Do motivations affect different voluntary traceability schemes? An empirical analysis among food manufacturers

Stranieri, Stefanella; Cavaliere, Alessia; Banterle, Alessandro

doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.04.047

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“…These barriers range from the non-existence of a common definition of traceability to the lack of a unique technological language that would support the dimension's emergence and continuance (Marshall et al, 2016;Regattieri et al, 2007). Equally important is the cost of traceability both economically and organizationally (Cheng and Simmons, 1994;Stranieri, Cavaliere, and Banterle, 2017) which is preventing the originally predicted, widespread implementation of tracking technologies such as RFID (Balocco, Miragliotta, Perego, and Tumino, 2011). The lack of resources and capabilities among SC actors (mainly upstream suppliers) aggravates the problem (Boström et al, 2012;Plambeck et al, 2012).…”

Section: Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Traceability for sustainability – literature review and conceptual framework

Garcia-Torres

Albareda

Rey‐García

et al. 2019

SCM

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Purpose This paper aims to examine how companies enact traceability in their global supply chains (SCs) to achieve sustainability goals and how this so-called traceability for sustainability (TfS) can contribute to (sustainable) supply chain management ([S]SCM). For this, the paper focuses on the paramount example of the apparel industry. Design/methodology/approach This study presents an integrative and systematic literature review of 89 peer-reviewed journal articles on the confluence of traceability and sustainability in global apparel SCs. It comprises content analysis and abductive category-building based on previous literature. Findings A conceptual framework emerges to describe TfS as an evolving cycle, comprising three dimensions: governance, collaboration and tracking and tracing. Resources and capabilities literature set the foundations for conceiving TfS as a distinctive meta-capability construct. Hence, besides being associated to increased performance, risk management and SC process transformation, TfS ultimately blurs boundaries and integrates non-traditional SC actors into the same ecosystem with important implications for sustainability and (S)SCM. This study refers to the industrial upgrading potential of global SCs to explain how leveraging enabling technologies for TfS may help to improve the triple-bottom-line (TBL) performance of the actors in the broad ecosystem while reducing the risks associated to those technologies. Thus, TfS can contribute to (S)SCM and to TBL sustainability within and beyond SC boundaries. Originality/value This study conceptually frames (S)SCM exploring TfS as a meta-capability and contributes to the underexplored question of how to achieve sustainability in global SCs.

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Section: Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Traceability for sustainability – literature review and conceptual framework

Garcia-Torres

Albareda

Rey‐García

et al. 2019

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“…As governments alone cannot be relied upon to mitigate environmental issues, private sustainability standards (PSS) have emerged as a promising solution. Sustainable certification is also an essential motivation for food firms to adopt different kinds of traceability (Stranieri et al, 2017).…”

Section: Coffee Farmers' Incentives 365mentioning

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Coffee farmers' incentives to comply with sustainability standards

Lemeilleur

Subervie²,

Presoto

et al. 2020

JADEE

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PurposeThis paper investigates the incentives to coffee farmers to participate in certification schemes that require improved agricultural practices.Design/methodology/approachThe authors ran a choice experiment among 250 Brazilian coffee farmers in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.FindingsThe authors’ findings show that both cash and non-cash payments are likely to incentive farmers' participation in a certification scheme. Besides price premium, incentives as long-term contracts and provision of technical would encourage producers to adopt eco-certification schemes. Our results also suggest that non-cash payments may be appropriate substitutes to a price premium to some extent.Research limitations/implicationsThe large coffee producers are over-represented in our sample compared to the population of Brazilian coffee farms. However, it seems reasonable to focus on these producers, as they are usually the ones who individually adopt strategies, since small farmers are induced by collective strategies (e.g. cooperatives).Social implicationsThe result regarding technical assistance makes sense given that Brazilian farmers generally have poor access to rural extension services.Originality/valueWe contributed in the literature about adoption of sustainable agriculture practices analyzing the requirements and motivations for farmer participation in certification schemes. We also contribute private and public strategies to encourage the adoption of sustainable practices.

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“…The dimension of ethical motivations contains those that respond to a sense of social responsibility and ethical values (Bansal and Roth, 2000), as well as trust-based relationships, for forging ties between stakeholders and ensuring consumer safety and well-being (Stranieri et al, 2017;Escanciano and Santos-Vijande, 2014). Trust is therefore one the main factors affecting the adoption of an FSMS (Fernando et al, 2014).…”

Section: Motivationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is all the more significant when legislation is strict and requires the implementation of tools such as HACCP, traceability schemes and/or management systems (Mensah and Julien, 2011;Macheka et al, 2013), as happens in European countries. On the other hand, there are direct customer pressures (Stranieri et al, 2017;Escanciano and Santos-Vijande, 2014;Mensah and Julien, 2011) and consumer pressures, which prompt the adoption of an FSMS; this is because the awareness of food safety has increased in recent decades (Fernando et al, 2014). Nevertheless, because these motivations are driven by outside parties, the FSMS is fairly inappropriate, with the main aim being limited to compliance.…”

Section: Food Safety Management Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effective implementation of a food safety management system and its relationship with business motivations

Rincon-Ballesteros

Lannelongue

González‐Benito

2020

BFJ

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PurposeA food safety management system (FSMS) is a dynamic resource with the potential to generate competitive advantages, whose implementation may be certified according to internationally recognised standards such as the Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standards (BRCGS). This research sets out to discover why companies implement these systems and the influence each one of them exerts.Design/methodology/approachData have been gathered via a questionnaire administered in Spanish-speaking countries on both sides of the Atlantic, compiling a sample of 574 companies certified to BRCGS. The hypotheses formulated were verified by structural equation modelling.FindingsThe analysis reveals a four-dimensional motivational structure (ethics, efficiency, commercial and legitimacy) and three dimensions for the implementation of the FSMS (food safety management, analysis of hazards and control points and best practices). Motivations of an ethical and commercial nature have a positive effect on the degree of effective implementation, while those based on the search for legitimacy reveal a negative relationship.Originality/valueWhile most of the studies on the implementation of management systems are based on a dichotomous measurement of this process (companies with a management system compared to those without one, or companies certified according to a standard compared to those that are not), this study uses a continuous variable of the degree of effective implementation of the system's different dimensions or components. Little has so far been reported about why companies implement an FSMS, and here we not only identify their reasons but also assess those dimensions with the greatest impact.

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Do motivations affect different voluntary traceability schemes? An empirical analysis among food manufacturers

Cited by 26 publications

References 63 publications

Traceability for sustainability – literature review and conceptual framework

Traceability for sustainability – literature review and conceptual framework

Coffee farmers' incentives to comply with sustainability standards

Effective implementation of a food safety management system and its relationship with business motivations

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