What is the contribution of Voluntary Sustainability Standards to Global Sustainability Governance?

Episode 17

Voluntary Sustainability Standards have emerged as influential tools to promote sustainable practices in global value chains and are becoming increasingly relevant in the context of new legislation by the European Union and other governments for the promotion of sustainable development. A comprehensive review led by Axel Marx at KU Leuven examines the evolution, impacts, and
challenges of these standards, offering insights into their role in global governance and sustainable development.

Read the article (open access):  Marx, A., Depoorter, C., Fernandez de Cordoba, S., Verma, R., Auld, G., Bemelmans, J., Bennett, E., Boonaert, E., Brandi, C.,
Dietz, T., Fernandez Araoz, M., Fouilleux, E. Grabs, J., Gulbrandsen, L., Harrison, J., Heilmayr, R., Hernandez, A., Hoekman, B., Lambert, R., Lambin, E., Li, L., Maertens, M., Mortara Batistic, P., Michida, E., Nakagawa, J.,
Negi, A., Pérez-Pineda, J., Ponte, S., Rueda, X., Schleifer, P., Thorstensen, V. & H. van der Ven (2024) ‘Global Governance through Voluntary Sustainability Standards: Developments, Trends and Challenges’, in, Global Policy. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13401

Read the article:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1758-5899.13401