This special issue presents five articles that explore the linkages between social movements and private environmental standards that are not promulgated by governments. They draw on disciplines ranging from economics to political science to sociology to law. This introduction places the articles in context and explains their origins and intent.
AnthoffD.HahnR. (2010). Government failure and market failure: On the inefficiency of environmental and energy policy. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 26, 197-224.
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AuldG. (2020). Transforming markets? Activists’ strategic orientations and engagement with private governance. Organization & Environment, 33, 31�55.
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BullockG. (2017). Green grades: Can information save the earth?Cambridge: MIT Press.
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BullockG.van der VenH. (2020). The shadow of the consumer: Analyzing the importance of consumers to the uptake and sophistication of ratings, certifications, and ecolabels. Organization & Environment, 33, 75-95.
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DrutmanL. (2015). The business of America is lobbying: How corporations became politicized and politics became more corporate. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
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FischerC.LyonT. P. (2014). Competing environmental labels. Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 23, 692-716.
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HeyesA.KingB. (2020). Understanding the organization of green activism: Sociological and economic perspectives. Organization & Environment, 33, 7�30.
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Judge-LordD.McDermottC.CashoreB. (2020). Do private regulations “ratchet up?” A comparative classification framework. Organization & Environment, 33, 96�125.
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LightS. (2020). The role of universities in private environmental governance experimentalism. Organization & Environment, 33, 57�74.
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LyonT. (2012). Good cop/bad cop: Environmental NGOs and their strategies toward business. Abingdon, England: Routledge.
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van der VenH. (2019). Beyond greenwash? Explaining credibility in transnational eco-labeling. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
