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Voluntary Standard Systems

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 Introduction to Voluntary Sustainability Standard Systems
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    Chapter 2 Standards for Standards: The Foundations for Voluntary Standards for Sustainability
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    Chapter 3 Conceptual and Practical Aspects of Indicators for Measuring Sustainability of Certified Products and Producers
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    Chapter 4 Evolution of VSS: From Niche to Mainstream
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    Chapter 5 VSS and Legal Standards: Competition or an Added Value?
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    Chapter 6 VSS Where Formal Regulations Are Missing: Potential Study on Example of Nanotechnologies
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    Chapter 7 Recognition of Private Sustainability Certification Systems for Public Regulation (Co-Regulation): Lessons Learned from the EU Renewable Energy Directive
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    Chapter 8 The Role of Voluntary Standards in German Development Policy
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    Chapter 9 Voluntary Sustainability Standards: Measuring Their Impact
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    Chapter 10 Environmental Standards and Embedded Carbon in the Built Environment
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    Chapter 11 Exploring Market Strategies Based on Voluntary Environmental Certification in a Post-Soviet Transition Economy
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    Chapter 12 Evaluation of the Interrelation Between Voluntary Standard Initiatives and Regulatory Approaches Relevant to Forest Management
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    Chapter 13 Voluntary Standard Systems and Regulatory Processes for Timber Products: Analysis of Green Procurement in Germany
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    Chapter 14 The Role of Sustainability Standards in the Energetic Use of Palm Oil Plantation Residues: Case Study of Cameroon
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    Chapter 15 The Adoption and Impact of Forest Stewardship Council Standards in the Congo Basin Forestry Sector
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    Chapter 16 Issues and Opportunities for Implementation of VSS in China
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    Chapter 17 A Feasibility Study of Utilising Voluntary Sustainability Standard (VSS) Systems in Paper-Making Enterprises in Liaoning Province, China
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    Chapter 18 Voluntary Environmental Certification in Ukraine: Experience and Issues
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    Chapter 19 Comparative Analysis of Environmental and Social Impacts of Cocoa Production: Case Study Cameroon
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    Chapter 20 Transnational Initiatives to Promote Sustainable Cocoa Production and Trade: The Case of the German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (GISCO)
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    Chapter 21 VSS and Climate Change in the Coffee Sector: The 4C Climate Module
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    Chapter 22 The Role of VSS in Enhancing the Contribution of Fisheries and Aquaculture to Sustainable Development
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    Chapter 23 Measuring Sustainability in the Construction and Real Estate Sector: A Case Study of the DGNB Certification System
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    Chapter 24 Corporate Social Responsibility and the Role of Voluntary Sustainability Standards
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    Chapter 25 Voluntary Standards and Approaches for Sustainable Communities
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    Chapter 26 Small-Scale Farmers’ Involvement in Ecolabelling: Limitations and Conflicts
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    Chapter 27 Tariff Preferences for Sustainable Products: A Summary
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    Chapter 28 The Political Challenge of Voluntary Standard Systems
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Title
Voluntary Standard Systems
Published by
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, May 2014
DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-35716-9
ISBNs
978-3-64-235715-2, 978-3-64-235716-9
Editors

Schmitz-Hoffmann, Carsten, Schmidt, Michael, Hansmann, Berthold, Palekhov, Dmitry

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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 70 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.

Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Germany 2 3%
Colombia 1 1%
Switzerland 1 1%
Canada 1 1%
Unknown 65 93%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 27 39%
Student > Ph. D. Student 13 19%
Researcher 11 16%
Student > Bachelor 5 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 6%
Other 4 6%
Unknown 6 9%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Environmental Science 19 27%
Social Sciences 12 17%
Business, Management and Accounting 10 14%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 10%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 4%
Other 10 14%
Unknown 9 13%