Research Network Sustainable Global Supply Chains


  • The aim of the research network is to contribute to the sustainability of global supply chains through research. It initiates new research, pools the expertise of leading scientists around the world and makes new findings accessible for political decision-makers and other stakeholders. The network is hosted by a consortium of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) , the GIGA, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) and the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP).
    BMZ, 2020-2025


    Forschungsfragen

    - How can and should global value chains be designed to achieve sustainability?
    - How can standards and due diligence be agreed upon and turned into binding commitments in a transnational framework?
    - What effects do sustainability standards have on trade and investment flows, on income levels and distribution, on the environment, on participation, on human rights, etc.?

    Beitrag zu internationaler Forschung

    A large part of global value creation takes place in global supply chains. These are characterized by specialization of firms in multiple countries in distinct production stages and by their inter-firm relations. Global supply chains affect economies, societies and the environment in many ways. Whether they comply with labour, human rights and environmental standards and to what extent technologies and profits are shared depends on lead firms, but also government regulation and involvement of other stakeholders.

    Forschungsdesign und Methoden

    Designing and governing global supply chains in a sustainable way thus requires a detailed understanding of their structures and involves actors as well as policies affecting them.


    GIGA Working Papers | 11.2023

    From Fields to Factories: Special Economic Zones, Foreign Direct Investment, and Labour Markets in Vietnam

    Die Studie untersucht die Auswirkungen von Sonderwirtschaftszonen in Vietnam auf den lokalen Arbeitsmarkt. Diese Zonen führen zu einer raschen Verlagerung der Beschäftigung hin zum verarbeitenden Gewerbe, was Lohnsteigerungen und mehr formelle Beschäftigung schafft. Frauen und jüngere Menschen profitieren davon am stärksten.

    Policy brief | 09.2021

    Multilateral Coordination and Exchange for Sustainable Global Value Chains

    Während die Teilnahme an globalen Wertschöpfungsketten weithin mit Vorteilen für die Entwicklung von Ländern in Verbindung gebracht wird, werden ökologische und soziale Kosten immer deutlicher. Die Autor:innen empfehlen, dass die G20 ein zentrales globales Austauschforum für diese wichtige Herausforderung wird.

    Prof. Dr. Holger Görg

    Frauke Steglich

    Dr. Liubov Yaroshenko

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