Assessing the Impact of Fair Trade Coffee: Towards an Integrative Framework |
| |
Authors: | Karla Utting |
| |
Institution: | (1) Environmental Science and Policy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 27, 00014 Helsinki, Finland;(2) Institute of Development Studies, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 59, 00014 Helsinki, Finland |
| |
Abstract: | This article presents an impact assessment framework that allows for the evaluation of positive and negative local-level impacts
that have resulted from “responsible trade” interventions such as fair trade and ethical trade. The framework investigates
impact relating to (1) livelihood impacts on primary stakeholders; (2) socio-economic impacts on communities; (3) organizational
impacts; (4) environmental impacts; (5) policies and institutional impacts; and (6) future prospects. It identifies relevant
local-level stakeholders and facilitates the analysis of conflicting interests. The framework was developed in the context
of, and is applied in this article to, the fair trade coffee industry in northern Nicaragua. It was designed, however, so
that it can be applied across commodity sectors and responsible trade initiatives. It is able to do this by accommodating
for differences in the social, environmental, political and institutional contexts of different areas, and by taking into
account the distinct nature of an initiative’s overall objectives, different levels of intervention, and the full range of
stakeholders involved. |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
|