Tag: VSS

• Implementing the EU Deforestation Regulation: The role of voluntary certification

  Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) are widely used tools to assess supply chain sustainability in sectors exposed to deforestation or forest degradation - but they can be limited in supporting compliance. Our report examines the role, performance, and governance of VSS in the context of EU due diligence obligations under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

• Technical paper – Voluntary certification schemes in textiles – three cases and lessons learned

  Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) prescribe a set of social, economic, and/or environmental requirements that producers, traders, manufacturers, retailers, or service providers can voluntarily comply with to make their production and processing practices sustainable. Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of VSS can help us to learn lessons. Read our new technical paper to find out more!