Voluntary standards, expert knowledge and the governance of sustainability networks

Global Networks

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 459-477

  Ponte, Stefano ^a   Cheyns, Emmanuelle ^b  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

EXPERT KNOWLEDGE; FISH; GOVERNANCE; PALM OIL; STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION; SUSTAINABILITY NETWORKS

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY; EXPERT KNOWLEDGE; GOVERNANCE; IMPORTANT FEATURES; MULTI-STAKEHOLDER INITIATIVES; PROCESS MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FISH; OILS AND FATS; PALM OIL; STANDARDS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGROINDUSTRY; CERTIFICATION; COMMODITY; EMERGENCE; GROWTH; STANDARD (REGULATION); SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE;

EID: 84883592906     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: 14710374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/glob.12011     Document Type: Article

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