Sustainability Initiatives Driving Supply Chain: Climate Governance on Beef Production System

Abstract

Two conceptual frameworks have been analytically dominant in researching innovation dynamics in sustainability transition processes, namely Technological Innovation Systems (TIS) and the Multi-Level Perspective (MLP). The innovation systems has been principally concerned with emerging new technologies and their potential contribution to future sustainability, whereas MLP has been more strongly oriented toward reconstructing historical processes of sectorial change.In this perspective, this study aims to analyses how global climate change and environmental pressures impact on the governance of supply chain and the ripple effects on natural resource-intensive economies. Initiatives are taken to address regulatory issues and reconcile decision-making tools on quality assurance program on value chains. This includes a MultiLevel Perspective (MLP) as Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and Technological Innovation Systems (TIS) as Geographic Information System (GIS) used as a tracking system for monitoring sustainable practices.The paper discusses the drivers of sustainable beef production system, mainly in Legal Amazon, Brazil, and requirements from a largest retailer aligned to Brazilian Public Policies. This part presents three distinct strategies: (1) government and public policies to control deforestation related to beef cattle production system, (2) economic approach related to transnational supermarket chain and sustainability initiatives, (3) collective action for decision-making by multiple drivers

The Brazilian beef cattle supply chain in the next decades

“…Brazil's position as one of the largest food producers and exporters in the world will be maintained and even surpassed (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO, 2021). However, biotechnology and the greater alignment of the entire supply chain to ensure better genetic standards, sustainable production systems, animal welfare and meat quality will be the basis for the growth and development of the beef cattle supply chain (Kanashiro and Fraisse, 2015).…”

Power asymmetries in supply chains and implications for environmental governance: a study of the beef industry

“…Current literature on power relations in beef supply chains has mostly relied on indirect measures of power such as estimation of the cost of switching suppliers, potential punishment or assistance and favorable market position, rather than directly analyzing power relations (Belaya et al , 2009). For example, Makiya and Fraisse (2015) suggests transnational supermarket chains are the most powerful actors in the Brazil beef supply chain due to comparative advantage in the market. Hendrickson et al (2008) considers processing plant owners as the powerful actors due to their market share in the US beef supply chain.…”

Relationship between urban climate and its impact on energy efficiency and environmental performance

“…Observando os desafios sociais brasileiros abordados sob a ótica das categorias apresentadas na Figura 2, percebe-se uma ênfase em desafios socioecológicos, definidos como desafios sociais que emergem em sistemas naturais. Especialmente, a Amazônia foi abordada em cinco documentos (LOPES; LIMA, 2021;RODE et al, 2019;MEEK, 2016;MAKIYA;FRAISSE, 2015).…”