Due diligence and corporate disclosure initiatives effectively expand the role of professional
service firms as regulatory intermediaries in the governance of conditions of production in …

This paper explores the intersection between three processes associated with globalisation.
First, the rise of emerging economies like China, Brazil and India, the so-called 'Rising …

Assurance—an intermediary's guarantee of compliance with regulatory standards—is critical
for legitimate governance within the sustainability field. This legitimacy classically depends …

The complexity of decentralized regulatory contexts can threaten program fidelity,
particularly if it results in divergence between program goals and the intents of regulatory …

Private regulatory programs, such as certification schemes, seek to control market access by
providing greater certainty about products' credence attributes, including sustainability …

Few studies have responded to the calls by sociolegal scholars to explore how disputes
evolve. This article takes up the challenge by examining how intermediaries in socialist Asia …

This article analyzes food safety policy reform in Europe following the increasingly frequent
crises that occurred at state levels during the 1980's and 1990's. The European reforms aim …

Aims: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the self-coordination of private regulation and
self-regulation schemes in food industry to promote sustainability. Study Design: This study …

This thesis focuses on the phenomenon of companies lobbying for more activist government
public policy intervention to advance sustainable development. While there is a degree of …