**4. Sustainability Governance Approaches at Various Stages of Food Supply Chains**

The analysis of the interviews shows a focus in the investigated supply chain on seven GMs, viz. contracts, certifications, audits and monitoring, risk sharing, shared values, information and knowledge sharing, as well as a trusting and close relationship. In the following sections, we show the intentions behind applying these GMs at the individual stages of the supply chain and how they coordinate the actions of the different actors in the supply chain. Thereby, we especially, but not exclusively, focus on how the GMs contribute to achieving the economic, environmental, and social sustainability goals. Table 2 summarizes the mechanisms' most important characteristics and their impact on sustainability at the different supply chain levels. Figure 2 provides an overview of all actors involved in the supply chain.

**Figure 2.** Investigated supply chain with black arrow indicating the material flow.

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**Table 2.** Governance mechanisms at the different food supply chain stages and their effects on the ecological (ecol.), economic (econ.), and social (s.) sustainability dimensions.





