Summary
The study investigates the relationship between the adoption of in-house certification by coffee farms and these farms’ social and environmental conduct. Social conduct is framed as the practices that guarantee the safety and health of workers (e.g., use of protection when spraying pesticides and other chemicals) at farm level, and practices that support or enhance the socio-economic rights of workers, farmers, and their family members (e.g., salaries equal to or above the minimum wage