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The “Digital Turn” of Value Chain Due Diligence Regulation: How Technology Reconfigures Stakeholder Engagement

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the “digital turn” in value chain due diligence, focusing on how emerging digital tools and technologies are reshaping the practice and politics of stakeholder engagement in transnational labor governance. As value chain legislation—most notably the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)—extends ...
Klaas Hendrik Eller, Antoine Duval
wiley   +1 more source

Iron Ore Pricing in China: Financialization Through a Marxist Lens

open access: yesAbacus, EarlyView.
We offer a Marxist interpretation of financialization as we examine the Chinese market for iron ore and the shift in the pricing mechanism from an annual fixed price to an indexed price from 2010. Drawing upon Marx's theory of the circuit of capital, we illustrate an empirical case of financialization that results from the conflict between social ...
Xun Gong, Eagle Zhang, Corinne Cortese
wiley   +1 more source

Transshipment hub selection from a shipper's and freight forwarder's perspective. [PDF]

open access: yesExpert Syst Appl, 2017
Chen G, Chen G, Cheung W, Chu SC, Xu L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Blockchain technology disruptions: Exploring accounting and auditing academics and practitioners' perception

open access: yesAccounting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the practical impact of blockchain technology (BCT), which contrasts strongly with literature that has predominantly hypothesised BCT's potential to disrupt accounting practice. We interviewed 44 practitioners and academics with knowledge of BCT across 13 countries and industries.
Musbaudeen Titilope Oladejo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

High temporal resolution monitoring of illicit drug consumption across England via wastewater analysis

open access: yesAddiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To monitor community‐level consumption of 20 illicit drugs across urban areas of England using wastewater‐based epidemiology (WBE) surveillance at high temporal resolution. Design, setting, cases This study was conducted over a 12‐month period in 2022 sampling 24‐hour composite wastewater samples at 15 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs ...
Helena Rapp‐Wright   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trade and FDI Policies in an Interdependent World: Lessons From East Asia

open access: yesAsian Economic Policy Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, we examine the spillover effects of trade and FDI policy changes on countries that are not directly involved—that is third markets. Specifically, we investigate this issue using two cases: anti‐dumping tariffs imposed on Chinese exports and China's relaxation of restrictions on inward FDI.
Cheng Chen, Zhang Chen, Chang Sun
wiley   +1 more source

Buyers' response to third‐party quality certification: Theory and evidence from Ethiopian wheat traders

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract When quality attributes of a product are not directly observable, third‐party certification (TPC) enables buyers to distinguish between quality levels and reward sellers accordingly. We study the adoption of TPC by traders in smallholder‐based agricultural value chains in low‐income countries, where traders aggregate products from many small ...
Gashaw T. Abate   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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