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New publication – Sustainability Standards: A New Deal To Build Forward Better

Shows how sustainability standards can be a powerful tool for post-pandemic recovery.

Sustainability Standards: A new deal to build forward better argues that sustainability has moved from niche to mainstream, to tackle the many climate, social and economic resilience issues facing our planet today.

This new ITC report explores the origins and evolution of standards and explains their key role in the future global economy. It also features 14 interviews with business users of sustainability standards as well as a wide range of public officials who work with them.

Sustainability standards can help businesses bounce back from external shocks, access international markets and become more competitive. This is especially important in light of COVID-19, which has altered almost every aspect of normal life across the globe. The pandemic has shown that the machinery behind trade – such as supply chains or sustainability standards – matters.

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