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MULTISTAKEHOLDER SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES Initial outcomes of a WWF review study

MULTISTAKEHOLDER SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES Initial outcomes of a WWF review study. Mireille Perrin Decorzent Manager, standards and certification Market Transformation Initiative. Market demand for commodities threatens priority places. Standards, certification and roundtables. ASC.

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MULTISTAKEHOLDER SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES Initial outcomes of a WWF review study

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  1. MULTISTAKEHOLDER SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES Initial outcomes of a WWF review study Mireille Perrin Decorzent Manager, standards and certification Market Transformation Initiative

  2. Market demand for commodities threatens priority places

  3. Standards, certification and roundtables ASC

  4. WWF Approach to improvingbusiness practices Performance Curve Performance Shift Regulation Best Performance Use market forces to drive performance Improve impacts of key, inlfuential of operators Number of producers Environmental performance 4

  5. FSC and MSC: where are we?

  6. Agricultural commodity roundtables

  7. Objectives of the review study • Give us a sense of where are MSIs going • Better identify the strengths and limitations of MSIs • Stimulate discussion on what are the impacts of MSIs on the ground • Inform, adapt WWF’s strategy on MSIs Are MSIs measurably and permanently shifting markets towards improved economic, environmental and social outcomes?

  8. Conclusion 1. MSIs are one important and effective tool • MSIs are definitely part of the solution for multi-issue, multi-country and multi-stakeholder commodities/sectors. They are an important tool in the toolbox • Key benefit is the multi-stakeholder nature of MSIs: brings credibility, accountability and transparency in the supply chain. • MSIs are solutions-oriented and their outputs are more likely to work as all key actors of the supply chain are engaged • MSIs full an important gap in the governance of natural resource use

  9. Benefits/strengths of MSIs

  10. Weaknesses/constraints of MSIs

  11. Conclusion 2. Impacts are found but data is lacking • Economic, environmental and social impacts are recorded. • There is a general feeling that MSIs are more effective on environmental than on social issues. • In general improvements are mostly assumed as standards include requirements, but research – and thus evidence - is still limited. For some commodities it is still too early to find impacts. • Today, difficult to substantiate arguments supporting or criticizing MSIs with evidence-based research • Building such impacts assessment systems should be a priority of all MSIs and all stakeholders

  12. Conclusion 3. Supply chain/market understanding is key Sophisticated market understanding required for MSIs to effectively transform markets • What is the market and how is it structured and organised? • What are the products? • Who is supplying? • Who is consuming? • Who is driving demand? • What are the incentives and disincentives to change market players’ behaviours?

  13. Conclusion 4. Improvements to MSIs are needed • Many MSIs are at a critical juncture: they must move from their role of standard development body to standard implementation agency that more effectively address market demands. • Serious capacity and financial constraints at Secretariat level • Improvement in governance: decision-making processes and reporting systems (including complaints mechanisms and dispute resolution) • Technical assistance and lessons learning within and between MSIs => How to best magnify the speed and uptake of MSIs?

  14. THANK YOU Mireille Perrin Decorzent mperrin@wwfint.org

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