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Sustainable Trade Fundamentals

This course is part of Global Sustainability Governance.

Course Cost

₹ 5,143

Beginner

Skill Level

10 Weeks

Self-paced lessons

This comprehensive course explores the intersection of international trade and sustainable development, focusing on making global value chains more environmentally and socially responsible. Students learn about trade's role in addressing poverty, employment, and innovation while managing sustainability challenges like climate change and human rights. The course emphasizes voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) as key market-based tools, examining certification systems like Fairtrade and FSC. Topics include trade governance, VSS implementation and effectiveness, impact assessment methodologies, and public policy integration. Through expert videos, interactive exercises, and case studies, students gain practical knowledge of sustainable trade practices and their real-world applications. This course is part of the Global Sustainability Governance Professional Certificate program.

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Axel Marx

Axel Marx

Charline Depoorter

Charline Depoorter

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English

Axel Marx

Axel Marx

Charline Depoorter

Charline Depoorter

What you'll learn

  • Understand international trade operations and global value chains

  • Explore the relationship between trade and sustainable development

  • Master voluntary sustainability standards and certification systems

  • Analyze the effectiveness and impact of sustainability standards

  • Evaluate trade governance tools for sustainable development

  • Understand public policy integration with sustainability standards

Skills you'll gain

International Trade
Sustainability Standards
Global Value Chains
Sustainable Development
Trade Policy
Environmental Certification
Impact Assessment
Public Policy
Economic Development

This course includes:

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Graded assignments, exams

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There are 10 modules in this course

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of sustainable trade and its implementation through voluntary sustainability standards. Students learn about international trade mechanics, global value chains, and their relationship with sustainable development. The curriculum covers various trade instruments for sustainability, focusing on voluntary sustainability standards' role, implementation, and impact assessment. Special attention is given to the interaction between private standards and public policy, exploring how different governance tools can work together to promote sustainable trade practices. The course combines theoretical knowledge with practical applications through case studies and real-world examples.

Introduction to Trade

Module 1

Trade and Sustainable Development

Module 2

Trade Instruments for Sustainable Development

Module 3

Voluntary Sustainability Standards

Module 4

How VSS work

Module 5

Effectiveness of VSS: Adoption

Module 6

Effectiveness of VSS: Measuring Impacts

Module 7

Effectiveness of VSS: Sustainability Impacts

Module 8

VSS in Public Policy

Module 9

Final exam

Module 10

Fee Structure

Individual course purchase is not available - to enroll in this course with a certificate, you need to purchase the complete Professional Certificate Course. For enrollment and detailed fee structure, visit the following: Global Sustainability Governance

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Faculties

These are the expert instructors who will be teaching you throughout the course. With a wealth of knowledge and real-world experience, they're here to guide, inspire, and support you every step of the way. Get to know the people who will help you reach your learning goals and make the most of your journey.

Axel Marx
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Axel Marx serves as Deputy Director of the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies at KU Leuven, where he has managed over 70 funded research projects since 2007. His academic credentials include degrees from the University of Leuven, University of Hull, and University of Cambridge, followed by a PhD in Social Sciences from KU Leuven. His scholarly impact is evidenced by over 200 publications in ten languages, appearing in leading journals and influential edited volumes on global governance, labor rights, and trade policy. As Deputy Director, he has pioneered educational initiatives including MOOCs on Sustainable Development Goals and Sustainable Trade for EdX, while co-chairing the Academic Advisory Council of the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards. His expertise has been sought by numerous international organizations, including European institutions, United Nations organizations, and multiple national governments. He has developed significant contributions to understanding voluntary sustainability standards, human rights, global governance, and EU trade policy, while serving on prestigious committees such as the Evidensia Research Council and ILO Labour Provisions steering committee. Through his leadership at the Centre, which holds distinctions as both a KU Leuven Centre of Excellence and Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, he continues to shape international policy and research in global governance and sustainable development, while maintaining active engagement in consulting work for major international organizations and government bodies.
Charline Depoorter
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Charline Depoorter serves as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Basel, building on her doctoral research at KU Leuven's Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and Division of Bioeconomics. Her academic foundation includes an MSc in Global Environment, Politics and Society from the University of Edinburgh and an MSc in International Politics from KU Leuven. Her research focuses on the intersection of sustainability governance and global trade, particularly examining voluntary sustainability standards and their effectiveness in creating positive environmental and social outcomes. As a key contributor to the field, she has led research initiatives at UNCTAD examining voluntary sustainability standards and sustainable development due diligence, while her work investigates how these standards address crucial issues such as deforestation, climate change, and labor rights violations in global value chains. Through her analysis of governance mechanisms and institutional design, she continues to advance understanding of how non-state governance instruments can effectively promote sustainability in international trade, particularly in developing countries and agricultural sectors, while contributing to academic discourse through publications and presentations at international conferences.
Miet Maertens
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Miet Maertens is a distinguished professor at KU Leuven's Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, where she leads the Agricultural and Rural Development Economics research group and serves as the department vice chair of Earth and Environmental Sciences. With a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Georg-August University Göttingen and MSc degrees in Economics and Bioscience Engineering from KU Leuven, she has established herself as a prominent researcher in agricultural and development economics. Her research portfolio encompasses crucial areas including global food value chains, private food standards, supply chain coordination, and sustainable agricultural intensification, with a particular focus on their impact on low- and middle-income countries. Her work specifically addresses pro-poor growth, market access, food security, gender issues, and empowerment in rural development processes. As head of the Division of Bioeconomics, she leads interdisciplinary collaborative research addressing multiple dimensions of sustainability, working with research institutes worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Her significant academic influence is reflected in her extensive publication record, having been cited over 6,900 times in academic literature.
Janne Bemelmans
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Janne Bemelmans is a distinguished researcher at KU Leuven's Division of Bioeconomics, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, where she recently completed her PhD focusing on Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) in global food systems. With an academic foundation combining a MSc in Bioscience Engineering from KU Leuven and an advanced MSc in Development Studies from the University of Antwerp, she specializes in investigating the socioeconomic impacts and trade effects of sustainability standards in tropical commodity sectors. Her research portfolio includes significant contributions to understanding VSS effectiveness in improving trade performance and welfare outcomes for producers, particularly in developing countries. She has published extensively on topics ranging from sustainability standards in tropical commodity sectors to fertility preferences in Sub-Saharan Africa, demonstrating her commitment to inclusive and sustainable food systems development. Before her doctoral research, she gained valuable international experience through a research internship at De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines, and has contributed to various research projects across different countries, including Senegal.
Eva Boonaert
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Eva Boonaert is a dedicated doctoral researcher at KU Leuven's Division of Bioeconomics, where she combines her expertise in sustainability, agriculture, and food systems research. With a Master's degree in Bioscience Engineering from KU Leuven, specializing in Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics and Forest, Nature and Landscape Planning, she has established herself as a promising researcher in agricultural sustainability. Her doctoral research focuses on investigating how food can be produced in a more socioeconomically and ecologically responsible way, with particular emphasis on eco-labels such as Fairtrade and Organic. Her work has gained significant recognition through publications in prestigious journals like Food Policy and Global Policy, where she has contributed valuable insights on voluntary sustainability standards and their impact on farmer welfare. Her research in Peru specifically examines the effectiveness of sustainability standards across all three pillars of sustainability - social, economic, and environmental - with groundbreaking findings showing that market-based incentives and capacity building are more effective at improving farm revenue than strict rule enforcement. As part of the VSS4f/wOOD project, she continues to make meaningful contributions to understanding how voluntary sustainability standards can create positive outcomes in global food systems.
Sustainable Trade Fundamentals

Beginner

Skill Level

10 Weeks

Self-paced lessons

Course Cost

₹ 5,143

Completion

CERTIFICATE

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