Standards Map
The fast-changing landscape of standards in international supply chains matters to everyone: consumers, producers, buyers and policy makers.
To address the proliferation of standards, codes of conduct, sustainability initiatives and best practices, the International Trade Centre (ITC) has developed the Standards Map, a web-based tool for practitioners from public and private institutions, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and multinationals to shed light on one of the most complex but significant aspects of the international trade and development agenda.
Standards Map offers comprehensive, verified and transparent information on standards, covering issues such as environmental protection; work and labour rights; quality and food safety; and ethics. It comprises four distinct modules to help users identify relevant standards for their situation with practical hands-on comparisons, analyses and self-assessment of their performance against the standards' requirements.
Standards Map offers comprehensive, verified and transparent information on standards, covering issues such as environmental protection; work and labour rights; quality and food safety; and ethics. It comprises four distinct modules to help users identify relevant standards for their situation with practical hands-on comparisons, analyses and self-assessment of their performance against the standards' requirements. Standards Map strengthens the capacity of producers, exporters, traders, policy makers, buyers and retailers to participate in more sustainable production in global trade.
• Online, interactive and user-friendly platform to identify, compare and assess standards and best practices
• Comprehensive, impartial and verified information
• Self-assessment of performance against any set of standards
• Free access – as part of ITC's Global Public Goods policy
• Engage in sustainable production and trade
• Review and analyse various standards' requirements and processes
• Find out about the potential costs and benefits linked to certification
• Access step-by-step guidance on how to comply with standards' requirements
• Evaluate additional efforts necessary to be in compliance
• Generate your own self-assessment diagnostic reports and monitor progress over time
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