Governance through global networks and corporate signaling

Perez, Oren; Cohen, Reuven; Schreiber, Nir

doi:10.1111/rego.12230

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“…Recently, network analysis has been given renewed purchase in Seabrooke and Henriksen's (2017) edited volume arguing for a social network toolbox (similar to those proposed by Kenis and Schneider, 1991) to advance our understanding of the underlying network structures and connectivity of actors involved in policymaking. Furthermore, there are numerous studies that utilise network analytic tools for policy analysis (see, for example, Maggetti, 2009;Christopoulos and Ingold, 2015;Paterson et al, 2017;Perez et al, 2019;Seabrooke and Stenstroem, 2023). We utilise such a formal network analytic approach to provide alternative and crucial insights into the power of actors to influence policymaking.…”

Section: Data and Methodological Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Shaping the climate transition: Multistakeholder networks, elites, and sustainable finance policy in Europe

Tischer,

Ferrando

2024

Finance soc.

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As sustainable finance has entered the mainstream, it has become an area of contestation among civil society, political and business. In response, policy makers seek to resolve stalemates and enhance legitimacy by utilising multistakeholder, consensus-driven approaches to policymaking. In this paper, we examine these emergent ‘cooperative’ structures from a network analytic perspective. Our structural analysis is based on six national and three EU policy spaces. We conduct compositional analyses to explore the makeup of the network(s) and use a range of centrality measures to capture emerging elites. We find an increase in civil society participation in these policy spaces over time; however, financial firms and pro-business voices remain dominant players. We also find a small cluster of elite actors from a range of stakeholder groups. We conclude that the increasing structural balance of stakeholder interests, however, does not translate into power for civil society to alter the direction of policymaking, but appears to serve enhancing the legitimacy of a policy process that departs from the priority and aspirations of civil society organisations.

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Section: Data and Methodological Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Shaping the climate transition: Multistakeholder networks, elites, and sustainable finance policy in Europe

Tischer,

Ferrando

2024

Finance soc.

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“…More recently, transnational sustainability schemes and standards for the sector have emerged. These schemes usually focus on a specific resource/product such as palm oil, soy or coffee, or on a particular issue like animal rights or fair prices for producers (Hale and Roger, 2014;Perez et al, 2019). They include large global initiatives such as the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Roundtable on Sustainable Soy (RTSS).…”

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New boundaries for sustainability accounting? A case study of multi-entity accounting and reporting in the agrifood sector

Maughan,

O'Dochartaigh

2023

AAAJ

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PurposeThis study examines how accounting tools and techniques are used to create and support membership and reporting boundaries for a multi-entity sustainability scheme. It also considers whether boundary setting for this initiative helps to connect corporate activity with planetary boundaries and the SDGs.Design/methodology/approachA case study of a national agrifood sustainability scheme, analysing extensive documentary data and multi-entity sustainability reports. The concept of partial organising is used to frame the analysis.FindingsAccounting, in the form of planning, verification, target setting, annual review and reporting, can be used to create a membership and a reporting boundary. Accounting tools and techniques support the scheme's standard-setting and monitoring elements. The study demonstrates that the scheme offers innovation in how sustainability reporting is managed. However, it does not currently provide a cumulative assessment of the effect of the sector's activity on ecological carrying capacity or connect this activity to global sustainability indicators.Research limitations/implicationsFuture research can build on this study's insights to further develop our understanding of multi-entity sustainability reporting and accounting's role in organising for sustainability. The authors identify several research avenues including: boundary setting in ecologically significant sectors, integrating global sustainability indicators at sectoral and organisational levels, sustainability controls in multi-entity settings and the potential of multi-entity reporting to provide substantive disclosure.Originality/valueThis paper provides insight into accounting's role in boundary setting for a multi-entity sustainability initiative. It adds to our understanding of the potential of a multi-entity reporting boundary to support connected measurement between corporate activity and global sustainability indicators. It builds on work on partial organising and provides insight into how accounting can support this form of organising for sustainability.

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“…Political structures may be required to respond to specific problems (Nalbandian et al, 2013) when greater public preference for government intervention but less government involvement (Perez et al, 2019). As the public wants action on specific general information, different parties are called upon to respond to this demand through collaboration.…”

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Making Network Governance Work in Forest Land-Use Policy in the Local Government

Roengtam,

Agustiyara,

Nurmandi

2023

Sage Open

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Focusing on Indonesia’s Riau Province, this study examines the complexities of managing networks for forest governance, and how local governments should adopt and enforce policies in network settings based on multi-stakeholder participation. Data were collected through interviews and document analysis, and analyzed using network analysis. The finding show that network governance through regulation should be enforced through the network’s political structure, involve several local actors, and facilitate coordination and communication for mutual benefit, especially in forest land-use management. Trust and costs reflect the development of collaborative behavioral frameworks which can influence coordination capacity, including intergovernmental networks in forest land-use policy. Further, the separation of network governance from multiple linked actors, which seems more “ally” (i.e., lead-organization governed networks) than “join” (i.e., shared/participatory governance networks), is undoubtedly problematic. The network and building of trust between network stakeholders may never transform into multi-stakeholder management structures without enabling network governance.

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Governance through global networks and corporate signaling

Cited by 18 publications

References 83 publications

Shaping the climate transition: Multistakeholder networks, elites, and sustainable finance policy in Europe

Shaping the climate transition: Multistakeholder networks, elites, and sustainable finance policy in Europe

New boundaries for sustainability accounting? A case study of multi-entity accounting and reporting in the agrifood sector

Making Network Governance Work in Forest Land-Use Policy in the Local Government

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