Stefano Ponte is a professor of international political economy at Copenhagen Business School and Director at the Centre for Business and Development Studies. His previous books include New Actors and Alliances in Development (2014); Brand Aid: Shopping Well to Save the World (2011) and The Coffee Paradox (Zed 2005).

Since the 1980s, the main question has been how to leverage foreign direct investment and GVC engagement for economic development. Now, with the habitability of the planet in question, this book shifts the lens toward sustainability. Very timely!

• Introduction: Business, Sustainability and the Global Economy1. What We Know About Sustainability Governance2. Power in Global Value Chains3. Sustainability, Power and Governance in the Wine, Coffee and Biofuels Global Value Chains4. Value Creation and Capture through Economic and Environmental Upgrading5. Orchestrating SustainabilityConclusion: ‘Just Sustainabilities’ in a World of Global Value Chains

Stefano Ponte is a professor of international political economy at Copenhagen Business School and Director at the Centre for Business and Development Studies. His previous books include New Actors and Alliances in Development (2014); Brand Aid: Shopping Well to Save the World (2011) and The Coffee Paradox (Zed 2005).

Since the 1980s, the main question has been how to leverage foreign direct investment and GVC engagement for economic development. Now, with the habitability of the planet in question, this book shifts the lens toward sustainability. Very timely!

• Introduction: Business, Sustainability and the Global Economy1. What We Know About Sustainability Governance2. Power in Global Value Chains3. Sustainability, Power and Governance in the Wine, Coffee and Biofuels Global Value Chains4. Value Creation and Capture through Economic and Environmental Upgrading5. Orchestrating SustainabilityConclusion: ‘Just Sustainabilities’ in a World of Global Value Chains

Stefano Ponte is a professor of international political economy at Copenhagen Business School and Director at the Centre for Business and Development Studies. His previous books include New Actors and Alliances in Development (2014); Brand Aid: Shopping Well to Save the World (2011) and The Coffee Paradox (Zed 2005).

Since the 1980s, the main question has been how to leverage foreign direct investment and GVC engagement for economic development. Now, with the habitability of the planet in question, this book shifts the lens toward sustainability. Very timely!

• Introduction: Business, Sustainability and the Global Economy1. What We Know About Sustainability Governance2. Power in Global Value Chains3. Sustainability, Power and Governance in the Wine, Coffee and Biofuels Global Value Chains4. Value Creation and Capture through Economic and Environmental Upgrading5. Orchestrating SustainabilityConclusion: ‘Just Sustainabilities’ in a World of Global Value Chains