From certification outcomes to certification processes: Demand, supply and adoption of eco certification along the natural rubber supply chain

摘要: In recent years, issues associated with natural rubber production have gained visibility and a number of industry stakeholders across range submarkets started to adopt forms eco-certification labeling in response growing market for certified products. While encouraging, the disparate nature certification efforts an already highly fragmented makes it difficult determine alignment between claims address environmental social concerns actual performance. This thesis contrasts impacts emerging assess needs outcomes. addition, this seeks understand processes that give rise particular may or not serve current practices. By examining contexts relationships along commodity chain, paper illuminates ecological given demand, supply adoption as form private regulation.