Looking for the (missing) indicators of social sustainability - Evidence from sustainability standards in the coffe sector

Lemeilleur Sylvaine, Vagneron Isabelle. 2010. Looking for the (missing) indicators of social sustainability - Evidence from sustainability standards in the coffe sector. In : Actes des 4èmes journées INRA-SFER-CIRAD de recherches en sciences sociales, 9-10 décembre 2010, Rennes. INRA, SFER, CIRAD. Paris : SFER, 12 p. Journées de recherches en sciences sociales. 4, Rennes, France, 9 Décembre 2010/10 Décembre 2010.

Titre français : Quels indicateurs pour l'évaluation de la durabilité sociale ? Une enrée par les standards durables du café

Résumé : Rising consumer interest for ethical and/or responsible products and the growing interweaving of social and environmental issues question the ability of scientific methods to correctly assess social impacts. To this day however, no consensus has yet been reached on relevant indicators to assess social impacts. In this article, we try to identify consistent indicators of social sustainability, based on the study and comparison of well-known sustainability standards currently used in the coffee sector (FLO, ESR, IMO, ETI, UTZ, Rainforest Alliance and Globalgap). The choice of relevant indicators is based on their realism and applicability, and on existing consensus among the standards on "minimal requirements" to certify sustainable practices in the coffee sector. Our main contributions to the debate on the choice of significant and relevant indicators are: to identify permanent features and areas of consensus between the different standards studied; and to question the definition of a socially sustainable product.

Classification Agris : E10 - Économie et politique agricoles
E16 - Économie de la production
E50 - Sociologie rurale

Auteurs et affiliations

• Lemeilleur Sylvaine, CIRAD-ES-UMR MOISA (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0003-4855-7644
• Vagneron Isabelle, CIRAD-ES-UMR MOISA (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0001-6592-3939

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/558248/)

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