Voluntary Sustainability Standards and Trade: Insights and lessons from three developing countries
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Voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) can help governments boost trade and sustainable production practices. As a result, they are increasingly integrated into trade instruments in the form of market access regulations, export promotion strategies, and free trade agreements.
Against this background, this policy brief, developed in collaboration by ISEAL and the International Institute for Sustainable Development, aims to illustrate and share insights on how developing countries can use VSSs to enhance trade opportunities while advancing sustainability through three concrete case studies from Colombia, Pakistan, and Ethiopia.