Our experts analyze commodities markets across sectors to determine standard-compliant consumption and production trends, their opportunities and challenges for sustainable development, and more. Our pieces of analysis range from commentaries to policy briefs to reports.
SSI Reviews
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This report and its accompanying scorecard compare nine voluntary carbon neutrality standards and initiatives using a rigorous benchmarking methodology to assess their potential for contributing to ambitious climate action.
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This report analyzes the extent to which producers are included in the governance of agricultural standards and recommends ways for standard-setting organizations to give producers opportunities to help steer their course.
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This report explores the role that voluntary sustainability standards can play in helping governments advance the Sustainable Development Goals and better track and report on their progress toward achieving them.
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SSI Review: Standards and Investments in Sustainable Agriculture examines how voluntary sustainability standards can reduce financial risks to support investment in sustainable agriculture.
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SSI Review: Standards and Poverty Reduction examines how voluntary sustainability standards can contribute to poverty reduction for smallholder farmers.
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This SSI Review explains how voluntary sustainability standards can be used as a tool to meet the sustainable development goals and targets related to gender equality and women’s empowerment in agriculture.
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The SSI Review: Standards and the Extractive Economy examines the intersection of voluntary sustainability initiatives (VSIs) and sustainable development within the mining sector.
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Sustainable agriculture practices must be widely implemented in order to stem an alarming loss of biodiversity and to protect endangered species. This is according to our SSI Review: Standards and Biodiversity, examining the intersection between voluntary sustainability standards and the conserva...
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The seafood industry represents a critical source of food protein and global employment. In 2014, the overall trade value of the seafood sector was estimated at USD 140 billion, making it one of the most valuable non-petroleum products traded internationally. The SSI Review: Standards and the Blu...
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The SSI Review: Standards and the Green Economy provides a bird’s-eye view of market and performance trends across 16 of the most prevalent standards initiatives operating across 10 different commodity sectors.