Voluntary Sustainability Standards in International Trade

This handbook provides an introduction to Voluntary Sustainability Standards as instruments to make international trade more sustainable. Chapter 1 sets out to describe what VSS are, how they have emerged and how they have evolved. Chapter 2 delves deeper into how VSS work to achieve sustainability goals. Chapter 3 takes stock of the current literature and evidence on the effectiveness of VSS. Chapter 4 turns attention to the use of VSS by other trade-related policy instruments.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9211130816
• ISBN13: 9789211130812
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: United Nations
• Length: 53 Pages