Is environmental justice necessary for human well-being? Comparative analysis of certification schemes, inclusive business, and solidarity economy strategies

Project Information

COMPASS

Grant agreement ID: 949852

DOI

10.3030/949852

Project closed

EC signature date 22 January 2021

Start date 1 March 2021

End date 28 February 2026

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 1 499 250,00

EU contribution

€ 1 499 250,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITAET BERN
Switzerland

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Publications

Peer reviewed articles (14)

How does Justice in Value Chains Influence Farmer Wellbeing? Evidence from the Peruvian Cocoa Sector

Author(s): Samuel Bruelisauer, Diego Zavaleta, Javier Montoya, Johanna Jacobi
Published in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Issue accepted, 2025, ISSN 2571-581X
Publisher: Frontiers

With and beyond sustainability certification: Exploring inclusive business and solidarity economy strategies in Peru and Switzerland

Author(s): Christoph Oberlack; Trent Blare; Luca Zambrino; Samuel Bruelisauer; Jimena Solar; Gesabel Villar; Evert Thomas; Marleni Ramírez
Published in: World Development, Issue 165, 2023, Page(s) 106187, ISSN 0305-750X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106187

Tackling gender inequality in community-based organizations: The contribution of cacao cooperatives to environmental justice for women in Peru

Author(s): Maeder, M.; Thomas, E.; Villar, G.; Ramirez, M.; Fünfgeld, H.; Oberlack, C.
Published in: International Journal of the Commons, Issue 18(1), 2024, Page(s) 112-130, ISSN 1875-0281
Publisher: International Association for the Study of the Commons
DOI: 10.5334/ijc.1276

Governing spillovers of agricultural land use through voluntary sustainability standards: A coverage analysis of sustainability requirements

Author(s): Sonderegger G, Heinimann A, Diogo V, Oberlack C
Published in: Earth System Governance, Issue 14, 2022, Page(s) 100158, ISSN 2589-8116
Publisher: Elsevier

Networks of action situations – a systematic review of empirical research

Author(s): Kimmich C, Baldwin E, Kellner E, Oberlack C, Villamayor-Tomas S
Published in: Sustainability Science, Issue 18, 2023, Page(s) 11-26, ISSN 1862-4057
Publisher: Springer Nature

Why do forests persist and re-emerge amidst tropical deforestation pressures? Archetypes of governance and impact pathways

Author(s): Frank Mintah, Tabi Eckebil Paule Pamela, Christoph Oberlack, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Published in: Forest Policy and Economics, Issue 169, 2024, Page(s) 103352, ISSN 1389-9341
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103352

Networks of action situations: current approaches and potential futures

Author(s): Kimmich C, Ehlers MH, Kellner E, Oberlack C, Thiel A & Villamayor-Tomas S.
Published in: Sustainability Science, Issue 18, 2023, Page(s) 1-10, ISSN 1862-4057
Publisher: Springer Nature

Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Regulations for Deforestation‐Free Value Chains? Exploring the Implementation of the <scp>EU</scp> Regulation on Deforestation‐Free Products in the Cocoa and Coffee Sectors of Peru

Author(s): Jimena Solar, Yovita Ivanova, Christoph Oberlack
Published in: Global Policy, Issue 16, 2025, Page(s) 602-614, ISSN 1758-5880
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.70009

Comparing corporate sustainability programmes, social entrepreneurship, and cooperatives in shaping farmers’ well-being

Author(s): Javier G. Montoya-Zumaeta, Christoph Oberlack, Ronja Barelli, Samuel Bruelisauer, Diego P. Zavaleta
Published in: Communications Sustainability, Issue 1, 2026, ISSN 3059-4308
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/s44458-025-00020-8

Decommodifying cacao: matchmaking between producers and buyers of fine flavour cacao from Peru

Author(s): Evert Thomas, Gesabel Villar, Diego Zavaleta, Viviana Ceccarelli, Fredy Yovera, Trent Blare, Marleni Ramirez, Christoph Oberlack, Rachel Atkinson
Published in: Ecological Economics, Issue 241, 2025, Page(s) 108850, ISSN 0921-8009
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108850

Time for change: Recommendations for action during the proposed EUDR postponement

Author(s): Astrid Zabel, Lydia Afriyie-Kraft, Marie Louise Avana-Tientcheu, Amare Bantider, Thomas Breu, Elisabeth Bürgi Bonanomi, Sandra Eckert, Yovita Ivanova, Javier G. Montoya-Zumaeta, Irene Musselli, Christoph Oberlack, Isabelle Providoli, Jimena Solar, Gabi Sonderegger, Gete Zeleke
Published in: Ambio, Issue 54, 2025, Page(s) 740-744, ISSN 0044-7447
Publisher: Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien/Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-024-02127-z

Tracing the effects of good purchasing practices on income diversification by cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast

Author(s): David Bugmann, Ariane M. Amin, Christian Berndt, Christoph Oberlack
Published in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Issue 10, 2026, ISSN 2571-581X
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1633336

Sustainability governance diversifies: unpacking private-sector governance strategies in coffee and cocoa value chains

Author(s): Samuel Bruelisauer, Gesabel Villar, Christoph Oberlack
Published in: World Development, Issue 202, 2026, Page(s) 107350, ISSN 0305-750X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2026.107350

Archetypes in support of tailoring land-use policies

Author(s): Christoph Oberlack; Simona Pedde; Luigi Piemontese; Tomáš Václavík; Diana Sietz
Published in: Environmental Research Letters, Issue 18, 2023, Page(s) 060202, ISSN 1748-9326
Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/acd802

Other (3)

Cocoa Pricing for a Living Income: Mechanisms, Regulatory Levers, and Limitations.

Author(s): Musselli Irene, Bruelisauer Samuel, Porchet Nicolas, Oberlack Christoph
Published in: CDE Working Paper, Issue 9, 2025
Publisher: Bern Open Publishing (BOP)
DOI: 10.48620/88120

"Special Issue ""Networks of action situations in social-ecological systems research"""

Author(s): Kimmich C, Ehlers MH, Kellner E, Oberlack C, Thiel A, Villamayor Tomas S (eds.)
Published in: Sustainability Science, 2023, ISSN 1862-4057
Publisher: Springer Nature

"Special Issue ""Archetypes of Sustainable Land Use and Governance"""

Author(s): Christoph Oberlack, Simona Pedde, Luigi Piemontese, Diana Sietz, Tomas Vaclavik (eds.)
Published in: Environmental Research Letters, 2022
Publisher: IOP Publishing

Conference proceedings (1)

Institutionalizing environmental justice in policy, laws and private-sector organizations. Report of the EnJust Workshop 2022

Author(s): Christoph Oberlack, Almut Schilling-Vacaflor, Jenny Bischoff, Samuel Brülisauer, Silja Klepp, Jimena Solar, Sarah Steinegger, Gesabel Villar
Published in: EnJust Workshop Report, 2022
Publisher: University of Bern