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Voluntary Sustainability Standards: State of the Art and Future Research

Journal Contribution - Journal Article

In this feature paper, we introduce voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) and canvas the research that has been conducted on VSS from different academic disciplines. We identify four main areas of research on VSS and explore them. First, we focus on research on the institutional design of VSS, which highlights the diversity among VSS. Next, we explore studies that try to assess the impact of VSS on key sustainability dimensions. Third, we zoom in on studies that analyse the uptake or adoption of VSS. Finally, we focus on the interaction between VSS and public policies. For each of the four areas, we summarise the main research findings and identify opportunities for future research.
Journal: Standards
ISSN: 2305-6703
Issue: 1
Volume: 2
Pages: 14 - 31
Publication year:2022
Accessibility:Open