{"id":3110,"date":"2023-09-06T13:42:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T18:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/ssi\/?p=3110"},"modified":"2023-10-16T09:20:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T14:20:30","slug":"south-south-trade-and-voluntary-sustainability-standards-challenges-and-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/webinar\/south-south-trade-and-voluntary-sustainability-standards-challenges-and-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"South\u2013South Trade and Voluntary Sustainability Standards: Challenges and opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Webinar | South\u2013South Trade and Voluntary Sustainability Standards: Challenges and opportunities\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7oRiUMd0JTs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Governments in developing countries are increasingly recognizing the benefits of working with voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) to promote trade that supports more sustainable production practices while also addressing some of the concerns associated with their adoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This webinar brought together developing country trade officials, producers, and standard-setting bodies to discuss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/publications\/south-south-trade-and-voluntary-sustainability-standards\/\">new IISD research<\/a> exploring how integrating VSSs in trade policy can potentially improve producers\u2019 livelihoods in developing countries and promote trade relationships that protect the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From a Memorandum of Understanding seeking to boost the trade of organic certified products between Chile and Brazil to the development of a recognition system for VSSs across the African continent, experts unpacked five examples of developing country governments and regional blocs in the Global South that are integrating VSSs in trade policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These examples illustrate the role that governments can play in enhancing VSSs\u2019 potential to deliver positive sustainability outcomes and generate trade opportunities for small-scale farmers and small and medium-sized enterprises. They can also inform other countries and regions seeking to achieve similar objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Steffany Berm\u00fadez, Policy Advisor, IISD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Claudio C\u00e1rdenas, Head of the Department of Organic Agriculture, Division of Protection of Renewable Natural Resources, Agricultural and Livestock Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Chile<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charles Gachahi, Eco Mark Africa Coordinator, African Organization For Standardization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cristina Larrea, Lead, Sustainability Standards, IISD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jennifer Mbuvi, Key Account Manager, GLOBALG.A.P., Kenya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jim Pierce, Coordinator, Pacific Organic and Ethical Trade Community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Florencia Sarmiento, Policy Analyst, IISD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-63375db1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"french\">En fran\u00e7ais<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Commerce Sud-Sud et normes volontaires de durabilit\u00e9 : D\u00e9fis et opportunit\u00e9s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Webinaire | Commerce Sud-Sud et normes volontaires de durabilit\u00e9 : D\u00e9fis et opportunit\u00e9s\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ag4KFMuvDoo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les gouvernements des pays en d\u00e9veloppement reconnaissent de plus en plus les avantages de collaborer avec des normes volontaires de durabilit\u00e9 (NVD) pour promouvoir le commerce qui soutient des pratiques de production plus durables, tout en abordant \u00e9galement certaines des pr\u00e9occupations associ\u00e9es \u00e0 leur adoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ce webinaire a r\u00e9uni des fonctionnaires du commerce de pays en d\u00e9veloppement, des producteurs et des organismes de normalisation pour discuter de la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/publications\/south-south-trade-and-voluntary-sustainability-standards\/\">nouvelle recherche de l&#8217;IISD<\/a> explorant comment l&#8217;int\u00e9gration des NVD dans la politique commerciale peut potentiellement am\u00e9liorer les moyens de subsistance des producteurs dans les pays en d\u00e9veloppement et promouvoir des relations commerciales qui prot\u00e8gent l&#8217;environnement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qu&#8217;il s&#8217;agisse d&#8217;un protocole d&#8217;accord visant \u00e0 stimuler le commerce de produits certifi\u00e9s biologiques entre le Chili et le Br\u00e9sil ou de l&#8217;\u00e9laboration d&#8217;un syst\u00e8me de reconnaissance des NVD sur le continent africain, les experts ont analys\u00e9 cinq exemples de gouvernements de pays en d\u00e9veloppement et de blocs r\u00e9gionaux du Sud qui int\u00e8grent les NVD dans leur politique commerciale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ces exemples illustrent le r\u00f4le que les gouvernements peuvent jouer dans l&#8217;am\u00e9lioration du potentiel des NVD \u00e0 produire des r\u00e9sultats positifs en mati\u00e8re de durabilit\u00e9 et cr\u00e9er des opportunit\u00e9s commerciales pour les petits exploitants agricoles et les PME. Les exemples peuvent \u00e9galement servir \u00e0 informer d&#8217;autres pays et r\u00e9gions qui cherchent \u00e0 atteindre des objectifs similaires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-63375db1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"spanish\">En espa\u00f1ol<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Comercio Sur-Sur y normas voluntarias de sostenibilidad: Retos y oportunidades<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Webinar | Comercio Sur-Sur y normas voluntarias de sostenibilidad: Retos y oportunidades\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WfGr7IeUHiU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los gobiernos de los pa\u00edses en desarrollo reconocen cada vez m\u00e1s las ventajas de colaborar con normas voluntarias de sostenibilidad (NVS) para promover un comercio que apoye pr\u00e1cticas de producci\u00f3n m\u00e1s sostenibles, abordando al mismo tiempo algunas de las preocupaciones asociadas a su adopci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Este seminario web reuni\u00f3 a funcionarios de comercio de pa\u00edses en desarrollo, productores y organismos de normalizaci\u00f3n para debatir los hallazgos del <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/publications\/south-south-trade-and-voluntary-sustainability-standards\/\">nuevo reporte de pol\u00edticas del IISD<\/a> que explora c\u00f3mo la integraci\u00f3n de NVS en la pol\u00edtica comercial puede mejorar potencialmente los medios de subsistencia de los productores en los pa\u00edses en desarrollo y promover relaciones comerciales que protejan el medio ambiente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los expertos de IISD analizaron cinco ejemplos de gobiernos de pa\u00edses en desarrollo y bloques regionales del Sur Global que est\u00e1n integrando NVS en su pol\u00edtica comercial, desde un memorando de entendimiento para impulsar el comercio de productos org\u00e1nicos certificados entre Chile y Brasil, hasta el desarrollo de un sistema de reconocimiento de NVS en todo el continente africano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Estos ejemplos ilustran el papel que pueden desempe\u00f1ar los gobiernos a la hora de mejorar el potencial de las NVS para obtener resultados positivos en materia de sostenibilidad y generar oportunidades comerciales para los peque\u00f1os agricultores y las PYMES. Tambi\u00e9n pueden servir para informar a otros pa\u00edses y regiones que tratan de alcanzar objetivos similares.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This webinar shared and discussed the findings from a new IISD report exploring the use and effectiveness of sustainability standards in South-South trade policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":3120,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-3110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-webinar","tag-webinar"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}