Environmental governance in globally telecoupled systems: Mapping the terrain towards an integrated research agenda

Cotta, Benedetta; Coenen, Johanna; Challies, Edward; Newig, Jens; Lenschow, Andrea; Schilling‐Vacaflor, Almut

doi:10.1016/j.esg.2022.100142

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“…[3][4][5]12,14,17,28,30,39,44,47] They are based on governance arrangements that entail collaboration and a re-articulation of roles across public and private actors, [4] which appear necessary for several characteristics of the challenges concerned such as "telecoupled" systems. [82] Given their number and varying characteristics, scholars from different disciplines have investigated TGIs with regard to their features and composition [3,5,13,66] and their effectiveness. [15,16,20] Acknowledging the insights provided by this literature, with this study we advocate a research perspective that takes the multilevel nature of the global governance landscape seriously and pays attention to country-specific participation patterns in TGIs on sustainability.…”

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“…[ 3 , 4 , 5 , 12 , 14 , 17 , 28 , 30 , 39 , 44 , 47 ] They are based on governance arrangements that entail collaboration and a re‐articulation of roles across public and private actors, [ 4 ] which appear necessary for several characteristics of the challenges concerned such as “telecoupled” systems. [ 82 ] Given their number and varying characteristics, scholars from different disciplines have investigated TGIs with regard to their features and composition [ 3 , 5 , 13 , 66 ] and their effectiveness. [ 15 , 16 , 20 ]…”

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Country‐Specific Participation Patterns in Transnational Governance Initiatives on Sustainability: Preliminary Insights and Research Agenda

Tosun¹,

Saad²,

Glückler³

et al. 2023

Global Challenges

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Transnational public–private governance initiatives (TGIs) have become key elements in global governance, especially in the governance of sustainability. Pertinent research has concentrated on why TGIs have emerged as well as on their impacts on political outcomes and questions related to their legitimacy. This instructive literature has predominantly focused on TGIs as entities in their own right. This explorative study contributes to the literature by advocating a complementary analytical perspective that pays attention to domestic‐level patterns of participation in TGIs and national factors that determine which types of organizations (public, business, or civil society) participate in TGIs. It is shown for six Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru) that there exists cross‐country variation in the composition patterns in 29 TGIs on sustainability, suggesting that national conditions matter for how organizations participate in them. By improving the knowledge of the national conditions, a more complete analysis of participation and the effectiveness of TGIs can be provided in global sustainability governance. In this spirit, in a last step, an agenda is developed for guiding future research on this topic.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Country‐Specific Participation Patterns in Transnational Governance Initiatives on Sustainability: Preliminary Insights and Research Agenda

Tosun¹,

Saad²,

Glückler³

et al. 2023

Global Challenges

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“…Various scholars have proposed strategies for establishing effective and legitimate telecoupled governance systems. This includes problem‐oriented research efforts (Cotta et al, 2022), the development of frameworks for quantifying the environmental impacts of telecoupling (Guo et al, 2021), and the formation of international communities (Rommel et al, 2019). Notably, Garrett and Rueda (2019) suggest the promotion of responsible and ethical consumption as a means to advance novel governance mechanisms for telecoupled systems, as consumers play a pivotal role in propelling voluntary environmental policies and standards within the business sector (Rueda et al, 2017).…”

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Understanding and achieving sustainable consumption: Integrating international political economy and psychology perspectives

Liu

2023

Bus Strat Dev

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The concept of sustainable consumption has gained significant attention in international policy discussions. In order to achieve sustainable consumption, it is essential to thoroughly comprehend the underlying causes of current unsustainable consumption patterns and the associated challenges in transitioning to more sustainable practices. This research, employing perspectives from international political economy and psychology, elucidates that unsustainable consumption is rooted in a combination of systemic and individual factors. Systemic factors encompass unequal exchange relations, lack of efficient telecoupling framework, political and ecological trade‐off dilemma. Individual factors include unsatisfied needs, insufficient environmental concern, and low self‐efficacy. Drawing upon these findings, this study presents a comprehensive set of macro and micro‐level policy recommendations for achieving sustainable consumption and a more equitable and sustainable future.

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“…Local sustainability problems are increasingly shaped by distal actors and processes through global flows of information, people, goods, and services. Demand for commodities such as palm oil, soy, meat, cocoa, and rubber produces negative social and environmental impacts, including deforestation, biodiversity loss, food insecurity, agri-chemical pollution, and consolidation of landholdings, in production regions that are often far removed from sites of consumption (Laroche et al 2021, Cotta et al 2022, Roux et al 2022. Such sustainability problems often transcend traditional political boundaries, which makes it challenging to design governance institutions to fit the scale of the problems.…”

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Toward spatial fit in the governance of global commodity flows

Coenen¹,

Sonderegger²,

Newig³

et al. 2023

E&S

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Global commodity flows between distally connected social-ecological systems pose important challenges to sustainability governance. These challenges are partly due to difficulties in designing and implementing governance institutions that fit or match the scale of the environmental and social problems generated in such telecoupled systems. We focus on the spatial dimension of governance fit in relation to global commodity flows and telecoupled systems. Specifically, we draw on examples from land use and global agricultural commodity governance to examine two overarching types of governance mismatches: boundary mismatches and resolution mismatches. We argue that one way to address mismatches is through governance rescaling and illustrate this approach with reference to examples of three broad types of governance approaches: trade agreements, due diligence laws, and landscape approaches to supply chain governance. No single governance approach is likely to address all mismatches, highlighting the need to align multiple governance approaches to govern telecoupled systems effectively.

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Environmental governance in globally telecoupled systems: Mapping the terrain towards an integrated research agenda

Cited by 9 publications

References 60 publications

Country‐Specific Participation Patterns in Transnational Governance Initiatives on Sustainability: Preliminary Insights and Research Agenda

Country‐Specific Participation Patterns in Transnational Governance Initiatives on Sustainability: Preliminary Insights and Research Agenda

Understanding and achieving sustainable consumption: Integrating international political economy and psychology perspectives

Toward spatial fit in the governance of global commodity flows

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