Description: Voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) are an integral part of facilitating green consumerism, green economy and growth. However, many of these standards are now at a crossroads. Against this background, the book examines the illusions and realities of VSS in recent decades and whether these standards can be made fit for a vital future.
Review Quotes: "It is high time that this book reviews the experience with the use and the real impact of sustainability standards. The merit of this analysis is its focus on the political economy of such standards in international supply chains and their role in transforming the international agro-food production and markets."--Prof. Ernst von Weizsaecker, Honorary President, The Club of Rome