Further Reading
Academic papers:
- Value chains
Bush, S. R., Oosterveer, P., Bailey, M., & Mol, A. P. (2015). Sustainability governance of chains and networks: A review and future outlook. Journal of cleaner production, 107, 8-19.
Ponte, S. (2022). The hidden costs of environmental upgrading in global value chains. Review of International Political Economy, 29(3), 818-843.
Baglioni, E., & Campling, L. (2017). Natural resource industries as global value chains: Frontiers, fetishism, labour and the state. Environment and planning a: economy and space, 49(11), 2437-2456.
- Environmental Governance
Newell, P. (2008). The political economy of global environmental governance. Review of International Studies, 34(3), 507-529.
Hahn, T., Pinkse, J., Preuss, L., & Figge, F. (2015). Tensions in corporate sustainability: Towards an integrative framework. Journal of business ethics, 127(2), 297-316.
- Sustainability Transitions in Bangladesh
Shajahan, S., Nourin, S., Islam, M. F., & Al Kaium, M. A. (2023). Stakeholders of sustainability transition: Interventions in energy and Bangladesh RMG industry. In Strategic Management and Sustainability Transitions (pp. 172-199). Routledge.
Buchel, S., Hebinck, A., Lavanga, M., & Loorbach, D. (2022). Disrupting the status quo: a sustainability transitions analysis of the fashion system. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, 18(1), 231-246.
- Geopolitics, shocks and industrial policy
Gereffi, G., Pananond, P., Tell, F., & Fang, T. (2025). Navigating industrial policy and global value chains in an era of disruptions. Journal of International Business Policy, 1-17.
Krauss, J. E., Krishnan, A., & Lanari, N. (2025). The environmental polycrisis and global production networks: insights from agriculture in South Africa, Kenya, and Nicaragua. Journal of Economic Geography, lbaf022.
- Sustainable Business Models and sensemaking
Geissdoerfer, M., Vladimirova, D., & Evans, S. (2018). Sustainable business model innovation: A review. Journal of cleaner production, 198, 401-416.
Hahn, T., Preuss, L., Pinkse, J., & Figge, F. (2014). Cognitive frames in corporate sustainability: Managerial sensemaking with paradoxical and business case frames. Academy of management review, 39(4), 463-487.
Policy papers/ Reports/Articles:
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/29/alarming-levels-of-forever-chemicals-found-in-water-near-bangladesh-garment-factories https://globalpressjournal.com/asia/bangladesh/bangladeshs-garment-workers-face-crisis-regime-collapse/
https://www.theigc.org/blogs/bangladesh-garment-industry-river-pollution
Bangladesh Association and Pacts for Textiles and Garments
BGMEA: https://www.bgmea.com.bd/page/AboutGarmentsIndustry
Sustainability Pact: https://www.textilepact.net/
International Accord: https://internationalaccord.org/
UN SDGs: https://sdgs.un.org/goals
Reflective questions for students:
- How did my role (worker, manager, or government official) influence the way I defined what a “sustainable” decision was?
- What trade-offs did I make, and what guided my priorities when facing conflicting objectives (e.g., profit vs. equity vs. environment)?
- How did my decisions affect other actors in the value chain, and what surprised me about those impacts?
- What uncertainties or information gaps most affected my decision-making?
- How would my decisions change if I were in another role—or if I had to co-create solutions with other stakeholders?
- In what ways does this exercise mirror real-world governance and business model challenges in sustainability transitions?
- What insights from the game can I take forward into my professional practice, research, or future decision-making on sustainability issues?