Editorial
Challenges and Opportunities for the Sustainability Transition in Global Trade (Introduction)
Valerie Nelson,
Ximena Rueda,
Walter J.V. Vermeulen,
Valerie Nelson
Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, UK
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School of Management, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
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Walter J.V. Vermeulen
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Correspondence to: Walter J.V. Vermeulen, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorValerie Nelson,
Ximena Rueda,
Walter J.V. Vermeulen,
Valerie Nelson
Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, UK
Search for more papers by this authorXimena Rueda
School of Management, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
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Walter J.V. Vermeulen
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Correspondence to: Walter J.V. Vermeulen, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
E-mail: [email protected]
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