Equality in Agriculture: Leveraging voluntary sustainability standards for women’s empowerment
Speakers: Kathleen Sexsmith, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, and Cristina Larrea, Sustainability Standards Lead, IISD Date: April 17, 2019 Description: Gender equality in agriculture remains a challenge. Un...
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Webinar: The impact of VSIs in mining
Speakers: Laura Turley and Matthew Wenban-Smith, Associates, IISD Date: December 5, 2018 Description: Many mineral-rich developing countries rely on the mining sector as an engine for this economic development. Ensuring mining is socially and environmentally sound, and contributes to advancing th...