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A timber truck fully loaded with logs drives over a very simple wooden bridge in a forest.
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A Synthesis on Determinants of Adoption and Socio-economic Impacts of sustainable certification standards

Publications in this special issue highlight that third-party voluntary certifications can be a valuable tool to enhance sustainability practice, but it is a complex and costly instrument that often requires external financial support, especially for smallholders in rural contexts of developing countries.

© Rattiya S. Lippe

Fostering regular communication discourse would provide vital links between standard implementation and day-to-day practices and boost producers’ understanding of the additional environmental and social benefits of standard compliance.

Editorial on the research topic ‘Sustainable Certification Standards: Environmental and Social Impacts’ has been published in the journal Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, section Social Movements, Institutions and Governance.

  • Jena PR, Lippe RS, Stellmacher T (2022) Editorial: Sustainable certification standards: Environmental and social impacts. Front Sustain Food Syst (6):922672, DOI:10.3389/fsufs.2022.922672
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