Sustainable Global Value Chains

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi
 The Editors Review of Evidence and Perspectives on Sustainable Global Value Chains  (Daniele Giovannucci, Berthold Hansmann, Dmitry Palekhov, Michael Schmidt)....Pages 1-15
Front Matter ....Pages 17-17
 Rio+20 and Beyond: A New Era of Sustainable Development, Partnership and Interdependence  (Chantal Line Carpentier, Isabel Garza Rodríguez)....Pages 19-42
 The Grand Vision of G7 in Elmau: Quo Vadis, Sustainability?  (Katharina Serrano)....Pages 43-62
 From Stockholm to Paris: Four Decades of Sustainability in International Law  (Terence Onang Egute, Eike Albrecht, Kelvin Awanaya Egute)....Pages 63-83
 European Union Policy for Sustainable Development  (Eva Leptien, Ganna Mochalova, Eike Albrecht)....Pages 85-106
 Sustainability in Trade and Investment Agreements  (Evita Schmieg)....Pages 107-121
 Capacity Building to Promote Sustainable Value Chains: The ValueLinks 2.0 Methodology  (Andreas Springer-Heinze)....Pages 123-135
 Towards Mandatory Sustainability: Recent Lessons from Germany  (Robert Atkinson)....Pages 137-155
 An Introduction to Sustainability in Australia’s Energy Policies  (Aleksandar Damjanovski)....Pages 157-178
 Governmentally Controlled Supply Chains in Areas Facing Food Security Challenges: The Case of Baladi Bread Supply Chain in Egypt and the Policy Transition After the 2011 Uprising  (Sarkis Nehme)....Pages 179-192
 Tools of Transformation: From Small Scale Progress to Structural Change  (Guus ter Haar, Lucas Simons)....Pages 193-208
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 Sustainability Governance of Global Supply Chains: A Systematic Literature Review with Particular Reference to Private Regulation  (Marina Jentsch, Klaus Fischer)....Pages 211-226
 Chain of Custody and Transparency in Global Supply Chains  (Alexander Ellebrecht)....Pages 227-237
 Clarity in Diversity: How the Sustainability Standards Comparison Tool and the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative Provide Orientation  (Friederike Sorg, Jens Kahle, Niklas Wehner, Max Mangold, Silke Peters)....Pages 239-264
 Future Role of Voluntary Sustainability Standards: Towards Generation 3.0?  (Mathieu Lamolle, Sandra Cabrera de Leicht, Regina Taimasova, Aimee Russillo)....Pages 265-286
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 Measuring Progress Towards Sustainability: A View of the Main Approaches to Evaluation  (Keith Child)....Pages 289-304
 Transformational Change: The Challenge of a Brave New World  (Jyotsna Puri)....Pages 305-326
 Impact Assessment of Commodity Standards: Pathways for Sustainability and Inclusiveness  (Ruerd Ruben)....Pages 327-345
 Performance Monitoring: An Agile New Tool for Facilitating Sustainability in Value Chains  (Jessica Mullan, Heather Esper, Daniele Giovannucci)....Pages 347-360
 Evaluating the Potential of a Green Economy in Tunisia: A System Dynamics Modelling Approach for the Solid Waste Management Sector  (Salma Halioui, Michelle Heese, Michael Schmidt)....Pages 361-377
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 Designing Progress Towards Sustainable Sectors: The Four Phases of Market Transformation  (Guus ter Haar, Lucas Simons)....Pages 381-396
 What’s Next for Transforming the Palm Oil Sector: More of the Same or Better Embedded?  (Johan Verburg)....Pages 397-415
 The Global Coffee Platform: An Innovative Approach to the Coffee Sector Transformation  (Friederike Martin, Lars Kahnert, Annette Pensel, Jishoy Vithayathil)....Pages 417-433
 Cocoa Certification in West Africa: The Need for Change  (Enrique Uribe-Leitz, François Ruf)....Pages 435-461
 Sustainability in the Banana Sector: Development and Success Factors of the German Action Alliance for Sustainable Bananas  (Alexandra Kessler, Christoph Hermann)....Pages 463-479
 Forest Stewardship Council: Transforming the Global Forestry Sector  (Amparo Arellano Gil, Thomas Colonna, John Hontelez, Marion Karmann, Anakarina Pérez Oropeza)....Pages 481-497
 Recent Experiences from the Natural Rubber Industry and Its Movement Towards Sustainability  (Edward Millard)....Pages 499-520
 Responsible Mining: Challenges, Perspectives and Approaches  (Dmitry Palekhov, Ludmila Palekhova)....Pages 521-544
 Responsible Gold Mining at the Artisanal and Small-Scale Level: A Case Study of Ghana  (Kenneth Bedu-Addo, Dmitry Palekhov, David J. Smyth, Michael Schmidt)....Pages 545-563
 Industry Initiatives Towards Environmental Sustainability in the Automobile Value Chains  (Pia Dewitz)....Pages 565-583
 Tourism and Sustainability: Transforming Global Value Chains to Networks  (Keith Bosak, Stephen F. McCool)....Pages 585-595
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 localg.a.p.: International Know-How Applied at Regional Level  (Enrique Uribe-Leitz, Elmé Coetzer-Boersma, Christi Venter)....Pages 599-619
 Cui bono: Who Stands to Gain? Certification for Smallholder Tree-Farmers in Southeast Asia  (Aidan C. Flanagan, Peter R. Stevens, Stephen J. Midgley)....Pages 621-638
 Group Certification: Market Access for Smallholder Agriculture  (Mildred Steidle, Gerald A. Herrmann)....Pages 639-656
 Towards a Living Income Within Agricultural Value Chains  (Sophie Grunze, Kristin Komives, Don Seville, Stephanie Daniels, Eberhard Krain)....Pages 657-671
 Potential for Joint Public and Private Initiatives to Eliminate Deforestation from Global Supply Chains  (Franziska Rau)....Pages 673-688
 Planned Obsolescence: A Case Under Torts Law as Intentional Damage Contrary to Public Policy (Art. 826 German Civil Code)  (Eike Albrecht)....Pages 689-708
 A Paradigm Shift in University Education Towards Sustainable Development  (Dmitry Palekhov, Ludmila Palekhova, Michael Schmidt, Berthold Hansmann)....Pages 709-730