The State Of Sustainable Markets 2020

Author : United Nations Publications
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9211036798

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The State of Sustainable Markets 2020 by United Nations Publications Pdf

This fourth global report on The State of Sustainable Markets provides new insights into the evolution of certified agriculture and forestry and indicates significant growth in sustainability markets. It demonstrates how ITC supports "good trade" that contributes to environmental and social sustainability for both producers and consumers through collaboration with the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture and the International Institute for Sustainable Development, providing data about 14 major sustainability standards for: bananas, cocoa, coffee, cotton, oil palm, soybeans, sugarcane, tea, and forestry products. Each product features serious sustainability challenges: child labour, water scarcity, workers' rights, use of chemicals, etc. This report facilitates transparency by summarizing each product's respective challenges and by showing which standards' initiatives are gaining traction. Such transparency helps to address major societal problems, while shaping decisions of those policymakers, producers and businesses working to address systemic labour and environmental challenges through certified sustainable production.

Author : INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9210030222

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STATE OF SUSTAINABLE MARKETS 2023 by INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE. Pdf

Author : United Nations Publications
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9211036852

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The State of Sustainable Markets 2021 by United Nations Publications Pdf

This report provides new insights into the evolution of certified agriculture and forestry. It provides data about 14 major sustainability standards for bananas, cocoa, coffee, cotton, oil palm, soybeans, sugarcane, tea and forestry products. The 2021 report adds data from 2019, showing that sustainability standards continue to expand their land coverage. This report helps shape decisions of policymakers, producers and businesses, working to address systemic labour and environmental challenges through certified sustainable production.

Author : United Nations
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789210046145

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The State of Sustainable Markets 2019 by United Nations Pdf

This fourth global report provides new insights into the evolution of certified agriculture and forestry. It shows significant growth in sustainability markets. It shows how ITC is supporting “good trade” that contributes to environmental and social sustainability for producers and consumers by teamming up once again with the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture and the International Institute for Sustainable Development to provide data about 14 major sustainability standards for bananas, cocoa, coffee, cotton, oil palm, soybeans, sugarcane, tea and forestry products. Each product also features serious sustainability challenges: child labour, water scarcity, workers’ rights, use of chemicals, etc. The report provides transparency by summarizing those challenges, and by showing which standards initiatives are gaining traction – thus helping to address major societal problems. It also helps shape decisions of policymakers, producers and businesses, working to address systemic labour and environmental challenges through certified sustainable production.

Author : United Nations Publications
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9211036755

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The State of Sustainable Markets 2019 by United Nations Publications Pdf

This fourth global report provides new insights into the evolution of certified agriculture and forestry. It shows significant growth in sustainability markets. It shows how ITC is supporting "good trade" that contributes to environmental and social sustainability for producers and consumers by teamming up once again with the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture and the International Institute for Sustainable Development to provide data about 14 major sustainability standards for bananas, cocoa, coffee, cotton, oil palm, soybeans, sugarcane, tea and forestry products. Each product also features serious sustainability challenges: child labour, water scarcity, workers' rights, use of chemicals, etc. The report provides transparency by summarizing those challenges, and by showing which standards initiatives are gaining traction - thus helping to address major societal problems. It also helps shape decisions of policymakers, producers and businesses, working to address systemic labour and environmental challenges through certified sustainable production.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251331712

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The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2020 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2020 (SOCO 2020) aims to discuss policies and mechanisms that promote sustainable outcomes – economic, social and environmental – in agricultural and food markets, both global and domestic. The analysis is organized along the trends and challenges that lie at the heart of global discussions on trade and development. These include the evolution of trade and markets; the emergence of global value chains in food and agriculture; the extent to which smallholder farmers in developing countries participate in value chains and markets; and the transformative impacts of digital technology on markets. Along these themes, SOCO 2020 discusses policies and institutions that can promote inclusive economic growth and also harness markets to contribute towards the realization of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals.

Author : International Trade Centre
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789213618615

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The State of Sustainable Markets 2017 by International Trade Centre Pdf

The report shows significant growth in sustainability markets. The data is extensive and reliable. It shows how ITC is supporting “good trade” that contributes to environmental and social sustainability for producers and consumers. Each product (bananas, cotton, etc.) also features serious sustainability challenges: child labour, water scarcity, workers’ rights, use of chemicals, etc.. Thus, this report is potentially of interest to journalists. It provides transparency by summarizing those challenges, and by showing which standards initiatives are gaining traction – thus helping to address major societal problems.

Author : Lucas Simons,Andre Nijhof
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429628573

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Changing the Game by Lucas Simons,Andre Nijhof Pdf

We are at the beginning of the sustainability era. The biggest challenge of our generation is to reach the Sustainable Development Goals. For this we must be willing to understand and change the root causes that create these challenges in the first place. The system itself needs to change. But how to do that? This ground-breaking book Changing the Game reveals the missing insights and strategies to actually achieve system change. The authors Lucas Simons and André Nijhof bring decades of real life and academic experience, and state that most of the sustainability challenges are actually caused by the same system failures, every time. Therefore, the way to accelerate and manage system change is also similar every time – if you know where to look and how to act. The theory of sustainable market transformation and system change is described in a compelling and easy to understand eight-step approach applied to eight different sectors. The authors, together with respected sector experts, describe the drivers, triggers and dominant thinking in each of these sectors as well as the strategies needed to move towards higher levels of sustainability. This book is highly accessible and engaging, and is perfect for use by professionals, leaders and students for understanding how to move markets to a more sustainable future.

Author : Pam Dawling
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781550925128

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Sustainable Market Farming by Pam Dawling Pdf

Growing for 100 - the complete year-round guide for the small-scale market grower. Across North America, an agricultural renaissance is unfolding. A growing number of market gardeners are emerging to feed our appetite for organic, regional produce. But most of the available resources on food production are aimed at the backyard or hobby gardener who wants to supplement their family's diet with a few homegrown fruits and vegetables. Targeted at serious growers in every climate zone, Sustainable Market Farming is a comprehensive manual for small-scale farmers raising organic crops sustainably on a few acres. Informed by the author's extensive experience growing a wide variety of fresh, organic vegetables and fruit to feed the approximately one hundred members of Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia, this practical guide provides: Detailed profiles of a full range of crops, addressing sowing, cultivation, rotation, succession, common pests and diseases, and harvest and storage Information about new, efficient techniques, season extension, and disease resistant varieties Farm-specific business skills to help ensure a successful, profitable enterprise Whether you are a beginning market grower or an established enterprise seeking to improve your skills, Sustainable Market Farming is an invaluable resource and a timely book for the maturing local agriculture movement.

Author : Rafał Śliwiński,Łukasz Puślecki
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000476996

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Competition, Strategy, and Innovation by Rafał Śliwiński,Łukasz Puślecki Pdf

Understanding the latest trends and technologies and their impact on enterprises, organizations or state administrations is essential to successfully develop a business in the age of Industry 4.0. This book presents a unique selection of topics and offers the reader an understanding of the implications of the newest technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Augmented Reality (AR) and new trends like social media and sustainable competitiveness in business. It presents the impact of the newest trends on businesses, consumers, and the result on the economy. Contributions showcase the technical perspective of new technologies and provides an innovative and enriching perspective on the implementation of AI in e-commerce and the developmental barriers it can create, modern social media usage in enterprises, the newest trends in innovation management, sustainable competitiveness in the business context, the influence and effect of augmented reality, and the privacy problem of Internet of Things to consumers. This book illustrates how to develop innovation cooperation between business, academia and public institutions through the example of biopharmaceutical industry. It will be of value to researchers, academics, professionals, and students in the fields of economics, management, international business.

Author : Magdalena Śliwińska
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781003801962

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Fair Trade and Sustainable Development by Magdalena Śliwińska Pdf

Fair Trade constitutes a social-business initiative that plays a crucial role in the transition towards a "sustainable market economy", countering the major challenges of the 21st century. This research monograph reveals the mechanisms behind this process. It argues that Fair Trade constitutes a new type of market, "a Dispersed Hybrid Market (DHM)", that due to its specific features contributes to a more pro-social functioning of the entire market and taking responsibility for sustainable development by different market participants. It demonstrates, thus, what was underestimated about Fair Trade, and which is extremely important, that it can have a positive impact on the market in terms of sustainable transformation. The book is intended for researchers, lecturers, students, practitioners, and political decision-makers interested in sustainable development, Fair Trade, and transition towards sustainable markets, business, and economy. It contributes to better understanding of sustainability challenges explaining specifics of Fair Trade market, revealing paradoxes and barriers of its development and showing mechanisms of its spillover effects. It also develops arguments about the need to change the role of the state in the face of global challenges and to support such grassroots international initiatives as Fair Trade. Therefore the practical recommendations address both the desired directions of development of the self-governance of this initiative and the expected role of the state towards it, in particular possible ways to strengthen it.

Author : Rognstad, Ole-Andreas,Ørstavik, Inger B.
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781789901351

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Intellectual Property and Sustainable Markets by Rognstad, Ole-Andreas,Ørstavik, Inger B. Pdf

Discussing how intellectual property (IP) rights play a role in tackling the challenge of securing sustainable development, renowned scholars consider how the core objective of IP rights to promote innovation and development of new knowledge aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This timely and thought-provoking book provides an in-depth analysis of the multi-faceted interface between this core objective and the SDGs and argues for sustainable markets as an overreaching and contextual approach to the role of IP rights in tackling the challenges of the UN SDGs.

Author : Russel, Duncan,Kirsop-Taylor, Nick
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781789904321

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Handbook on the Governance of Sustainable Development by Russel, Duncan,Kirsop-Taylor, Nick Pdf

This Handbook brings together state-of-the-art contributions and international insights outlining the key theoretical developments and empirical findings related to sustainable development and governance. Providing both an overview and deep dive into the topic, it demonstrates how the concept of sustainable development and governance has led to multiple responses in both the academic and policy world from a theoretical, conceptual and operational viewpoint.

Author : Marx, Axel,Van Calster, Geert,Wouters, Jan,Otteburn, Kari,Lica, Diana
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781788979832

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Research Handbook on Global Governance, Business and Human Rights by Marx, Axel,Van Calster, Geert,Wouters, Jan,Otteburn, Kari,Lica, Diana Pdf

This essential Research Handbook provides a comprehensive and critical assessment of the global governance instruments related to business and human rights from an interdisciplinary perspective. Contributions from a diverse range of leading international scholars offer an overview of the existing literature and rapidly-evolving research discipline, as well as identifying key trends and outlining an ambitious future research agenda.

Author : Mario La Torre,Helen Chiappini
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030402488

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Contemporary Issues in Sustainable Finance by Mario La Torre,Helen Chiappini Pdf

Sustainable investments, although not yet working under a comprehensive regulatory framework, represent a growing, worldwide phenomenon. Such growth reflects the renewed public and private interest in environmental issues such as climate change, poverty and financial inclusion, as well as growing support from conscious investors looking to finance environmental and social initiatives. However, despite the interest that sustainable investments are gaining among governors, investors and practitioners, important challenges remain that must be addressed. Comprising a collection of research presented at the 2nd Social Impact Investments International Conference, this contributed volume offers a global analysis of the current state of the sustainable finance sector, proposing solutions to challenging obstacles and exploring topics including impact investing, social impact bonds and green banking. Providing real-life case studies from Europe, Latin America and Africa, this book is an insightful and timely read for scholars interested in sustainable finance, social impact investing, development finance and alternative finance.