Sustainable consumption by certification The case of coffee
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The goals to be pursued under a sustainability and sustainable consumption and production agenda often are framed and interpreted in very different ways by different actors. Fischer Kowalski et al. (1994) speak in this context of a ‘plethora of paradigms’; there have been ample debates on ‘strong’ and ‘weak’ sustainability (Munasinghe and Shearer 1995), and the role of the free market has been described as both supportive as opposing sustainable development (Scherhorn 2005; Prahalad 2004). Yet, a few elements seem commonly accepted (UN 2002; see also the review in Tukker 2008). With regard to the environmental dimension, radical improvements of resource-efficiency and reduction in environmental impacts are to be strived for. With regard to the economic dimension, the goal is to realise equitable growth – which particularly in developing countries implies a radical enhancement of wealth per capita. And in relation, with regard to the social dimension, in order to realise acceptable social (labor and other) circumstances, particularly again in developing countries radical improvements are needed.
TNO Identifier
954137
ISBN
9789048130894
Publisher
Springer
Source title
Sustainable Production Consumption Systems: Knowledge, Engagement and Practice
Editor(s)
Lebel, L.
Lorek, S.
Daniel,
Lorek, S.
Daniel,
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Pages
179-199
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