Vertically Differentiating Environmental Standards: The Case of the Marine Stewardship Council

This paper explores the externally-led vertical differentiation of third-party certification standards using the case of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). We analyze this process in two dimensions. First, fisheries employ strategies to capture further market value from fishing practices that go...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Simon R. Bush, Peter Oosterveer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-02-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/7/2/1861