Impacts of Business Strategies on Coffee Production and the Environment
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- 英文论文题名：Impacts of Business Strategies on Coffee Production and the Environment
- 论文作者：Xiang Li
- 英文论文作者：Xiang Li ; the Faculty of Law ; Politics ; &Economics ; Chiba University
- 年：2015
- 作者机构：the Faculty of Law,Politics,&Economics,Chiba University;
- 英文论文关键词：Environmental sustainability ; shade-grown coffee ; sun-grown coffee ; a win-win business model
- 会议召开时间：2015-05-01
- 会议录名称：International Journal of Environmental Science and Development Vol.6 No.5
- 语种：英文
- 分类号：F416.82;S571.2
- 学会代码：CDYA
- 学会名称：成都亚昂教育咨询有限公司
- 页数：4
- 文件大小：1075k
- 原文格式：D
摘要
This study analyzes the impacts of business strategies on coffee production and the environment. Company A is used as an example to analyze the impacts of corporate activities and environmental initiatives on the decision-making processes of farmers and their coffee production. Farmer loan support, a proxy of environmental engagement strategy of company A, is found to induce the production of shade-grown Arabica coffee rather than sun-grown Robusta coffee. It has been found that integrating environmental sustainability into the business strategy is a win-win business model that benefits both the corporation and the environment. The result indicates that a sustainable business model could help to reduce deforestation, CO_2 emissions, and climate change impacts.
This study analyzes the impacts of business strategies on coffee production and the environment. Company A is used as an example to analyze the impacts of corporate activities and environmental initiatives on the decision-making processes of farmers and their coffee production. Farmer loan support, a proxy of environmental engagement strategy of company A, is found to induce the production of shade-grown Arabica coffee rather than sun-grown Robusta coffee. It has been found that integrating environmental sustainability into the business strategy is a win-win business model that benefits both the corporation and the environment. The result indicates that a sustainable business model could help to reduce deforestation, CO_2 emissions, and climate change impacts.
This study analyzes the impacts of business strategies on coffee production and the environment. Company A is used as an example to analyze the impacts of corporate activities and environmental initiatives on the decision-making processes of farmers and their coffee production. Farmer loan support, a proxy of environmental engagement strategy of company A, is found to induce the production of shade-grown Arabica coffee rather than sun-grown Robusta coffee. It has been found that integrating environmental sustainability into the business strategy is a win-win business model that benefits both the corporation and the environment. The result indicates that a sustainable business model could help to reduce deforestation, CO_2 emissions, and climate change impacts.
引文
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[9]Starbucks.(2013).Global Responsibility Report Goals&Progress.[Online].Available:http://www.starbucks.com/responsibility/global-report
[10]ICO.(2014).Botanical Aspects.[Online].Available:http://www.ico.org/botanical.asp
[11]P.Opdam,G.Rijsdijk,and F.Hustings,“Bird communities in small woods in an agricultural landscape:Effects of area and isolation,”Biological Conservation,vol.34,pp.333-352,1985.
[12]R.Greenberg,P.Bichier,A.C.Angon,and R.Reitsma,“Bird populations in shade and sun coffee plantations in central Guatemala,”Conservation Biology,vol.11,pp.448-459,1997.
[13]S.A.Bhagwat,C.G.Kushalappa,P.H.Williams,and N.D.Brown,“A landscape approach to biodiversity conservation of sacred groves in the western ghats of India,”Conservation Biology,vol.19,pp.1853-1862,2005.
[14]S.Jha,C.M.Bacon,S.M.Philpott,V.E.Méndez,P.L?derach,and R.A.Rice,“Shade coffee:Update on a disappearing refuge for biodiversity,”Bioscience,2014.
[15]R.Borkhataria,J.A.Collazo,and A.Jordan-Garciab,“Shade-grown coffee in Puerto Rico:Opportunities to preserve biodiversity while reinvigorating a struggling agricultural commodity,”Agriculture,Ecosystems and Environment,vol.149,pp.164-170,2011.
[16]The University of Texas at Austin.(2014).Shade grown coffee shrinking as a proportion of global coffee production.[Online].Available:http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/04/16/shade-grown-coffee-shrinkin g/
[17]S.L.M.Tr?rup and O.Mertz.“Rainfall variability and household coping strategies in northern Tanzania:a motivation for district-level strategies,”Regional Environmental Change,vol.11,pp.471-481,2010.
[18]SCS global services.(2014).Starbucks C.A.F.E.practices.[Online].Available:http://www.scsglobalservices.com/starbucks-cafe-practices
[19]USDA.(2013).Coffee:World markets and trade.[Online].Available:http://apps.fas.usda.gov/psdonline/circulars/coffee.pdf
[20]I.Perfecto,R.A.Rice,R.Greenberg,M.E.van der Voort,“Shade Coffee:A Disappearing Refuge for Biodiversity,”Bio Science,vol.46,pp.598-608,1996.