Fair trade and beyond: Voluntary standards and sustainable supply chains

Delivering Performance in Food Supply Chains

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 478-510

  Alvarez, Gabriela ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethical trade; Food and beverage; Food safety standards; Sustainability; Voluntary standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902570863     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845697778.6.478     Document Type: Chapter

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