Review on environmental models in the food chain - Current status and future perspectives

Đjekić, Ilija; Sanjuán, Neus; Clemente, G.; Jambrak, Anet Režek; Djukić‐Vuković, Aleksandra; Brodnjak, Urška Vrabič; Pop, Eugen; Thomopoulos, Rallou; Tonda, Alberto

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.241

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“…3 From eco-labelling to multidimensionality in the food sector There are numerous methods and models which have been specifically developed and adapted to the planning, processing activities and control of the food sector, from farm to retail and household. The focus is not only on reducing costs, but also on fostering sustainability and preserving the environment (Akkerman et al, 2010;Manzini-Accorsi, 2013;Battini et al, 2014;Djekic et al, 2018).…”

Section: Defining the Sustainability Information Gapmentioning

confidence: 99%

Multidimensional Labelling: Closing the Sustainability Information Gap between Producers, Consumers and Sustainability Science in the Food Sector

Kocsis

Kuslits

2019

Period. Polytech. Soc. Man. Sci.

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Product labels are designed to diminish producer-consumer information asymmetry, which represents a typical information gap.However, sustainability science, in its broadest sense, is another 'agent' for achieving sustainable development, while producer-science and consumer-science information gaps can also be identified. As a step towards closing these gaps, we propose a multidimensional form of eco-labelling in the food sector: a well-chosen system of labels that refer to the possible trade-offs known to sustainability science. The dimensions proposed in our model reflect types of negative environmental effects: the entities harmfully affected by production may be (1) other, non-human species (OTHER; 0th party), (2) other people thousands of miles away in space (FARTHER; 1st party), (3) consumers themselves in the present (HERE; 2nd party), or (4) other people later in time (LATER; 3rd party). We apply this framework to ethical labelling in the food sector.

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Section: Defining the Sustainability Information Gapmentioning

confidence: 99%

Multidimensional Labelling: Closing the Sustainability Information Gap between Producers, Consumers and Sustainability Science in the Food Sector

Kocsis

Kuslits

2019

Period. Polytech. Soc. Man. Sci.

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“…Considering that there are a large number of different types of standards and regulations related to hygienic design and due to the redundancy of many requirements, a compact tool for evaluating novel technologies is more than needed [33]. In the future, studies related to comparison of environmental impacts of novel and conventional techniques will need to go in two directions: (i) improving the environmental performance of nonthermal technologies per se, and (ii) comparing environmental aspects of nonthermal and conventional technologies, along with weighting other factors such as quality of the final product or investment costs [2].…”

Section: Future Challenges Of Novel Nonthermal Technologies and Conclmentioning

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“…Besides the food safety and quality dimensions, these processing technologies have the possibility to shorten treatment time, lower energy consumption, and lower carbon footprint [2].…”

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Three Pillars of Novel Nonthermal Food Technologies: Food Safety, Quality, and Environment

Jambrak

Vukušić

Donsı̀

et al. 2018

Journal of Food Quality

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is review gives an overview of the impact of novel nonthermal food technologies on food safety, on quality, and on the environment. It con rms that research in this eld is mainly focused on analyzing microbial and/or chemical aspects of food safety. However, recent research shows that in spite of various food safety bene ts, some negative (quality oriented) features occur. Finally, this paper shows the necessity of analyzing the environmental dimension of using these technologies.

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“…The results of conceptual as well as empirical studies regarding the effectiveness of codes of conduct are mixed (see [24]). Recent studies have confirmed that codes of conduct based on external standards have positive impacts on social and environmental performance [25][26][27][28]. However, some studies address signaling effects as the main motive for the establishment of codes of conduct [19,29,30].…”

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“…Many studies provide evidence that the application of an environmental management system based on ISO 14001 requirements positively affects companies' environmental performance [25,[42][43][44]. However, ISO 14001 is a generic standard related to environmental management and does not define specific level of environmental performance "but focuses on requiring organizations to comply with the specified characteristics of the system with such compliance expected to assist organizations in achieving their own environmental objectives" [45].…”

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The Factors Affecting the Environmental Practices of Companies: The Case of Serbia

2019

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Environmental practices are often considered external to the business, and the impacts of self-regulation and other CSR company practices on environmental practices are important but not fully understood-especially in transitional and developing countries. The aim of this paper is to explore factors that influence the environmental practices of companies operating in Serbia. We observed four types of self-regulations (core values, codes of conduct, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001); the level of CSR practices in relationships with employees, customers, the local community, and society, and related to business transparency; as well as company features related to types of operations (manufacturing vs. service), size, and internationalization (multinational ownership and export activities). Based on the SEM analysis of data collected from 178 companies operating in Serbia, the findings showed that smaller, manufacturing companies that applied the observed types of self-regulations, which have a higher level of employee relations and are more social and community involved, are more likely to have higher levels of environmental practice. Among the observed self-regulation types, only ISO 14001 certification proved to have an individual effect on company environmental practices. However, our results also showed that the influence of core values, applied codes of conduct, and ISO 9001 certification cannot be neglected.Sustainability 2019, 11, 5960 2 of 17 the decoupling phenomenon, the discrepancy between policies and practice, or the formal adoption of self-regulation by a company that does not become incorporated into the day-to-day routine [16] has its roots in the company's intention to communicate more than achieve [11]. The public disclosure of self-regulations related to environmental activities in order to present a proactive environmental image by providing greenwashing [3] raises concerns related to the effectiveness of such self-regulations.

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Review on environmental models in the food chain - Current status and future perspectives

Abstract: Review on environmental models in the food chain-current status and future perspectives, (2017),

Cited by 71 publications

References 148 publications

Multidimensional Labelling: Closing the Sustainability Information Gap between Producers, Consumers and Sustainability Science in the Food Sector

Multidimensional Labelling: Closing the Sustainability Information Gap between Producers, Consumers and Sustainability Science in the Food Sector

Three Pillars of Novel Nonthermal Food Technologies: Food Safety, Quality, and Environment

The Factors Affecting the Environmental Practices of Companies: The Case of Serbia

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