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 …

Over the past few years several private voluntary schemes have been developed worldwide
to address the environmental issues in the forest based industry. Using survey data, this …

The significance of wood and paper products originating from certified sustainable sources
has been increasing worldwide during the last two decades paralleling overall interest and …

The paper examines the two forest certification schemes in Brazil, the Brazilian Program of
Forest Certification (Cerflor) and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), from the private …

Forest certification as a voluntary verification tool has been providing an independent
assessment of sustainable forestry practices and thus confidence in sustainability …

Abstract Despite being the European Union country with the second largest wooded area
and the fourth in terms of forest occupation with respect to its territory, only 9.47% of the …

Several motivations play an important role in the design and implementation of voluntary
environmental actions in forestry, which include systems and procedures of production that …

Forest certification is a voluntary verification tool that has been gaining importance within the
global sustainability issues as an independent verification tool for sustainable forest …

The impact of forest certification standards on firm management and market performance is
analysed in this paper, so as to isolate the influence of internal (moral and learning) and …

Abstract<? Pub Inc> The challenges faced by the Brazilian forest industry dealing with the
natural forests and plantations have provided favourable ground for the establishment of …