ITC  -­‐  STANDARDS  MAP      

Comparisons  and  Impacts  of  Sustainability  Cer>fica>on  by  Joe  Wozniak,  5  February  2015  

 

“As  an  agency  of  the  United  Na@ons,  ITC  enables  business  export  success  globally  by  providing,  with  partners,  trade  development  solu@ons  to  the  private  sector,  trade  support    ins@tu@ons  and  policy-­‐makers”  

Interna>onal  Trade  Centre  -­‐  ITC  

Trade  for  Sustainable  Development  –  T4SD  

Components

•  Standards  Map:  over  120  sustainability  standards  covering  80  sectors  and  applicable  in  180  countries;  summary  reviews  of  each  standard  and  code;  interac@ve  search  func@onality  per  sector/product,  region/country  or  specific  criteria;  comparisons  of  standards  and  self-­‐assessment  tool  for  producers  and  suppliers;  

•  Research  &  resources  center:  Publica@ons,  business  guides  and  online  resource  center;  

•  Capacity  building:  Bringing  intelligence  about  what  the  market  demands  vis-­‐à-­‐vis  voluntary  standards,  integrated  with  other  ITC  tools.  

Rationale •  Sustainability  concerns  in  global  supply  

chains;  

•  High  demand  from  SMEs  for  transparency  on  voluntary  standards;  

•  Confusion  among  SMEs,  TSIs  and  governments  around  the  prolifera@ng  voluntary  standards  applied  in  interna@onal  markets;  

•  Lack  of  credible,  central  &  neutral  repository  for  standards  informa@on.  

Collabora>on  with  150+  sustainability  standards  

STANDARDS  MAP  –  www.standardsmap.org  

ITC  –  Standards  Map  –  Target  groups  &  partners    

Standards  Map  primary  target  groups   NGOs  

Strategic  collabora-ons  &  partnerships  (as  of  July  2014):  •  Consumer  Goods  Forum    (GSCP  –  GFSI)  •  Sustainable  Agriculture  Ini@a@ve  (SAI)  Pla[orm  •  AIM-­‐Progress  •  SEDEX  •  Sustainable  Trade  Ini@a@ve  –  IDH  

4  modules  in  Standards  Map  

For  example:  soy  cer@fica@on  in  South  America  

Comparing  sustainability  standards  

Comparing  sustainability  standards  

Comparing  sustainability  standards  

Impacts  of  sustainability  standards  

Global  call  for  ac@on  :  ITC’s  Trade  for  Sustainable  Development  Principles  

Leber  of  Endorsement  of  T4SD  Principles  is  available  at    www.intracen.org/itc/market-­‐info-­‐tools/voluntary-­‐standards/t4sd-­‐principles/    

For  more  informa>on  on  ITC  Standards  Map,  please  visit  www.standardsmap.org  

   Joe  Wozniak  Programme  Manager  Trade  for  Sustainable  Development  wozniak@intracen.org