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Soziale Nachhaltigkeitssiegel: Versprechen und Realität am Beispiel von Fairtrade-Kaffee

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  • Pio Baake
  • Jana Friedrichsen
  • Helene Naegele

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Fairtrade-Siegel sollen die Einkommen und Lebensbedingungen von ProduzentInnen erhöhen und so zu mehr Gerechtigkeit im internationalen Handel führen. Ökonomische Überlegungen und empirische Untersuchungen zeigen jedoch, dass dieses Ziel bei Kaffee nur eingeschränkt erreicht wird: Das Fairtrade-Siegel führt bestenfalls zu geringen Einkommenserhöhungen für die Kaffeebäuerinnen und -bauern. Auch hinsichtlich der Vorteile durch geringere Einkommensschwankungen, Zahlungen, die an die Umsetzung sozialer Projekte gebunden sind, sowie einem besseren Zugang zu Krediten sind die Ergebnisse gemischt. Für die Röstereien und Einzelhandelsunternehmen ist Fairtrade ein weiteres Mittel zur Marktsegmentierung.

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  • Pio Baake & Jana Friedrichsen & Helene Naegele, 2018. "Soziale Nachhaltigkeitssiegel: Versprechen und Realität am Beispiel von Fairtrade-Kaffee," DIW Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 85(48), pages 1031-1037.
    • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwwob:85-48-1
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    1. Hellwig, Robert & Atasoy, Ayse Tugba & Madlener, Reinhard, 2020. "The Impact of Social Preferences and Information on the Willingness to Pay for Fairtrade Products," FCN Working Papers 6/2020, E.ON Energy Research Center, Future Energy Consumer Needs and Behavior (FCN).

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    Keywords

    Coffee; consumers; Fair Trade; livelihood;
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    JEL classification:

    • F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation
    • F63 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Economic Development
    • L30 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - General
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products

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