Justice in transitions: Widening considerations of justice in dietary transition

Kaljonen, Minna; Kortetmäki, Teea; Tribaldos, Theresa; Huttunen, Suvi; Karttunen, Kaisa; Maluf, Renato S.; Niemi, Jyrki; Saarinen, Merja; Salminen, Jani; Vaalavuo, Maria; Valsta, Liisa

doi:10.1016/j.eist.2021.10.007

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“…Improvements in dietary assessment methods and greater harmonisation of surveillance activities have enhanced the accuracy of dietary assessments and the comparability of results internationally [ 10 , 11 , 12 ]. At this point, more insight is needed into the dietary differences between population groups that differ in their sociodemographic and socioeconomic status (SES) [ 13 , 14 , 15 ], in order to mitigate SES-based inequalities of health. This information is also increasingly important to predict the rate and the nutritional consequences of the transition towards more climate-friendly diets, i.e., the expected consumption increase in foods of vegetable origin and decrease in animal-based products [ 16 , 17 , 18 ].…”

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“…This information is also increasingly important to predict the rate and the nutritional consequences of the transition towards more climate-friendly diets, i.e., the expected consumption increase in foods of vegetable origin and decrease in animal-based products [ 16 , 17 , 18 ]. Ensuring a socially just dietary transition requires attentiveness to existing SES-based inequalities in nutrition [ 15 ].…”

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Disparities in Nutritional Adequacy of Diets between Different Socioeconomic Groups of Finnish Adults

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Information on dietary adequacy is needed to assess food and nutrition security in a modern society, especially in the transition towards climate-friendly food systems. In this study, differences in the nutritional adequacy of diets among Finnish adults were evaluated in population groups of different education, income and urbanisation levels. The study used data from the FinDiet 2017 Survey (n = 1655, 18–74 years). Modelled usual intakes of foods and nutrients were evaluated relative to food-based dietary guidelines issued by the National Nutrition Council of Finland (FNNC) and with respect to nutrient adequacy following the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations and FNNC. For about half of the nutrients studied, intakes were found to be adequate. Intakes of protein, fat, saturated fatty acids and salt were estimated to be high. By contrast, inadequate intakes were seen in folate and vitamins A, D, B1, B2 and C in almost all groups studied. Groups with a higher education and income, groups that lived in urban areas and, in particular, women adhered more closely to recommended food consumption and nutrient intakes than others. However, major challenges posed by the Finnish diet are common to all groups studied, and only certain dietary features evaluated in view of nutritional adequacy are associated with socioeconomic differences.

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“…In sustainability transition studies, a recent interest in just transitions provides a way to advance a reconciliation between the different environmental, social, and economic interests in a balanced manner (Williams and Doyon 2019;Kaljonen et al 2021;Tribaldos and Kortetmäki 2022). In this context, transition refers to large-scale, system-level changes that are required for guaranteeing the sustainable development of societies (Loorbach et al 2017).…”

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“…A just transition means that the pathway to a more sustainable future system should in itself be as just as possible, ensuring that the distribution of benefits and burdens is fair and disadvantaged members of society are not left behind or given the greatest burdens (Williams and Doyon 2019). Understanding the challenges and requirements of a just transition necessitates the analysis of present (in)justices to identify vulnerabilities and disparities that may be aggravated in the transition (Clapp et al 2018;Kaljonen et al 2021). In this paper, we argue that taking a justice perspective on food policies can enhance the transparency of different demands and goals related to food systems and help in identifying conflicts and synergies between them.…”

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“…Universally relevant food justice issues concern the distribution of benefits and harms in food system activities, decision-making procedures and power relations, and socio-cultural and epistemic issues (e.g., Gottlieb and Joshi 2013;Levkoe 2006;Tribaldos and Kortetmäki 2022). In addition, there are context-specific justice concerns that reflect the challenges in specific societies and communities (e.g., Alkon and Agyeman 2011;Smaal et al 2020;Coulson and Milbourne 2021;Kaljonen et al 2021).…”

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Justice in Finnish Food Policies

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The need to create more sustainable food systems calls for careful attention to justice in making the transition. However, to achieve a just transition and create policies to support the goal of developing sustainable food systems, we need more knowledge of the ways current policies tackle justice. This knowledge can reveal blind spots and development needs and increase the transparency of potentially conflicting goals, which is essential for designing just transition policies. From the normative perspective of food justice, a food system should produce three principal outcomes: food security and nutrition, livelihoods and fair income, and environmental sustainability. In this article, we take these outcomes as the starting point to study how they relate to the distributive, procedural, and recognitive aspects of food justice in the context of Finnish food policies. Our data consist of Finnish policy strategies relating to the national food system and data from interviews with experts involved in the policy processes. Our results suggest that food security and farmer livelihoods have dominated justice related considerations at the cost of environmental sustainability. Although these are important for distributive justice and for recognizing vulnerabilities, the current setting reveals risks regarding the possibilities of transitioning to a low-carbon food system. The invisibility of the often-invisible groups is also notable in the policy documents. To promote justice more broadly, there should be greater emphasis on environmental sustainability as well as procedural and recognitive justice and opportunities for diverse people to participate in food policymaking.

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Framing just transition: The case of sustainable food system transition in Finland

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Justice in sustainability transitions requires states to design transition policies that ‘leave no‐one behind’. Emphasising fairness, however, may entail slowing or scaling down the impetus of sustainability transition. To examine this risk empirically, we analysed how stakeholders frame justice in deliberating policy measures needed to support just transition in agricultural land use and dietary changes, the cornerstones of building healthier and climate friendlier food systems in Finland. The results show that justice frames focus on the potential impacts of transition, largely ignore global scale, and prioritise social justice claims at the cost of environmental ambition. To create just and environmentally effective policies, policymakers need to consider justice at the level of policy‐mixes combining environmental and social policies. Furthermore, they need to acknowledge systemic injustices present in existing systems while striving towards just transition.

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Justice in transitions: Widening considerations of justice in dietary transition

Cited by 38 publications

References 65 publications

Disparities in Nutritional Adequacy of Diets between Different Socioeconomic Groups of Finnish Adults

Disparities in Nutritional Adequacy of Diets between Different Socioeconomic Groups of Finnish Adults

Justice in Finnish Food Policies

Framing just transition: The case of sustainable food system transition in Finland

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