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Harnessing relational values for global value chain sustainability: Reframing the roundtable on sustainable palm oil's offset mechanism to support smallholders
Ecological Economics ( IF 7 ) Pub Date : 2021-12-04 , DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107303
Caleb Gallemore 1 , Kristjan Jespersen 2 , Paige Olmsted 3
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In credit systems, purportedly sustainable activities are undertaken in one place to compensate for unsustainable activities elsewhere. These mechanisms originated in pollution abatement systems but now are found in many sustainability programs, including supply chain certification. Credit programs are used in various sustainability certification programs to lower transaction costs, boost uptake, and direct more resources to small producers, but they are also controversial. The relational values framework argues that one way to motivate people to support sustainability efforts is to emphasize what behaviors are appropriate to specific relationships. We ask whether changing the way we think and talk about credits may be a way to direct more resources to producers or places willing to engage in sustainability certification. Using an embedded survey experiment, we test this reframing with a sample of representatives of member organizations of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). We find that the relational values reframing of the RSPO's crediting mechanism is perceived to be less confusing and potentially damaging to the standard's reputation than the existing framing. This evidence suggests that relational values frames might be helpful tools as part of efforts to improve sustainability in global value chains.



中文翻译:

利用全球价值链可持续性的相关价值:重新制定可持续棕榈油补偿机制圆桌会议以支持小农

在信贷系统中,据称可持续的活动在一个地方进行,以补偿其他地方的不可持续活动。这些机制起源于污染减排系统,但现在可以在许多可持续发展计划中找到,包括供应链认证。信贷计划被用于各种可持续性认证计划,以降低交易成本、提高吸收率并将更多资源分配给小生产者,但它们也存在争议。关系价值观框架认为,激励人们支持可持续发展努力的一种方法是强调哪些行为适合特定关系。我们询问改变我们思考和谈论信用的方式是否可以将更多资源引导到愿意参与可持续性认证的生产者或地方。使用嵌入式调查实验,我们使用可持续棕榈油圆桌会议 (RSPO) 成员组织的代表样本来测试这一重构。我们发现,与现有框架相比,RSPO 信用机制的关系价值重构被认为更容易混淆,并且对标准声誉的潜在损害更少。这一证据表明,作为提高全球价值链可持续性的努力的一部分,关系价值框架可能是有用的工具。

更新日期:2021-12-04
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