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The State of Sustainability Initiatives advances sustainable and inclusive value chains by providing credible and solutions-oriented research, dialogue, and strategic advice for decision-makers about voluntary sustainability standards and other supportive initiatives.

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Global Market Report: Banana prices and sustainability

This report explores market trends in the banana industry and how standards and other supply chain actors can build producers' resilience to sustainability challenges.

Voluntary Sustainability Standards in South Asia

Focusing on major cotton and textile producers Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, the report shows that these VSSs require farmers and textile facilities to adopt more sustainable practices with potentially far-reaching benefits.

Organic Transitions Need Some Push and Pull to Bear Fruit

A careful, tailored approach with a diversity of supportive measures can lead to successful organic transitions.

Improving Visibility in Cotton Supply Chains to Achieve Transparency

The case study details how IISD partnered with a apparel retailer to map cotton supply chains.

Global Market Report: Cotton prices and sustainability

This report examines sustainable production and consumption trends in the cotton sector.

Global Market Report: Cocoa prices and sustainability

This report explores sustainable production and consumption in the cocoa sector, focusing on how voluntary standards can affect producers’ livelihoods.

Four Ways Investors Can Boost Sustainable Agriculture

Innovative investment strategies are needed to kickstart more resilient and sustainable farming mechanisms.

Global Market Report: Coffee prices and sustainability

This report looks closely at sustainable production and consumption trends in the coffee sector, focusing on how VSSs can make a difference in producers’ livelihoods by, for instance, raising farm gate prices or supporting climate resilience and soil and water conservation.

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Voluntary Sustainability Standards in South Asia

Focusing on major cotton and textile producers Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, the report shows that these VSSs require farmers and textile facilities to adopt more sustainable practices with potentially far-reaching benefits.

Improving Visibility in Cotton Supply Chains to Achieve Transparency

The case study details how IISD partnered with a apparel retailer to map cotton supply chains.

Global Market Report: Coffee prices and sustainability

This report looks closely at sustainable production and consumption trends in the coffee sector, focusing on how VSSs can make a difference in producers’ livelihoods by, for instance, raising farm gate prices or supporting climate resilience and soil and water conservation.

Voluntary Sustainability Standards in East Africa

Voluntary Sustainability Standards in East Africa examines how certification can promote agricultural policy goals in the region.

Standards and Investments in Sustainable Agriculture

SSI Review: Standards and Investments in Sustainable Agriculture examines how voluntary sustainability standards can reduce financial risks to support investment in sustainable agriculture.

SSI Review: Standards and Poverty Reduction

SSI Review: Standards and Poverty Reduction examines how voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) can contribute to poverty reduction for smallholder farmers.

Standards and the Extractive Economy

This report examines voluntary sustainability initiatives and their aim to promote sustainable production practices in the mining sector.

Standards and Biodiversity

The Standards and Biodiversity Report analyzes the criteria and market coverage of 15 major agricultural voluntary sustainability standards against key biodiversity parameters.

Leveraging Standards for Gender Equality in Agriculture

This guidebook examines the potential of voluntary sustainability standards to support the achievement of SDGs related to gender equality and provides recommendations for development organizations working toward that goal.

Commodities Coverage

Our current work highlights eight agricultural commodities complying with voluntary sustainability standards, focusing on global sustainable consumption and production.

Banana

Cocoa

Coffee

Cotton

Palm Oil

Soybean

Sugar

Tea

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Latest from SSI

Global Market Report: Banana prices and sustainability

Voluntary Sustainability Standards in South Asia

Organic Transitions Need Some Push and Pull to Bear Fruit

Improving Visibility in Cotton Supply Chains to Achieve Transparency

Global Market Report: Cotton prices and sustainability

Global Market Report: Cocoa prices and sustainability

Four Ways Investors Can Boost Sustainable Agriculture

Global Market Report: Coffee prices and sustainability

Reports & Analysis

Voluntary Sustainability Standards in South Asia

Improving Visibility in Cotton Supply Chains to Achieve Transparency

Global Market Report: Coffee prices and sustainability

Voluntary Sustainability Standards in East Africa

Standards and Investments in Sustainable Agriculture

SSI Review: Standards and Poverty Reduction

Standards and the Extractive Economy

Standards and Biodiversity

Leveraging Standards for Gender Equality in Agriculture

Commodities Coverage

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