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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

    Kooperationspartner

    Leitung

    Prof. Dr. Jann Lay

    Lead Research Fellow / Leitung Forschungsschwerpunkt "Globalisierung und Entwicklung"

    Tevin Tafese

    Doctoral Researcher

    Website des Forschungsnetzwerks

    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.

    Projektbezogene Publikationen

    Journal of Development Economics | 2025

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

    Vietnam's remarkable integration into global value chains (GVCs) has been fueled by the expansion of over 300 Special Economic Zones (SEZs)—and this paper sheds light on their true and overall very positive impact on local labor markets.

    Tevin Tafese

    Prof. Dr. Jann Lay

    Van Tran

    World Development | 2025

    The Empirics of and Policies for Sustainability in Global Value Chains

    How to make supply chains more sustainable? To find answers to this question, we brought together new research on "The Empirics of and Policies for Sustainability in Global Value Chains" in a new special issue in World Development. This is the editorial.

    Prof. Dr. Jann Lay

    Dr. Stefan Pahl

    Rainer Thiele

    GIGA Focus Afrika | 6/2023

    Afrika als Leerstelle in der Nationalen Sicherheitsstrategie?

    Afrika kommt in der Nationalen Sicherheitsstrategie kaum vor, obwohl der Putsch in Niger die Bedeutung des Kontinents für die deutsche Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik erneut zeigte. Dennoch bietet das Strategiedokument wichtige inhaltliche Impulse für zukünftige Partnerschaften mit Afrika.

    Dr. Julia Grauvogel

    Kommissarische Direktorin des GIGA Instituts für Afrika-Studien / Sprecherin Forschungsteam

    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.

    Tevin Tafese

    Prof. Dr. Jann Lay

    Van Tran

    World Development | 09.2023

    Global Value Chains and Firms’ Environmental Performance

    This paper analyzes the link global value chains (GVCs) and firms’ environmental performance. It shows that firms that enter GVCs perform better across several environmental indicators. To make sure that these improvements in production and compliance materialize, proper environmental regulation plays a crucial role.

    Samuel Siewers

    Prof. Ph.D. Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso

    Prof. Leila Baghdadi

    Weitere Inhalte zum Thema

    (De)Globalisierung und Entwicklung: Chancen und Risiken für den Globalen Süden

    Konferenz | 12.06.2023

    (De)Globalisierung und Entwicklung: Chancen und Risiken für den Globalen Süden

    Demokratiekrise, Migration, De-Globalisierung - Gesellschaft im Wandel, Schloss Herrhausen, Hannover Organisation: VolkswagenStiftung Prof. Dr. Jann Lay (Berater:in)

    Prof. Dr. Jann Lay

    Lead Research Fellow / Leitung Forschungsschwerpunkt "Globalisierung und Entwicklung"

    Sustainability in Global Value Chains

    Kooperationsveranstaltung | 06.12.2021 - 07.12.2021

    Sustainability in Global Value Chains

    Sustainability in Global Value Chains Organisation: United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Institut für Weltwirtschaft, Kiel Centre for Globalization, German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik Prof. Dr. Jann Lay (Moderator:in)

    Prof. Dr. Jann Lay

    Lead Research Fellow / Leitung Forschungsschwerpunkt "Globalisierung und Entwicklung"

    Sustainability in Global Value Chains

    Kooperationsveranstaltung | 06.12.2021 - 07.12.2021

    Sustainability in Global Value Chains

    Sustainability in Global Value Chains Organisation: United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Institut für Weltwirtschaft, Kiel Centre for Globalization, German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik Prof. Dr. Jann Lay (Chair)

    Prof. Dr. Jann Lay

    Lead Research Fellow / Leitung Forschungsschwerpunkt "Globalisierung und Entwicklung"

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