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Empowering sustainability systems to drive global change

Our mission is to accelerate positive change for people and the planet by improving the impacts of ambitious sustainability systems. 

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The evolving role of sustainability systems: why we need a smart mix of regulation and voluntary action

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Green Claims Directive: no time to delay

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Watch back: Living income across sectors: insights from cocoa, coffee and palm

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The use of VSS in trade policy: an explainer
Voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) are increasingly directly and indirectly referenced in trade policy. They are integrated into various policy instruments, including market access and due
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Good Practice Guide for Benchmarking Sustainability Systems
This guide lays out good practices for developing and implementing benchmarks of voluntary sustainability systems (VSS).
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Core Criteria for Mature Landscape Initiatives (2024)
The power of landscape initiatives lies in aligning interests and priorities of key stakeholders, including local communities, practitioners, market actors, and local governments around collective
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