The regulation of transnational corporations is increasingly a multi-actor and multi-level phenomenon. This trend is particularly visible in the garment global value chain. Spurred by the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh, a flurry of public and private initiatives addressing...

The book studies emergence and consolidation of voluntary sustainability standards (VSS); private standards defining sustainability-related product features. The book takes stock of their success and their potential in mediating between economic and non-economic concerns of global production....