CURRENT PROJECTS
Governance
Implications of Private Standards Initiatives in Agrifood Chains
Anne Tallontire, Valerie Nelson
and Adrienne Martin will soon start working with Maggie Opondo on a
ESRC-DFID funded research project entitled Governance
Implications of Private Standards Initiatives in Agrifood Chains.
A related flyer entitled The
Politics of Private Standards [PDF 2.6Mb] is available.
RECENT PROJECTS
Ethical issues in the Jewellery Trade
We have recently completed research commissioned
by the CRED Foundation,
partly funded by DFID, to identify key social, environmental and ethical
issues in the jewellery supply chain. The report, Towards
an Ethical Jewellery Business, is phase 1 of a study that aims to
assist industry bodies in identifying how to integrate ethical considerations
into their activities. We are currently developing phase 2, which will
involve field work in countries where mining and processing of precious
metals and gemstones take place
An executive summary of
the the report is also available.
Impact assessment of codes
of practice
We are conducting in-depth research focusing on the
Kenyan flower and South African wine industries over a three year period
(more...)
Ethical
trade and forest-dependent people
Examining the advantages to Southern producers of different approaches
to ethical trade Developing methodologies for promoting ethical trade
that benefits forest communities Informing key stakeholders in the forest
sector of the latest development affecting responsible business Developing
a Manual Ethical Trade, People and Forests (more...)
Gender Issues in Labour Codes
of Practice
Overview of gender issues in export horticulture
Mapping of the gender content of codes of conduct in African Horticulture
Analysis of how ethical trade can enhance the economic and social rights
of women and men workers Identification of best practice in implementing
gender-sensitive ethical trade based on worker and stakeholder participation
(more...)
Smallholder Export Horticulture
Working with the horticulture industry to identify
best practice for smallholders in export horticulture, and viable extension
systems to educate smallholders (more...)
Ethical trade and export horticulture
Working with Southern stakeholders to identify social
and environmental standards for the horticulture industry Working with
Northern and Southern stakeholders to develop affordable, effective systems
for managing ethical supply chains Building networks between Northern
and Southern horticulture businesses Identifying awareness building needs
of Northern stakeholders
Social Dimensions of Business
Practice Resource Centre
Management advice to the Centre Pilot project on
building partnerships for better ethical supply chain management (Value
Chain Study)
Economic analysis of social
standards
Informing industry about the real costs of adopting
core labour standards and other social performance standards
EU Pesticide Legislation
Policy advice to the British government on the preventing
negative impacts for African farmers resulting from recent EU pesticide
legislation
Best Practice Benchmarking
Benchmarking of national standards of good social
and environmental practice against international best practice
Exotic Fruit from the Caribbean
Scoping the potential for introducing a holistic
approach to socially and environmentally beneficial production of exotic
fruit in the Caribbean (pending) |