The coffee segment that is known as sustainable has grown much faster than nearly any other industry segment in the …

Certification and labeling initiatives that seek to enhance environmental and social sustainability are growing rapidly … – outlining and contrasting their governance structures, environmental and social standards, and market positions. We argue that … simply uphold current standards. The vulnerability of these initiatives to market pressures highlights the need for private …

The State of Sustainable Coffee provides the first comprehensive overview of the market conditions facing, organic …, fair trade and shade grown or eco-friendly coffees (termed 'sustainable' coffees). It outlines the volumes, trends … American report. While some common parallels exist, such as the priority for consistency and quality standards, the substantial …

sustainability standards in the coffee industry. The underlying market dynamics that have contributed to these developments are … the creation of a market for sustainable coffee, decisions that significantly influence market creation are made in the … of sustainability standards and by the existence of a small segment of loyal Fair Trade customers that ensured that …

sustainability certification. For African forest products, a shift in the export destinations of forest products towards China, the … leading timber product manufacturer, has raised concerns that social and environmental product and process standards are … domestic market for finished wood products, sustainability certification requirements driven by the US and EU will not be …

embraced private standards, usually with some form of third party certification employed to verify adherence to those standards …

tolerance standards: organics (i.e., zero-synthetic chemicals). The focus is on the governance of organic standards in the rural …

fair trade—focusing on corporate involvement in establishing and renegotiating the standards undergirding these initiatives …. We compare the development of and contestation over the standards for both certified organic and certified fair trade …