{"id":1578,"date":"2021-06-10T12:19:07","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T17:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/ssi\/?page_id=1578"},"modified":"2025-09-08T13:44:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T18:44:14","slug":"our-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/our-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Work With Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:post-content -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>IISD\u2019s State of Sustainability Initiatives (SSI) team provides advice for decision-makers about voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) and other supportive initiatives to advance sustainable and inclusive value chains.<\/p>\r\n<p>We provide trusted, evidence-based and impartial research paired with clear, actionable recommendations to drive change. We support strategy, policy, and program development and support advancing implementation to achieve impact. 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