Editors:
- Comprehensive coverage on the subject of voluntary sustainability standard systems
- Complete overview of voluntary sustainability standard systems: from their function and strategic application, to the future outlook for their development
- International scope, including chapters prepared by researchers and practitioners from Germany, the USA, Canada, the UK, China, Ukraine, Cameroon, etc
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Natural Resource Management in Transition (NRMT, volume 1)
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Concepts and Operation of Voluntary Standard Systems (VSS)
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Formal and Private Standards: The Added Value
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Voluntary Standard Systems: The Development Dimension
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Implementation and Impact of VSS
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About this book
Emerging to the forefront of sustainable production and consumption are a promising and rapidly evolving concept known as Voluntary Standard Systems (VSS). They encompass the three pillars of sustainability – social, environmental and economic aspects and consequently they can be considered as a tool, which makes sustainable development visible. Currently, they are becoming a significant element in international trade and in the promotion of sustainable development strategies, especially in the context of globalised markets and supply chains.
This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the current VSS concepts: from their nature and functioning, to the future outlook for their development. It places VSS in the broader context of global development issues and challenges, including development policy and international sustainability commitments, progress towards achieving ‘green economy’ and meeting climate protection targets. The volume contains also a representative selection of case studies which demonstrate their wide range of application in different sectors of the economy.
Editors and Affiliations
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Inter- nationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany
Carsten Schmitz-Hoffmann
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Environmental Planning, Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU), Cottbus, Germany
Michael Schmidt
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Division 45 - Rural Development and Agri, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale, Eschborn, Germany
Berthold Hansmann
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Environmental Planning, Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus, Germany
Dmitry Palekhov
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Voluntary Standard Systems
Book Subtitle: A Contribution to Sustainable Development
Editors: Carsten Schmitz-Hoffmann, Michael Schmidt, Berthold Hansmann, Dmitry Palekhov
Series Title: Natural Resource Management in Transition
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35716-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-35715-2Published: 27 May 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51254-8Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-35716-9Published: 14 May 2014
Series ISSN: 2198-9702
Series E-ISSN: 2198-9710
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 459
Number of Illustrations: 40 b/w illustrations
Topics: International Environmental Law, Sustainable Development, Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice, Environmental Management