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Creating a world where environmental sustainability
and social justice are the normal conditions of business
Private standards and
their implications for
market access,
development,
WTO/trade rules
UNCTAD – SPS committee
information session
Geneva, June 2007
Elizabeth Guttenstein
www.isealalliance.org
Creating a world where environmental sustainability
and social justice are the normal conditions of business
ISEAL Alliance Members
Fairtrade Labelling Organizations
(FLO) International
Marine Aquarium Council
www.isealalliance.org
Forest Stewardship Council
Marine Stewardship Council
International Federation of
Organic Agriculture Movements
Rainforest Alliance
Social Accountability
International
Creating a world where environmental sustainability
and social justice are the normal conditions of business
ISEAL Member Standards & the WTO
> Are Voluntary.
> Address Social and Environmental issues.
> Look at guidance from Technical Barriers to Trade
TBT Agreement Annex 3 – Code of Good Practice.
> ISEAL Member Standards are non-product related
Process and Production Measures (npr PPM)
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Creating a world where environmental sustainability
and social justice are the normal conditions of business
The ISEAL Code of Good Practice for Setting
Social and Environmental Standards
> Consistent with TBT Annex 3 principles and
with ISO Guide 59.
> With adaptations for Social and Environmental
Needs (e.g. Processes).
> Requires use of International Standards as
basis for national or regional ones.
> Compliance is an ISEAL Membership Condition.
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Creating a world where environmental sustainability
and social justice are the normal conditions of business
Legitimacy & Credibility of Voluntary Standards
Standard
Setting
Process
Verifiable
Impacts
Conformity
Assessment
www.isealalliance.org
No More Trade
Restrictive than
Necessary to fulfil
Legitimate Objectives
Creating a world where environmental sustainability
and social justice are the normal conditions of business
Private Standards & Market Access
> USD 50 billion ... Is the estimated market
share of ISEAL Alliance Members’ certified
products. Annual growth rates average
20%.
> During 2005 consumers purchased Euro
1.1 billion worth of fairtrade (FLO) labelled
products creating a conservative estimated
Euro 100 million in additional income for
certified producer groups.
> FLO Producer Certification Fund to help
small farmer organisations pay for their
fairtrade certification.
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Certified charcoal in Atlanta (US) trade fair
© FSC
Creating a world where environmental sustainability
and social justice are the normal conditions of business
How ISEAL & Members address Market Access
FLO
(social)
FLO & IFOAM mutually recognise
compliance with each other’s
standards as sufficient to meet
their respective social and
environmental requirements.
ISEAL Accessibility Network
To make certification more accessible
for producer groups, extension, certification bodies, traders ...
through e.g. quality management systems, local interpretations
of standards ...
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Creating a world where environmental sustainability
and social justice are the normal conditions of business
Development is having your voice heard on a
par with others
FSC’s 3 chamber approach to
membership ensures voting
structures:
equally represent economic,
environmental and social
interests
weigh in favour of southern
stakeholders to ensure
adequate developing country
representation.
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Woman working in FSC certified community
furniture enterprise, Ixtlan (Mexico)
© FSC
Creating a world where environmental sustainability
and social justice are the normal conditions of business
Development is strengthening communities
Fairtrade premiums enable:
> Technical assistance for building
infrastructure to improve production.
> Communications systems, and
collectively-owned transport and
processing equipment.
> Better health care and education.
> Technical training and skill
diversification for co-operative
members and their families.
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Free worker housing, a clinic and a school at
Selva Negra RA certified coffee farm
© J. Labozzetta, Rainforest Alliance
Creating a world where environmental sustainability
and social justice are the normal conditions of business
Development is empowering individuals
Social Accountability International (SAI) programme
Improving Workers’ Rights through Voluntary
Workplace Standards
> train workers in the use of corporate codes of
conduct to avail themselves of their rights in the
workplace.
> strengthen the capacity of trade union leaders
through study circles.
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Creating a world where environmental sustainability
and social justice are the normal conditions of business
The ISEAL Code & Development
> Define and implement standard-setting and revision
processes that are open, balanced and transparent (arts.
5.1 and 5.6).
> Provide a meaningful voice to those directly affected by
the standard in its development (art. 7.2).
> Facilitate the access and relative influence of
disadvantaged groups (art. 7.4).
> Make the standard available free of charge (art. 5.7).
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Creating a world where environmental sustainability
and social justice are the normal conditions of business
Thank You
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[email protected]
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