Examining the adoption of PEFC chain of custody certification in the Italian forest-based industry: An empirical study on motivations and impacts

IF 4 2区 农林科学 Q1 ECONOMICS Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103385
Stefano Bruzzese , Filippo Brun , Antonino Galati , Valeria Borsellino , Claudio Mirabella , Antonio Brunori , Simone Blanc
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PEFC is the world's largest forest certification system, with more than 295 million hectares of certified forests and over 28,000 companies currently involved in the Chain of Custody (CoC). In this context, this research investigated the governance mechanisms influencing the decisions of Italian forest-based industry operators to adopt such certification and the results of its adoption. A questionnaire was administered to 1326 PEFC-certified Italian companies of forest-based sector between November 2022 and March 2023, and 236 valid responses were collected. The main findings highlighted that internal values and beliefs within the company primarily influence the decision to adopt the scheme through the ‘Moral’ mechanism. Key motivational levers included the environmental awareness of employees, the improvement of environmental quality, and the way the company communicates its brand and products on the market. There was also good alignment between pre-adoption expectations and outcomes achieved after CoC certification, demonstrating the effectiveness of PEFC's role as a ‘Signalling’ and ‘Moral’ mechanism. The adoption of the CoC certification scheme significantly enhanced corporate image and highlighted the need to train employees in the management of Environmental Management Systems. The study makes a significant contribution from a theoretical point of view, enriching the literature in this line of research, but also from a practical point of view by providing useful information for practitioners wishing to strengthen their certification system or for companies wishing to adopt a more sustainable approach to their business through the adoption of certification schemes.
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考察PEFC监管链认证在意大利林基工业中的采用:动机和影响的实证研究
PEFC是世界上最大的森林认证体系,拥有超过2.95亿公顷的认证森林,目前有28,000多家公司参与了监管链(CoC)。在此背景下,本研究调查了影响意大利林基工业经营者决定采用这种认证的治理机制及其采用结果。在2022年11月至2023年3月期间,对1326家pefc认证的意大利森林企业进行了问卷调查,收集了236份有效回复。主要研究结果强调,公司内部的价值观和信念主要通过“道德”机制影响采用该计划的决定。关键的激励杠杆包括员工的环境意识,环境质量的改善,以及公司在市场上传播其品牌和产品的方式。在采用前的期望和CoC认证后取得的成果之间也有很好的一致性,这表明PEFC作为“信号”和“道德”机制的作用是有效的。CoC认证计划的采用大大提升了企业形象,并强调了对员工进行环境管理体系管理培训的必要性。该研究从理论角度做出了重大贡献,丰富了这一研究领域的文献,而且从实践的角度来看,它为希望加强其认证体系的从业者或希望通过采用认证计划采用更可持续的方法来开展业务的公司提供了有用的信息。
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Forest Policy and Economics
Forest Policy and Economics 农林科学-林学
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9.00
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7.50%
发文量
148
审稿时长
21.9 weeks
期刊介绍: Forest Policy and Economics is a leading scientific journal that publishes peer-reviewed policy and economics research relating to forests, forested landscapes, forest-related industries, and other forest-relevant land uses. It also welcomes contributions from other social sciences and humanities perspectives that make clear theoretical, conceptual and methodological contributions to the existing state-of-the-art literature on forests and related land use systems. These disciplines include, but are not limited to, sociology, anthropology, human geography, history, jurisprudence, planning, development studies, and psychology research on forests. Forest Policy and Economics is global in scope and publishes multiple article types of high scientific standard. Acceptance for publication is subject to a double-blind peer-review process.
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