The impact of customer pressures and government regulations on the implementation of socio-environmental practices in organic certification in the Amazon region

Cyntia Mereiles Martins, Susana Carla Farias Pereira, Marcia Regina Santiago Scarpin, M. Queiroz, Mariana da Silva Cavalcante
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PurposeThis research analyses the impact of customers and government regulations on the implementation of socio-environmental practices in certifying organic agricultural products. It explores the dyad’s relationship between the focal company and its suppliers in the application of socio-environmental practices.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses a quantitative methodology through a survey approach, with a sample of 206 agro-extractivists from the acai berry supply chain. The data are evaluated using regression analysis.FindingsThe main results reveal that customer pressure positively influences the implementation of social and environmental practices, but suggest a non-significant relationship between government regulations and the impact on environmental practices implementation. Social and environmental practices are positively related to operational performance. A moderating effect of organic certification is found in the relationship between customer pressure and the application of environmental practices.Originality/valueThe main contributions are exploring the use of socio-environmental practices in an emerging economy and organic certification as a moderating variable, revealing an “institutional void” that may hamper the enforcement of government regulations.
客户压力和政府法规对亚马逊地区有机认证中社会环境实践实施的影响
目的本研究分析了客户和政府法规对在有机农产品认证中实施社会环境实践的影响。设计/方法/途径本研究采用定量方法,以巴西莓供应链中的 206 个农业提取者为样本,通过调查的方式进行研究。主要结果显示,客户压力会对社会和环境实践的实施产生积极影响,但政府法规与环境实践实施之间的影响关系并不显著。社会和环境实践与运营绩效呈正相关。在客户压力与环境实践应用之间的关系中,发现了有机认证的调节作用。 原创性/价值主要贡献在于探索了社会环境实践在新兴经济体中的应用,并将有机认证作为一个调节变量,揭示了可能阻碍政府法规执行的 "制度空白"。
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