The document discusses power dynamics between private actors and independent shade-grown coffee certification. It explores how private actors can influence certification to mainly benefit themselves through obtaining differential benefits, influencing conservation standards, and protecting nominal environmental and social standards. This can result in the lowest common denominator standards and a race to the bottom effect. More stringent certification requirements could significantly change coffee farms and markets but may capture certification to maintain the status quo rather than transform conventional practices.
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