Oxfam publishes its global Position Paper on Fair Trade

Oxfam publishes its global Position Paper on Fair Trade Oxfam has been part of the global Fair Trade movement since its inception. Today, it still inspires many of our volunteers to champion just and sustainable trade. Together, we reach out to small-scale producers, workers, and grassroots social entrepreneurs. We partner

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Report: Subsidies, Trade, and International Cooperation (free download)

Report: Subsidies, Trade, and International Cooperation (free download) Dealing constructively with subsidies in global commerce is central to G20 leaders’ goal of reforming and strengthening the multilateral trading system. The growing use of distortive subsidies alters trade and investment flows, and detracts from the value of tariff bindings and other

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Geopolitics of Food EU Response Post 23/3 Communication

Geopolitics of Food EU Response Post 23/3 Communication Following the EU Commission’s 23 March 2022 communication on food security and food system sustainability transition questions arising from the Ukraine war impacts,  Dr. Leonard Mizzi, Head of Unit Sustainable Food Systems & Fisheries, European Commission, will update participants on how the

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How can voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) contribute to poverty reduction for smallholder farmers?

How can voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) contribute to poverty reduction for smallholder farmers? IISD’s State of Sustainability Initiatives (SSI) Review: Standards and Poverty Reduction presents how 13 widely adopted voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) contribute to the three dimensions of poverty reduction: access to resources; opportunities and choice; and power and

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