
Supermarkets and private standards of sustainability
the responsibility to protect without protectionismBy Tiago Matsuoka MegaleLength3h 19m
About this audiobook
The current international economic scenario is characterized by the presence of an increasing number of multinational enterprises, the formation of global value chains and the creation of transnational regulatory networks. The aim of this book is to analyze to which extent private standards of sustainability imposed by supermarkets protect common values as the human life or health instead of constituting disguised restrictions to trade. The analysis and the case studies disclosed that the essence of the aforementioned standards can be determined through the limited scope of WTO treaties that regulate non-tariff barriers to trade and the search of coherence between supermarkets? sustainability policies and OECD rules.
Audiobook details
GenreBusiness and Economics
Length3 hrs 19 mins
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Publish dateOct 26, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Acronyms
2Apresentação
31. Introduction
42. Theoretical basis
52.1. The firm in the market
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62.2. The firm in the supply chain
72.3. Private standards and the fragmentation of international trade
82.3.1. WTO regulation of technical and phytosanitary standards
92.3.2. Privatization of the governance of international trade
102.3.3. Sustainable development and the search of unity in international trade
113. Methodology
123.1. Hypothesis development
133.2. The internationalization process: the multinational as a new global player
143.2.1. Justification of the international retailers chosen
153.2.2. Tesco’s internationalization
163.2.3. Casino’s internationalization
173.2.4. Walmart’s internationalization
183.3. Sample: private standards of sustainability in the retail sector
193.4. Empirical research: species of private standards and their scope
204. The world of private standards
214.1. Terminological precision: private label and private standard
224.2. Plurality of private labels and private standards on the retail
234.2.1. Walmart sustainability policy and private standards
244.2.2. Tesco sustainability policy and private standards
254.2.3. Casino sustainability policy and private standards
264.3. Corporate social responsibility in the retail sector
274.3.1. A business case for CSR
284.3.2. Global expansion of corporate social responsibility
294.3.3. The OECD regulation of corporate social responsibility
304.4. Determining the essence of private labels
314.5. The search of coherence between supermarkets’ sustainability policies and the OECD framework
325. Conclusion