Tobler, AlexanderAlexanderTobler2023-04-132023-04-132021-09-20https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/109961Investors in commodity markets are exposed to numerous sustainability challenges. Considering sustainability criteria in investment decisions is a way of addressing these issues. Applying the resources afforded by the actor-network theory (ANT), this research shows how heterogeneous actors assemble to a sustainability network using the Swiss coffee network as an example. The empirical foundation enabled obtaining an understanding of the local practices of the individual actors and the networks they are embedded in. Analysis is dedicated in particular to the role of standards for sustainable investment in mobilizing different actors. Standards for sustainable investment are regarded as non-human actors that transport agencies from actor to actor and may thus mobilize additional different actors for the sustainable cause. Furthermore, the microprocesses involved in this translation process are analyzed, revealing the different actors motivation to translate to the sustainability network and the challenges involved in getting actors enrolled. The network approach demonstrates that in addition to corporate actors, several non-corporate actors also need to be mobilized for sustainability. The insights gleaned have been used to make recommendations for relevant aspects to consider in the designing of sustainable investment standards. The research findings point to the fact that the effectiveness of sustainable investment standards is driven by their ability to get actors translated to the sustainability network. Investors define criteria that trickle down the supply chains and find their way into the local practices of the actors. On the basis of this analysis, five relevant principles for designing standards for sustainable investment have been identified: aligning goals, addressing issues, being rigorous, engaging with actors and being accessible.enNachhaltigkeitKapitalanlageKaffeemarktNormActor-Network-TheoryFairer HandelEDIS-5155Netzwerkdynamiksustainable development goalsNachhaltige AnlagenZiele für nachhaltige EntwicklungLokale PraktikenNachhaltigkeitsstandardsKaffeeRohstoffecoffeecommoditiesnetwork dynamicslocal practicessustainability standardsSustainable investmentSDGsdoctoral thesis