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DOI | 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2017.10.006 |
Improving environmental practices in agricultural supply chains: The role of company-led standards | |
Thorlakson, Tannis1; Hainmueller, Jens2,3; Lambin, Eric F.4,5,6 | |
2018 | |
发表期刊 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS |
ISSN | 0959-3780 |
EISSN | 1872-9495 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 48页码:32-42 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA; Belgium |
英文摘要 | Food retailers and manufacturers are increasingly committing to address agricultural sustainability issues in their supply chains. In place of using established eco-certifications, many companies define their own supply chain sustainability standards. Scholars remain divided on whether we should expect such company-led programs to affect change. We use a major food retailer as a critical case to evaluate the effectiveness of a company led supply chain standard in improving environmental farm management practices. We find that the company led standard increases the adoption of most environmental best management practices among the company's fruit, vegetable and flower growers in South Africa. This result is robust across two identification strategies: a panel analysis of over 950 farm audits and a cross-sectional matching analysis using original survey data. In-depth interviews suggest that the program's unique focus on capacity building through audit visits by highly trained staff, coupled with a close business relationship between the retailer and their growers help to explain the increased effectiveness of the program as compared to other private environmental standards. Contrary to the argument that company-led initiatives are mere window dressing, this study provides a critical example of the positive role private governance mechanisms can play in improving environmental farm management practices globally. |
英文关键词 | Private environmental governance Supply chain Sustainability Agriculture Voluntary sustainability standards |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000429399000004 |
WOS关键词 | CORPORATE SOCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY ; PRIVATE COMPLIANCE ; LABOR STANDARDS ; ETHICAL TRADE ; FOOD ; SUSTAINABILITY ; GOVERNANCE ; MANAGEMENT ; CODES ; CERTIFICATION |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies ; Geography |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Geography |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/37842 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Stanford Univ, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program Environm & Resou, 473 Via Ortega,Suite 226, Stanford, CA 94305 USA; 2.Stanford Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA; 3.Stanford Univ, Grad Sch Business, Stanford, CA 94305 USA; 4.Stanford Univ, Sch Earth Energy & Environm, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 USA; 5.Stanford Univ, Woods Inst Environm, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 USA; 6.Catholic Univ Louvain, Earth & Life Inst, Georges Lematre Earth & Climate Res Ctr, Pl Louis Pasteur 3, B-1348 Louvain, Belgium |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Thorlakson, Tannis,Hainmueller, Jens,Lambin, Eric F.. Improving environmental practices in agricultural supply chains: The role of company-led standards[J]. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS,2018,48:32-42. |
APA | Thorlakson, Tannis,Hainmueller, Jens,&Lambin, Eric F..(2018).Improving environmental practices in agricultural supply chains: The role of company-led standards.GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS,48,32-42. |
MLA | Thorlakson, Tannis,et al."Improving environmental practices in agricultural supply chains: The role of company-led standards".GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS 48(2018):32-42. |
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