Private standards : useful links
Standards privés qualité sanitaire
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
British Retail Consortium (BRC)
Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI)
International Featured Standard (IFS)
Social responsibility
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Global Social Compliance Programme (GSCP)
Social Accountability International (SAI)
Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)
Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI)
Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX)
Occupational Health and Safety Zone
Fairtrade Labelling Organisation (FLO)
Institute for Marketecology (IMO) Fair for life
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
Organic farming – European Commission
Agence Bio (in French)
Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF)
Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative
PubliclyAvailableSpecification (PAS) 2050
CarbonDisclosure Project (CDP) - (Environment and Energy Control Agency – Carbon Check)
Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Energie (ADEME) – Bilan carbone
Organisations
Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF)
The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) is a joint initiative in capacity building and technical cooperation aimed at raising awareness on sanitary and phytosanitary issues (SPS), increasing coordination in the provision of assistance on SPS issues and mobilising resources to help developing countries to enhance their capacity to meet SPS standards.http://www.standardsfacility.org
Natural Resources Institute (NRI)
The NRI became part of the University of Greenwich in 1996. The organisation's main activities are research, consultancy and training to support sustainable development that combines economic growth with poverty reduction. http://www.nri.org
International Trade Centre (ITC)
The ITC is a joint agency of the World Trade Organisation and the United Nations. As the development partner for small business export success, the ITC aims to assist the developing and transition countries to achieve sustainable human development through exports. http://www.intracen.org
Standards Map
Standards Map is an online interactive tool developed by Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD), an ITC partnership programme. The tool provides access to detailed information on private standards and is meant to increase opportunities for sustainable production and trade. The information and data found in the Standards Map cover 30 standards operated in more than 180 countries that can be applied for the certification or control of more than 60 groups of different products. http://www.standardsmap.org
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)
The UNIDO is the specialised agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction and sustainable development at the international level. http://www.unido.org
ISEAL Alliance (International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling)
The ISEAL Alliance is the global association for social and environmental standards. The association works with most bodies that establish such standards to support their implementation and ensure their effective impact. http://www.isealalliance.org
Trade Standards Practitioners Network (TSPN)
The Trade Standards Practitioners Network is an international network set up in 2005. Its members include fund donors, NGOs, research institutes, technical service providers, standards-setting bodies and other stakeholders involved in private standards matters. The organisation's aim is to ensure that standards serve as drivers of economic development in the developing countries. http://tradestandards.org
International Institute for Environment and Development (iied)
The iied is an independent research institute based in England. Considered a flagship organisation in sustainable development, it was among the first to combine economic development with environmental protection. http://www.iied.org http://www.iied.org/sustainable-markets/blog/due-south
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (iisd)
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is a Canadian public policy research institute. It has a long history of cutting-edge research into sustainable development.http://www.iisd.org
Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI)
The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative platform is the main food industry initiative supporting the development of sustainable agriculture worldwide. http://www.saiplatform.org
The ISO/IEC Information Centre
The ISO/IEC Information Centre is operated jointly by the ISO, the International Organisation for Standardisation, and the IEC, the International Electrotechnical Commission. Its objective is to provide stakeholders with information about standardisation, standards and related matters. http://www.standardsinfo.net
Trade for Development Centre
The Trade for Development Centre, a programme of Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC, Belgium's development cooperation agency), operates on the principle that fair and sustainable trade can be tools for poverty reduction and leverage development. The centre's mission is the economic and social emancipation of small-scale producers in the South through professional development and market access, whether local, regional or international. http://www.befair.be
