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The Voluntary Coffee Standard Index (VOCSI). Developing a Composite Index to Assess and Compare the Strength of Mainstream Voluntary Sustainability Standards in the Global Coffee Industry
- T. Dietz, J. Auffenberg, Andrea Estrella Chong, Janina Grabs, B. Kilian
- Business
- 1 August 2018
Over the last years, key players in business, politics and civil society have promoted Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) to shift global markets towards more sustainable value chains. In this… Expand
Understanding role models for change: a multilevel analysis of success factors of grassroots initiatives for sustainable consumption
- Janina Grabs, N. Langen, G. Maschkowski, Niko Schäpke
- Political Science
- 15 October 2016
Abstract In order to achieve sustainable societies, we need models of behavior that go beyond individuals equating wellbeing and material consumption levels. Lowering individual footprints might be… Expand
INTERNATIONAL REPORT ON CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY SAFETY: TRENDS AND PERSPECTIVES, 2010
- M. Shaw, Manar Idriss, +29 authors Zhen Zhao
- Political Science
- 2010
- 38
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The evolution of power in the global coffee value chain and production network
- Janina Grabs, S. Ponte
- Business
- 1 July 2019
The configurations of global value chains and production networks are constantly changing, leading to new trajectories and geographical distributions of value creation and capture. In this article,… Expand
Women’s empowerment in rural Honduras and its determinants: insights from coffee communities in Ocotepeque and Copan
- T. Dietz, Andrea Estrella Chong, Paulino Font Gilabert, Janina Grabs
- Economics
- 2 January 2018
ABSTRACT This article quantifies the level of women’s empowerment in western Honduran coffee-producing households through the construction of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index, and… Expand
Indicators to compare and assess the institutional strength of voluntary sustainability standards in the global coffee industry
- Thomas A. Dietz, J. Auffenberg, Andrea Estrella Chong, Janina Grabs, B. Kilian
- Business, Medicine
- Data in brief
- 16 May 2018
The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled “The Voluntary Coffee Standard Index (VOCSI). Developing a composite Index to Assess and Compare the Institutional… Expand
Learning from Co-Founders of Grassroots Initiatives: Personal Resilience, Transition, and Behavioral Change – a Salutogenic Approach
- G. Maschkowski, Niko Schäpke, Janina Grabs, N. Langen
- Political Science
- 2017
- 5
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The rebound effects of switching to vegetarianism
- Janina Grabs
- Economics
- 9 July 2014
In order to reduce our environmental footprint, policy-makers have increasingly focused on influencing individual-level consumption choices. Recent years have seen a special focus on sustainable… Expand
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The rebound effects of switching to vegetarianism. A microeconomic analysis of Swedish consumption behavior
- Janina Grabs
- Economics
- 1 August 2015
Sustainable diets, in particular vegetarianism, are often promoted as effective measures to reduce our environmental footprint. Yet, few conclusions take full-scale behavioral changes into… Expand
How Effective is Multiple Certification in Improving the Economic Conditions of Smallholder Farmers? Evidence from an Impact Evaluation in Colombia’s Coffee Belt
- Thomas S. Dietz, Andrea Estrella Chong, Janina Grabs, B. Kilian
- Business
- 2 June 2020
Abstract Voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) in the coffee sector have become a popular tool to improve the livelihoods of smallholder coffee farmers. As third-party and company-led VSS have… Expand