Purpose This paper aims to examine the concept of standardization beyond its traditional
use in generating and implementing standards and good practice guidelines (S&GPG) by …

Fairtrade International (FTI) sets forth in its theory of change a food future that consists of fair
trade, small farmer and farm worker empowerment and sustainable livelihoods for producers …

Data have changed the characteristics of the global value chain in the context of digital
economy. Standards and innovation are the key facilitators of digital economy. Considering …

This paper presents results from an analysis on the economic impact of early
standardization for biobased materials with potential to internalize the costs of …

Researchers from LISIS conducted a mixed-methods-based study to analyze how the
Fairtrade Premium has been used by Fairtrade organizations and how it generates benefits …

Purpose The aim of this study is to contribute to extended knowledge about the role of
standardization of university library operations and its consequences. Design/methodology …

This paper shows the need for innovation in the development of standards and
standardisation instruments. While standardisation activity overall is growing in terms of the …

Moralische Qualitätsansprüche von Lebensmitteln werden typischerweise über Labels
kommuniziert. Die Signalisierung entsprechender Qualitäten dient der Wertsteigerung, doch …

Nachhaltigkeitsdiskurse und Organisationen prägen unsere Gesellschaft. Wir nutzen
Einsichten des soziologischen Neo-Institutionalismus, um die Rolle von Organisationen in …

Most of us would agree that values are worthy of appreciation and believe that society would
be improved if values were more highly prized. Nevertheless, values can give rise to harsh …