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This report analyzes 23 regulatory instruments across 12 countries to evaluate how governments are regulating greenwashing, focusing on policy instruments, scope, stringency, and the role of voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs).

The 'Guide for Small-Scale Producer Engagement', co-developed by the International Institute for Sustainable Development and ISEAL Alliance, provides a framework for organizations to improve their collaboration with small-scale producers within sustainable market-based initiatives.

This report evaluates the agriculture and forestry standards of the African Organization for Standardisation (ARSO) against the requirements of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). It identifies strengths in ARSO's governance and traceability frameworks while highlighting critical gaps in geolocation data, forest conversion rules, and transparency that must be addressed to protect African exporters' market access to the EU.

A report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) that maps over 100 sustainability standards and initiatives (SSIs) in the minerals and metals value chains to determine how they interact with public regulations and environmental governance.

A case study by the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the Centre for Responsible Business examining India's 2024 Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Greenwashing and Misleading Environmental Claims and their role in promoting corporate accountability and global competitiveness.

This briefing discusses the increasing implementation of due diligence regulations, primarily by Global North governments, to ensure sustainability and human rights within global value chains. It highlights the challenges for Global South actors to comply and mentions the role of sustainability standards in mitigating risks like deforestation and forced labour.

This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines how voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) can alleviate poverty for the estimated 500 million smallholder farmer families globally, focusing on access to resources, opportunities, and power.

This research paper examines how voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) act as both barriers and enablers for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) attempting to enter global value chains (GVCs) coordinated by multinational corporations (MNCs), with a specific focus on South Africa and Kenya as regional economic gateways.

This annex provides a detailed overview of sustainability schemes targeting the mining sector, categorizing them by their supply chain target and outlining their specific requirements for biodiversity and forest conservation.

This fact sheet from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) describes the role of Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) in agricultural markets and the challenges faced by least developed countries in accessing these markets. It outlines the 'Improving Sustainable Markets for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development' project and the broader 'State of Sustainability Initiatives' (SSI) project, which aim to provide data and capacity building to prevent the marginalization of poor producers.