Equity in unilateral value chain policies: A monitoring framework for the EUDR and beyond
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Unilateral value chain policies have recently emerged as a key strategy of international land use governance. They're part of a broader trend towards trade-based environmental policies, from corporate due diligence to sustainability certification and trade moratoria, that has been critiqued for reinforcing inequities in global trade. Such critique has been heightened by the current rise of unilateralism, whereby states impose environmental rules on imported commodities. Debates have ensued over the political legitimacy of unilateralism, the unequal distribution of its socio-economic impacts, and the need to safeguard local producers and communities. This paper informs these debates by developing and applying a framework for monitoring equity across scales and phases of the policy process. The framework is applied to the 2023 EU Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR), which aims to stop EU imports of commodities linked to deforestation. We find that EUDR policy references equity as a desired outcome, but excludes affected actors from the design process. Drawing on the case of cocoa in Ghana, we identify diverse potential impacts on smallholder farmers and economies. Opportunities for the EUDR to improve equity include embedding non-EU stakeholders in international decision-making processes, enhanced and equitable partnerships with producing countries and major investments in farmer support. The paper concludes by providing an equity checklist and agenda for monitoring progress, adaptable to a wide range of unilateral and trade-based policies. • The rise of unilateral value chain policies raises new contestations over equity. • Equity risks are procedural, distributive and recognitional, and span the entire policy process. • Equity risks span global to local scales and are complex and context-specific. • Our Policy Equity Framework enables holistic and coordinated monitoring of policy impacts. • Such monitoring is critical to improve equity of both policy-making and implementation.
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- Titre Crossref
- Equity in unilateral value chain policies: A monitoring framework for the EUDR and beyond
- Date Crossref
- 01/05/2025
- Éditeur
- Elsevier BV
- Type
- journal-article
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Stockholm Environment Institute pays non établi dans la noticeOrganisation à but non lucratif
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University of Cambridge Department of Geography and Conservation Research Institute pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
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Institute of Geography pays non établi dans la noticeStructure de recherche
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Conservation Leadership Programme pays non établi dans la noticeInstitution
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Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana Ghana (code pays fourni par la source)Structure de recherche
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Nature Conservation Research Centre Accra, Ghana (code pays fourni par la source)Organisation à but non lucratif
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Stockholm Environment Institute, Department of Geography and Conservation Research Institute — University of Cambridge et Institute of Geography, avec 9 autres affiliations. Pays d’affiliation : Ghana.
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