Incentivizing Environmental Improvements in Supply Chains through Data-Driven Governance
研究了可持续服装联盟的设施环境模块（FEM）这一数据驱动治理工具的实施效果，发现它虽改善了环境测量，但缺乏激励工厂持续改进的机制，并提出了改进建议。
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s Facility Environmental Module (FEM) is one of the world’s most advanced “data-driven governance” initiatives. The FEM represents an important new strategy in the governance of Global Value Chains. This article reports on a multi-year study to evaluate how firms have implemented the FEM, and whether and under what conditions it leads to improvements in factory performance. It finds that while the FEM represents an important step in improving environmental measurement systems, the program currently acts like a “scale without a diet.” Companies are now better able to measure performance, but many have not implemented the mechanisms needed to motivate systematic improvements. This article offers recommendations for how to strengthen data-driven governance systems and explores their implications for managers.