Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Sector:
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Country:
Germany
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Date:
2008
Background: A wide variety of initiatives aiming at developing and implementing voluntary social and ecological standards in sectors ranging from agriculture and forestry to textiles and toys have emerged during the last two decades. Voluntary social and ecological standard s are one possible answer to the call for a socially and ecologically compatible form of globalization. In their efforts to fight poverty, a number of donor r agencies and Non Governmental Organizations support initiatives advocating the introduction and implementation of voluntary standards.
