Voluntary Standard Systems: A Contribution to Sustainable Development

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Introduction to Voluntary Sustainability Standard Systems....Pages 3-19
Standards for Standards: The Foundations for Voluntary Standards for Sustainability....Pages 21-38
Conceptual and Practical Aspects of Indicators for Measuring Sustainability of Certified Products and Producers....Pages 39-47
Evolution of VSS: From Niche to Mainstream....Pages 49-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-60
VSS and Legal Standards: Competition or an Added Value?....Pages 61-75
VSS Where Formal Regulations Are Missing: Potential Study on Example of Nanotechnologies....Pages 77-97
Recognition of Private Sustainability Certification Systems for Public Regulation (Co-Regulation): Lessons Learned from the EU Renewable Energy Directive....Pages 99-112
Front Matter....Pages 113-114
The Role of Voluntary Standards in German Development Policy....Pages 115-132
Voluntary Sustainability Standards: Measuring Their Impact....Pages 133-143
Environmental Standards and Embedded Carbon in the Built Environment....Pages 145-163
Exploring Market Strategies Based on Voluntary Environmental Certification in a Post-Soviet Transition Economy....Pages 165-175
Front Matter....Pages 177-178
Evaluation of the Interrelation Between Voluntary Standard Initiatives and Regulatory Approaches Relevant to Forest Management....Pages 179-193
Voluntary Standard Systems and Regulatory Processes for Timber Products: Analysis of Green Procurement in Germany....Pages 195-209
The Role of Sustainability Standards in the Energetic Use of Palm Oil Plantation Residues: Case Study of Cameroon....Pages 211-227
The Adoption and Impact of Forest Stewardship Council Standards in the Congo Basin Forestry Sector....Pages 229-241
Issues and Opportunities for Implementation of VSS in China....Pages 243-251
A Feasibility Study of Utilising Voluntary Sustainability Standard (VSS) Systems in Paper-Making Enterprises in Liaoning Province, China....Pages 253-259
Voluntary Environmental Certification in Ukraine: Experience and Issues....Pages 261-274
Comparative Analysis of Environmental and Social Impacts of Cocoa Production: Case Study Cameroon....Pages 275-285
Transnational Initiatives to Promote Sustainable Cocoa Production and Trade: The Case of the German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (GISCO)....Pages 287-303
Front Matter....Pages 177-178
VSS and Climate Change in the Coffee Sector: The 4C Climate Module....Pages 305-314
The Role of VSS in Enhancing the Contribution of Fisheries and Aquaculture to Sustainable Development....Pages 315-343
Measuring Sustainability in the Construction and Real Estate Sector: A Case Study of the DGNB Certification System....Pages 345-356
Front Matter....Pages 357-358
Corporate Social Responsibility and the Role of Voluntary Sustainability Standards....Pages 359-384
Voluntary Standards and Approaches for Sustainable Communities....Pages 385-402
Small-Scale Farmers’ Involvement in Ecolabelling: Limitations and Conflicts....Pages 403-417
Tariff Preferences for Sustainable Products: A Summary....Pages 419-430
The Political Challenge of Voluntary Standard Systems....Pages 431-440
Back Matter....Pages 441-459