Certifying China Av Yixian Sun

<b>A comprehensive study of the growth, potential, and limits of transnational eco-certification in China and the implications for other emerging economies.</b><br><br>China has long prioritized economic growth over environmental protection. But in recent years, the country has become a global leader in the fight to save the planet by promoting clean energy, cutting air and water pollution, and developing a system of green finance. In <i>Certifying China</i>, Yixian Sun explores the potential and limits of transnational eco-certification in moving the world’s most populous country toward sustainable consumption and production. He identifies the forces that drive companies from three sectors—seafood, palm oil, and tea—to embrace eco-certification. The success of eco-certification, he says, will depend on the extent to which it wins the support of domestic actors in fast-growing emerging economies.<br> <br>The assumption of eco-certification is that demand along th