Exploring business stakeholder engagement in sustainable business practices: Evidence from the US pet amphibian industry
Exploring business stakeholder engagement in sustainable business practices: Evidence from the US pet amphibian industry
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DOI：
10.1002/bse.3455
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发表时间：
2023-06-01
影响因子：
13.4
通讯作者：
Gray, Matthew. J. J.
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作者：
Cavasos, Kevin;Poudyal, Neelam. C. C.;Gray, Matthew. J. J.
最近全球两栖动物野生种群数量的下降与全球野生动物贸易的快速增长相吻合。病原体在宠物两栖动物贸易网络内外传播的可能性使得探索该行业相关企业的态度和行为变得非常重要。我们调查了参与宠物两栖动物贸易行业的美国企业，以描述他们的态度和行为，并确定可能影响贸易中病原体传播风险的业务特征。我们发现两栖动物企业从各种来源获得动物（例如，进口商、批发商、零售商、饲养者、业余爱好者、野生动物）都意识到新出现的病原体的威胁，并担心病原体可能从圈养种群蔓延到野生种群。企业对病原体的态度和行为因企业类型而异（例如，业务规模、水陆两用车的销售份额、业务运作模式）。此外，企业对获得无病原体的两栖动物表现出浓厚的兴趣，并表示愿意支付溢价以获得经认证的无病动物。我们的研究结果表明，美国宠物两栖动物贸易行业愿意参与健康（清洁）的贸易行为，提高产品价格可能是一个选择，以补偿费用。支持无病原体认证的政府计划可能会促进实施。
The recent decline in wild populations of amphibians worldwide coincides with the period of rapid growth in the global trade of wildlife. The potential for pathogen transmission within and beyond the pet amphibian trade network makes it important to explore the attitudes and behavior of businesses involved in the industry. We surveyed US businesses involved in the pet amphibian trade industry to characterize their attitudes and behaviors and identify business characteristics that could influence percieved risk of pathogen transmission in trade. We found that amphibian businesses acquire their animals from a variety of sources (e.g., importers, wholesalers, retailers, breeders, hobbyists, wild), are aware of the threat of emerging pathogens, and are concerned about the potential spillover of pathogens from captive to wild populations. Attitudes and behaviors of businesses toward pathogens varied among business types (e.g., size of business, the share of amphibian sales, mode of business operation). Moreover, businesses expressed a strong interest in acquiring amphibians that are free of pathogens and indicated a willingness to pay a price premium to acquire certified disease-free animals. Our results indicate that the US pet amphibian trade industry is willing to participate in healthy (clean) trade practices and increasing product prices may be one option to compensate for expenses. A government program to support pathogen-free certification would likely facilitate implementation.