2nd International Convention on Sustainable Trade: Sustainable Value Chains and Standards


16 - 18 September 2019
Casa Firjan, Rua Gilhermina Guinle, 211
Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil

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The Brazilian National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology – Inmetro, the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro – Firjan, and the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards – UNFSS are hosting the 2nd International Convention on Sustainable Trade and Standards from 16th to 18th of September 2019, in Casa Firjan, Rua Gilhermina Guinle, 211, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
 
The 2nd ICSTS aims to advance multi-stakeholder dialogues on Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) as an avenue to improve the transparency of VSS and foster greater partnerships between trading partners towards sustainable global value chains and achieving the UN SDGs.
 
The Convention will touch on several key topics namely,
  • the challenges of standards in global value chains
  • increasing the transparency of VSS
  • the role of National VSS Platforms to foster collaborative sustainability standards framework
  • approaches towards mutual recognition of VSS
 
The Convention will also feature the launch of the first Brazilian-context VSS research publication, 'The Brazilian History' which covers four of Brazil’s important product groups, i) leather, ii) fruits, iii) nuts and, iv) vegetable oils such as andiroba, babaçú, carnaúba and copaíba, whose path and good practices project the epitome of sustainable global value chains.
 
Sustainability Standards are special guidelines that support groups like small-scale farmers or producers in developing countries and they cover a full range of environmental impacts throughout a product's life-cycle and at the same time, identify and promote best practices in support of the continuous improvements towards the environment, social welfare and economy.
 
To participate, please register at https://bit.ly/2Lda7Rk
 
Downloads (refer to documents tab)
  • ​Concept Note
  • Provisional Agenda
 
 
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UNFSS is an initiatve of 5 UN Agencies: FAO, ITC, UNCTAD, UN Environment and UNIDO.
UNCTAD is the Secretariat of UNFSS.
Visit https://unfss.org/ to learn more.
 
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Related Site:

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United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards - https://unfss.org/

Brazilian National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology -http://www4.inmetro.gov.br/eventos/2nd-international-convention-on-sustainable-trade

Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro - https://firjan.com.br/english/industries-in-rio/

Contact

Mr. Santiago Fernandez De Cordoba Briz santiago.fernandezdecordoba@unctad.org
Ms. Siti Rubiah Lambert Siti.lambert@un.org
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