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Exciting Amritkaal Update! Registration for the 3rd International Convention on Sustainable Trade and Standards (ICSTS) is now OPEN! 📢Join us on 2-3 Nov, 2023, Hosted by PADD_QCI in collaboration with United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards Register now: icsts2023-padd.qcin.org. #ICSTS2023 #SustainableFuture





Stage all set for the 3rd International Convention on Sustainable Trade & Standards (ICSTS) at Pullman Hotel, New Delhi. Please stay tuned for further updates. Piyush Goyal, DPIIT India, Dept of Commerce, GoI, Jaxay Shah, Manish PANDE, United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards, Rajesh Maheshwari, PMO India, PADD_QCI, EU in India




I am pleased to have jointly opened the III. Intern. Convention on Sust. Trade&Standards with QCI #qualitymatters of India on behalf of United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UN Trade and Development, International Trade Centre (ITC), Food and Agriculture Organization, UNIDO, UNECE, UN Environment Programme).


Launch of UNIDO White Paper: ‘Sustainable Supply Chains: Solutions for step-by-step integration of industrializing countries into sustainable value chains. PMO India, Piyush Goyal, DPIIT India, Dept of Commerce, GoI, Jaxay Shah, Manish PANDE, United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards, Rajesh Maheshwari, PADD_QCI, EU in India


International Cooperation: Declaration of Cooperation in Sustainability Standards Ecosystem with African Organisation for Standardisation PMO India, Piyush Goyal, DPIIT India, Dept of Commerce, GoI, Jaxay Shah, Manish PANDE, United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards, Rajesh Maheshwari, PADD_QCI, EU in India, Dhaksha Unmanned Systems Private Limited




Resounding success of 3rd ICSTS! ~400 participants, ~50 speakers rep. diverse global orgs, pursuing mutual work areas. DSG UN Trade and Development emphasised #SDGs & highlighted QCI #qualitymatters initiatives such as benchmarking IndG.A.P. & hosting ICSTS to understand evolving plurilateral trade.


The Food and Agriculture Organization’s #SOFA2023 report estimates agrifood systems generate USD 10 trillion in hidden costs to our health, environment, & society. Our new article explores what #SustainabilityStandards must do so the burden to pay doesn’t fall on smallholder farmers: iisd.org/ssi/blog/how-c…


UNIDO & Fairtrade Intl emphasize their shared commitment to promoting #sustainablesupplychains & enhancing the value addition of small & medium-sized enterprises, #smallholderfarmers & workers. tinyurl.com/muxa774b #agroecology #climateresilience.




Check out our latest update on the 5th meeting of the UNFSS Academic Advisory Council, held at IDOS (IDOS_research) in Bonn, on the 31st of March and 1st of April! unfss.org/2025/05/19/the…