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Sustainable Production and Trade

Sustainable Production and Trade

Name: Sustainable Production and Trade
Author: Commonwealth Secretariat
ISBN: 9780850920109

Perspectives from the Commonwealth

by Commonwealth Secretariat

Published by: The Commonwealth

Imprint: The Commonwealth

222 Pages, 165.00 × 240.00 mm

Paperback
9780850920109
Published: May 2023

£40.00

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Contents

1 Introduction
2 Examining Sustainability Provisions in Commonwealth Free Trade Agreements
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Sustainable trade and development
2.3 Sustainability in Commonwealth countries' trade policies
2.4 Sustainability in trade: existing coverage and best practices
2.5 Voluntary sustainability standards
2.6 Conclusion and policy recommendations
Annex 2.1 Selected FTAs between Commonwealth members by typeof agreement
Annex 2.2 Sustainability coverage in selected FTAs with at least oneCommonwealth member country, 2010–2022
Annex 2.3 Methodology for the analysis of voluntary sustainability standards
3 Fisheries
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Overview of the fisheries sector in Commonwealth countries
3.3 The economic dimensions of fisheries sustainability
3.4 The social sustainability dimension
3.5 The environmental sustainability dimension
3.6 Promoting sustainable fisheries in the Commonwealth
3.7 Conclusion
Annex 3.1 Protected marine area of Commonwealth countries
Annex 3.2 Dependence on fish exports (US$ million)
Annex 3.3 Commonwealth countries' fisheries stocks in 1995 and 2018
4 Forestry
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The Commonwealth's forest coverage and wealth
4.3 The Commonwealth's trade in timber and wood products
4.4 Economic sustainability in the forestry sector
4.5 Environmental sustainability in the forestry sector
4.6 Social sustainability in the forestry sector
4.7 Governance arrangements for sustainable forestry production and trade
4.8 Conclusion
Annex 4.1 Forest area of Commonwealth countries
5 Cocoa
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Cocoa production globally and in the Commonwealth
5.3 The Commonwealth's trade in cocoa
5.4 Towards sustainable production and trade practices in the cocoa sector
5.5 Measures supporting cocoa sustainability
5.6 Conclusion
6 Textiles and Garments
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Supporting economic growth and transformation
6.3 Social dimensions of sustainability in the textile and garment industries
6.4 Environmental sustainability in the textile and garment industries
6.5 Conclusion
7 Conclusions: Common Challenges, Possible Solutions and Way Forward
7.1 Common sustainability issues faced in the four sectors
7.2 Promoting sustainability
7.3 The way forward