Publications

This is a national companion guide to the publication The Business Guide for Sustainability in Foreign Investments.

This report shows how sustainability standards can be a powerful tool for post-pandemic recovery.

Literature review of interdependencies between public and private standards. It focuses on how governments could engage with private standards to impact their legitimacy and significance in the market; provides examples of complementarities between public and private standards. Part three of a...

Les normes et réglementations ont un impact majeur sur la compétitivité des PME. Se mettre aux normes pour échanger, le thème de cette édition annuelle de la Perspective de la compétitivité des PME, permet aux PME d’accroître leurs chances de se connecter aux chaînes de valeur...

Battant en brèche la notion selon laquelle les pays en développement exportent essentiellement des matières premières, cette publication montre la diversité du commerce des services qui prospère dans les pays en développement et les PMA. Basé sur 28 études de cas d’entrepreneurs de 18...

Voluntary sustainability standards are in the mainstream, and no longer a novelty for niche markets. This second global report outlines data on area, production volume and producers for 14 major sustainability standards across bananas, cocoa, coffee, cotton, palm oil, soybeans, cane sugar, tea and...

Publié conjointement par l'ITC, l'OMC et la CNUCED, ce rapport annuel présente les conditions d'accès au marché des marchandises basées sur les droits de douane appliquées par plus de 170 pays et territoires.

Private sustainability standards can be an effective tool to foster sustainable development. This paper outlines conditions for sustainability and potential obstacles. Private sustainability standards can bring benefits to producers and the supply chain. This literature review analyses why the...

Standards and regulations have a major impact on SME competitiveness. By meeting the standard for trade, the theme of this year’s SME Competitiveness Outlook report, SMEs increase their chances to connect to international value chains and consumers in a socially and environmentally sustainable...

The first global data report on fast-growing voluntary sustainability standards outlines the share of bananas, cocoa, coffee, cotton, forestry, palm oil, soybeans, cane sugar and tea in 14 major standards. The report is based on a partnership between the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture...

La demande de produits biologiques collectés en milieu sauvage est significative.Les produits destinés à la consommation alimentaire directe,comme les baies,les noix, les champignonset un grand nombre de plantes sont les principaux objets.Cette publication traite de la terminologie utilisée dans...

Voluntary sustainability standards continue their growth across the world. This third global report provides new insights into the evolution of certified agriculture and forestry. ITC has teamed up once more with the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and the International...