Private eco-brands and green market development: Towards new forms of sustainability governance in the food retailing

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 107, Issue , 2015, Pages 74-84

  Chkanikova, Olga ^a   Lehner, Matthias ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Certification; Eco branding; Food retailing; Green market; Standards; Sustainability governance

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COSTS; FOOD SUPPLY; PRODUCT LIABILITY; SALES; STANDARDS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

CERTIFICATION; ECO-BRANDING; FOOD RETAILING; GREEN MARKETS; INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT; NEW INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84942988793     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.05.055     Document Type: Article

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