This section contains information and documents on social and ecological standards that can be downloaded or ordered from us free of charge.

Under GTZ Materials you will find:
· Publications of the Programme Office
· Position and Working Papers of the Programme Office
· Lessons Learnt for the purposes of exchanging knowledge and experiences.

Under Literature you will find a selection of documents on voluntary standards and sustainable development in the following categories:
· Articles
· Studies and reports
· Guidelines.

Under Links we present a selection of internet sites where you will find further information on this subject. They are classified as follows:
· Information: websites providing information on the subject of standards and sustainable production and consumption
· International organisations: intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations and associations
· Standards initiatives: initiatives working on the development and implementation of standards and sustainability practices in the form of labelling schemes, codes of conduct or business reporting
· Forums: websites of multi-stakeholder forums and dialogue platforms of single stakeholder groups
· Institutes: research and policy institutes dealing with standards and sustainable development