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Sustainable Global Value Chains

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Editors:
  1. Michael Schmidt

    1. Department of Environmental Planning, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), Cottbus, Germany

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  2. Daniele Giovannucci

    1. The Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA), Philadelphia, USA

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  3. Dmitry Palekhov

    1. Department of Environmental Planning, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), Cottbus, Germany

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  4. Berthold Hansmann

    1. Division Climate Change, Rural Development, Infrastructure, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany

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  • In Memoriam of Berthold Hansmann a beloved and deeply caring colleague whose vision and steadfastness helped to create this book
  • State of the art perspectives on monitoring and evaluating actual sustainability
  • Leading edge thinking on how to foster sustainable supply chains
  • Perspectives from leading global experts

Part of the book series: Natural Resource Management in Transition (NRMT, volume 2)

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Table of contents (38 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. The Editors Review of Evidence and Perspectives on Sustainable Global Value Chains

    • Daniele Giovannucci, Berthold Hansmann, Dmitry Palekhov, Michael Schmidt
    Pages 1-15

  3. New Trends in Sustainability Agenda: Political Arena

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Rio+20 and Beyond: A New Era of Sustainable Development, Partnership and Interdependence

      • Chantal Line Carpentier, Isabel Garza Rodríguez
      Pages 19-42

    3. The Grand Vision of G7 in Elmau: Quo Vadis, Sustainability?

      • Katharina Serrano
      Pages 43-62

    4. From Stockholm to Paris: Four Decades of Sustainability in International Law

      • Terence Onang Egute, Eike Albrecht, Kelvin Awanaya Egute
      Pages 63-83

    5. European Union Policy for Sustainable Development

      • Eva Leptien, Ganna Mochalova, Eike Albrecht
      Pages 85-106

    6. Sustainability in Trade and Investment Agreements

      • Evita Schmieg
      Pages 107-121

    7. Capacity Building to Promote Sustainable Value Chains: The ValueLinks 2.0 Methodology

      • Andreas Springer-Heinze
      Pages 123-135

    8. Towards Mandatory Sustainability: Recent Lessons from Germany

      • Robert Atkinson
      Pages 137-155

    9. An Introduction to Sustainability in Australia’s Energy Policies

      • Aleksandar Damjanovski
      Pages 157-178

    10. 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

    11. Tools of Transformation: From Small Scale Progress to Structural Change

      • Guus ter Haar, Lucas Simons
      Pages 193-208

  4. New Trends in Sustainability Agenda: Private Sector Initiatives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 209-209
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    2. Sustainability Governance of Global Supply Chains: A Systematic Literature Review with Particular Reference to Private Regulation

      • Marina Jentsch, Klaus Fischer
      Pages 211-226

    3. Chain of Custody and Transparency in Global Supply Chains

      • Alexander Ellebrecht
      Pages 227-237

    4. 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

    5. Future Role of Voluntary Sustainability Standards: Towards Generation 3.0?

      • Mathieu Lamolle, Sandra Cabrera de Leicht, Regina Taimasova, Aimee Russillo
      Pages 265-286

  5. Monitoring and Evaluating Progress Towards Sustainability

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 287-287
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    2. Measuring Progress Towards Sustainability: A View of the Main Approaches to Evaluation

      • Keith Child
      Pages 289-304
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About this book

Value chains are a vital part of how our world operates, yet we are only beginning to understand how to make them sustainable. This volume addresses the crux of that challenge by presenting a broad array of options for understanding and managing the complexity of sustainability initiatives that affect, and are also influenced by value chains. Its chapters present diverse perspectives on both political and private sector governance, including governmental regulations and private standards, and embrace the emergent and critical value of innovative approaches to monitoring and evaluating progress. Finally, the volume offers a review of concrete examples for transformation and transition towards more sustainable value chains in selected sectors, including, amongst others, agriculture, forestry, mining, and tourism.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Environmental Planning, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), Cottbus, Germany

    Michael Schmidt, Dmitry Palekhov

  • The Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA), Philadelphia, USA

    Daniele Giovannucci

  • Division Climate Change, Rural Development, Infrastructure, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany

    Berthold Hansmann

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