SDGs trade‐offs associated with voluntary sustainability standards: a case study from the coffee sector in Costa Rica

The transition toward a more sustainable agricultural production has become an essential step in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs),…

Trade effects of voluntary sustainability standards in tropical commodity sectors: A nuanced story

Standards and the Sustainable Development Goals: Leveraging Sustainability Standards for Reporting on SDG Progress

To gain a better understanding of the potential of voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) in contributing to the achievement of the SDGs (sustainable…

Monitoring and evaluation report

This is the first Copper Mark M & E report which serves to establish the baseline of the status before Copper Mark interventions, identifies indicators to monitor and evaluate progress over time…

Pre-certification conditions of independent oil palm smallholders in Indonesia. Assessing prospects for RSPO certification

Smallholders are critical to the realization of a sustainable palm oil sector. However, particularly independent smallholders, untied to mills, lag behind…

Women’s economic empowerment in agriculture: What is the role of voluntary sustainability standards?

As multiple global crises put women’s roles in the labor market in flux, attention to women’s economic empowerment (WEE) has never been more urgent. A recent report by the United Nat…

Achieving gender-just agri-food systems: how can voluntary sustainability systems contribute? (webinar)

Enhancing women’s voices, meaningful participation and leadership in agri-food systems is not only key to increasing the empowerment of women but can also lead to more just and resilient agri-food s…

Earn a living? What the Côte d’Ivoire–Ghana cocoa living income differential might deliver on its promise

This paper examines the potential effectiveness of the Living Income Differential (LID) policy, which involves charging higher prices for beans, introduced jointly by Côte …

Fashion market niches for organic agroforestry cotton: Market potential for promoting sustainable supply chains

This study hypothesizes that fashion brands' demand for organic agroforestry cotton may foster more sustainable supply chains in the cotton industry. However, to…

Inclusive sustainable landscape management in West and Central Africa: Enabling co-designing contexts for systemic sensibility

This report creates contexts for a systemic understanding of the CGIAR Transforming agri-food system (TAFS-WCA) initiative starting with work…

RSPO impact report 2022

In the two years since the previous Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Impact Report was published, much has changed. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) triggered a global pandemic, shutting down…

The impact and outcomes of sustainable intensification initiatives in six countries on women, men, and other social groups

This report reviews over 160 papers and reports in sustainable intensification, with a focus on the target countries of Malawi, Ghana, Ethiopia,…