International regulation without international government: Improving IO performance through orchestration

Abbott, Kenneth W.; Snidal, Duncan

doi:10.1007/s11558-010-9092-3

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“…There is a growing trend of UN and internationally led efforts to align transnational governance with global public goals Abbott & Snidal, 2010;Hale, 2016;. The 2014 UN Climate Summit was the first large-scale attempt to link non-state actors with the international climate regime.…”

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Effective and geographically balanced? An output-based assessment of non-state climate actions

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At COP21 in Paris, governments reiterated the importance of 'non-Party' contributions, placing big bets that the efforts of cities, regions, investors, companies, and other social groups will help keep average global warming limited to well under 2°C. However, there is little systematic knowledge concerning the performance of nonstate and subnational efforts. We established a database of 52 climate actions launched at the 2014 UN Climate Summit in New York to assess output performance -that is, the production of relevant outputs -to understand whether they are likely to deliver social and environmental impacts. Moreover, we assess to which extent climate actions are implemented across developed and developing countries. We find that climate actions are starting to deliver, and output performance after one year is higher than one might expect from previous experiences with similar actions. However, differences exist between action areas: resilience actions have yet to produce specific outputs, whereas energy and industry actions perform above average. Furthermore, imbalances between developing and developed countries persist. While many actions target low-income and lower-middle-income economies, the implementation gap in these countries remains greater. More efforts are necessary to mobilize and implement actions that benefit the world's most vulnerable people. Policy relevanceClimate actions by non-state and subnational actors are an important complement to the multilateral climate regime and the associated contributions made by national governments. Although such actions hold much potential, we still know very little about how they could deliver in practice. This article addresses this knowledge gap, by showing how 52 climate actions announced at the UN Climate Summit in 2014 have performed thus far. Based on our analysis, we argue that the post-Paris action agenda for non-state and subnational climate action should (1) find more effective ways to incentivize private sector actors to engage in transnational climate governance through actions that seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote climate resilience in a tangible manner; (2) identify factors underlying effectiveness, to take appropriate measures to support underperforming climate actions; and (3) address the large implementation gap of climate actions in developing countries. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…In addition, they propose a global governance model based on deliberation, based on principles of open participation, balanced decision making and transparency, with the role of governments and intergovernmental organisations as initiators, controllers and/or facilitators through the responsible orchestration of these efforts [11]. The successful orchestration can ensure the right balance of powers in the initiative, guaranteeing that one actor does not dominate the initiative (e.g., companies or NGOs [128]). It could also enhance responsible leadership by the facilitation and moderation of the dialogue among different stakeholders [129], reduce costs [128], and help generate new initiatives and consolidate existing initiatives [129].…”

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“…The successful orchestration can ensure the right balance of powers in the initiative, guaranteeing that one actor does not dominate the initiative (e.g., companies or NGOs [128]). It could also enhance responsible leadership by the facilitation and moderation of the dialogue among different stakeholders [129], reduce costs [128], and help generate new initiatives and consolidate existing initiatives [129]. Moreover, following the concept of the standardisation cycle (Brunsson et al, 2012 [130]) described in the literature and taking examples from global-scope CSR multi-industry standards, we claim that the RRI governance tools should include various types of performance mechanisms such as reporting, labelling and certification, capacity-building, rating agencies, value chain management, monitoring and verification strategies [125].…”

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Implementation of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Practices in Industry: Providing the Right Incentives

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Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) is a term used by policy-makers and academics to refer to research and innovation that is ethically acceptable and socially desirable. Despite the fact that the vast majority of research and innovation (R&I) is funded and produced by industry, companies tend to have no awareness or recognition of this concept. This is unfortunate, as the RRI paradigm could be mutually beneficial for both business and society: it could help businesses realise competitive opportunities while also leading to positive economic, societal and environmental impacts. This paper investigates how industry can be incentivised to engage in research and innovation following the approach of RRI. We propose a matrix of incentives for stimulating the adoption of RRI. We categorise incentives according to three dichotomies: external and internal, instrumental and non-instrumental, direct and indirect. The incentives are formalised in a causal loop diagram, which can be used to demonstrate the sound character of investing in RRI from a business perspective. We discuss examples of incentives, including corporate reputation and critical consumerism, certification, employee engagement, and governance. Lastly, to ensure effective implementation of RRI, we outline factors for the realisation of successful incentives for RRI in industry.

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“…Finally, a whole set of empirical themes merits attention of future single case studies or comparative analyses across environmental domains, for example: the interactions between transnational institutions and public institutions (Abbott 2014); the consequences of fragmentation for different types of non-state actors, including further in-depth studies about the legitimacy, accountability and inclusiveness of complex governance architectures (Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen and McGee 2013;Orsini 2013); the impact of fragmentation on the overall Effectiveness of a global governance architecture, by both Qualitative comparative analysis and Quantitative comparative analysis; for example, by adopting counterfactual approaches to an entire institutional complex (Hovi et al 2003;Stokke 2012); the suitability and effectiveness of specific management attempts such as Orchestration (Abbott and Snidal 2010); the stability or fragility of institutional complexes, including the question whether they move towards a (new) division of labor (Gehring and Faude 2013) or rather towards new types of positional differences and conflicts (Zelli 2011b The MDGs define-mostly by indicators, base year and target year-what development progress the international community aspired to achieve by 2015. The eight goals with 21 targets and 90 indicators cover a wide array of issues.…”

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“…One new and influential approach, suggested by Abbott and Snidal (2010), is Orchestration, i.e. the idea that an international organization manages the operation of other institutions towards common goals.…”

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Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Governance and Politics

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2015

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International regulation without international government: Improving IO performance through orchestration

Abstract: Regulation, International organizations, New governance, Non-state actors, Transnational relations, Public-private partnerships, Standard setting, UNEP, Transnational new governance, Regulatory standard setting, Governance Triangle, F53, F55, F50, F23, K2,

Cited by 290 publications

References 42 publications

Effective and geographically balanced? An output-based assessment of non-state climate actions

Effective and geographically balanced? An output-based assessment of non-state climate actions

Implementation of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Practices in Industry: Providing the Right Incentives

Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Governance and Politics

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