Marine Stewardship Council: A Case Study in Private Environmental Standard-Setting

February 2014
Citation:
44
ELR 10097
Issue
2
Author
Will Martin

This Comment will examine key features of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), one of the main private environmental standard-setting organizations, and describe MSC’s standard-setting process, the status of MSC’s review of its standard currently underway, and lessons learned in setting and adjusting the standard.

Will Martin is a lawyer in Nashville, Tennessee, former chairman of the board of the Marine Stewardship Council, and adjunct professor of International Environmental Law at Vanderbilt University Law School.

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