INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON SUSTAINABLE TRADE AND STANDARDS | 17-18 SEPTEMBER 2018

发布于:2018-09-09

International Convention on Sustainable Trade and Standards 

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Leveraging Trade, Global Value Chains, and Standards as engines of Sustainable Development
17-18 September 2018 | New Delhi, India

The International Convention on Sustainable Trade and Standards (ICSTS) is organized by the India National Platform on Private Sustainability Standards (India PSS Platform) and convened by the Quality Council of India, in collaboration with UNFSS. Registrations Open (link below).

From topics on international trade, innovations in sustainable global value chains, and sustainability standard settings, to government policies and multi-stakeholder frameworks for sustainable trade, this 2-day event will be the first of its kind multi-stakeholder convention dedicated solely to practical questions of leveraging trade, global value chains, standards and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The inaugural welcoming will be addressed by Dr. Ravi Singh, Secretary General of QCI and special addresses by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, India, H.E Mr. Suresh Prabhu, followed by a briefing chaired by Dr. Harsha Singh, Chair, India PSS Platform; Former Deputy Director General, WTO.

 Preface
Sustainability Standards are special guidelines that support groups like small-scale farmers or producers in developing countries; cover a full range of environmental impacts throughout a product’s lifecycle; identify and promote best practices; and support continuous improvements environmentally, socially and economically. Sustainability Standards focus on economic sectors like forestry, farming, mining or fishing; concentrate on environmental factors like protecting water sources and biodiversity or reducing greenhouse gas emissions; support social protections and workers’ rights. As compared to developed economies, emerging countries are more vulnerable to the adverse effects of these standards on market access and competitiveness.

 The Convention
The India Private Sustainability Standards (PSS) Platform, launched in 2016 with the support of UNFSS, is a national multi-stakeholder forum dedicated to sustainability standards and trade. The Platform facilitates dialogue between core public and private stakeholders on how to maximize the sustainable development benefits and market access opportunities of PSS. It also addresses the challenges of implementing sustainability standards, particularly for small-scale producers. UNFSS and the India PSS Platform work together to advance both national and international understanding of private standards and sustainable development.

The ICSTS is part of the India PSS Platform mandate to institutionalize an inclusive intergovernmental, multi-stakeholder platform for dialogue and access to the agenda-settings of sustainability standards. This will be a converging point between best practices and disruptive ideas to tackle issues related to sustainability within the realm of global value chains. It also stands in as a forum to launch pioneering products of sustainability standards ecosystem, initiate engagement across stakeholders, and resolve complexities mainly faced by producers and MSMEs at micro and macro level. The Convention will also provide a space for actors across all levels of the value chains to share their experiences and best practices to collaborate in sustainable production, value chains and trade.

UNFSS will also be featuring the international launch of the 3rd UNFSS Flagship “Voluntary Sustainability Standards, Trade and Sustainable Development” during this event.


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