Sustainable food procurement in British and Irish zoos

Hanson, Jonathan H.; Holt, Diane

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“…Other social issues that appeared in the literature include human rights [ 100 , 101 , 102 ], local communities influence [ 89 , 90 , 103 ], fair trade [ 57 , 100 , 104 ], philanthropy [ 105 ], etc. A recent study [ 106 ] has shed light on modern slavery in supply chains, a new area in the agenda of SSCM that has gained a lot of attention lately.…”

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Food Industry: A Conceptual Model from a Literature Review and a Case Study

Mastos

Gotzamani

2022

Foods

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The purpose of this study is twofold: firstly, to provide a literature review of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) critical factors, practices and performance; and secondly, to develop a comprehensive and testable model of SSCM in the food industry. The research conducted comprises a literature review and a case study. The literature review findings propose a theoretical framework linking SSCM critical factors, practices and performance. The case study comprises two sustainability leaders in the Greek food supply chain in order to investigate the three SSCM constructs. A new set of pioneering SSCM practices in the Greek food industry is identified, including daily conversation, local sourcing and HR investments. The end result of this research proposes a testable model that sheds light on SSCM in the food industry and is based on a set of propositions.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Food Industry: A Conceptual Model from a Literature Review and a Case Study

Mastos

Gotzamani

2022

Foods

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“…This is despite the significant and well‐publicised impacts of food supply chains on biodiversity [Balmford et al, 2012; Phalan et al, ]. While conceptual barriers to dispersed supply chain externalities exist [Rabb and Saunders, ], as well as gaps between values and actions for both individuals [Kollmuss and Agyeman, ; Vermeir and Verbeke, ] and organisations [Hanson and Holt, ], addressing biodiversity impacts in their parallel food supply chains presents zoos with a considerable opportunity, as seen with seafood [Koldewey et al, ; WAZA, 2009]. This is underscored by the identification of global water shortage and food insecurity as one of the top ten emerging issues for species conservation by 2020 from the perspective of zoos and aquariums, and of actions to address it [Gusset et al, ].…”

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“…The findings contribute to an enhanced understanding of the factors that affect sustainable supply chain management, especially of food supply chains at the procurement phase. They are also of particular relevance to sustainable food procurement by mission‐led organizations [Pullman and Dillard, ] and build upon inter‐organisational empirical analyses of sustainability in zoos [Oliver, ; Townsend, ] and of sustainable food in zoos [Hanson and Holt, ]. Further research on these themes, especially at the regional or inter‐regional level and with larger sample sizes, would further advance the understanding of the critical factors shaping sustainable food procurement in zoological collections.…”

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“…Limited studies to date have examined the critical factors that shape sustainable food procurement in zoos. Defining sustainable food procurement as “ the purchasing of food which, throughout every stage of the supply chain, minimizes harm to, and promotes the flourishing of, economies, societies and ecosystems, both now and in the future ” [Hanson and Holt, ], this paper examines the critical factors which influence sustainable food procurement in 41 members of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA). It aims to identify: (1) the aspects of zoo profile most closely correlated with levels of sustainable food procurement; (2) the factors contributing to sustainable food procurement in zoos; (3) the factors inhibiting sustainable food procurement in zoos.…”

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Critical factors for sustainable food procurement in zoological collections

Hanson

2015

Zoo Biology

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Food procurement can play an important role in sustainable food supply chain management by zoos, linking organizational operations to the biodiversity conservation and sustainability mission of zoological collections. This study therefore examines the critical factors that shape sustainable food procurement in zoo and aquariums. Using a web-based survey data was collected from 41 members of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA). This included information on the sustainable food procurement practices of these institutions for both their human and animal food supply chains, as well as profile information and data on the factors contributing to and inhibiting sustainable procurement practices. Zoological collections operated by charities, and those with a certified sustainability standard, were found to have significantly higher levels of sustainable food procurement. Zoos and aquariums whose human food operations were not contracted to an external party were also found to have significantly higher levels of sustainable food procurement in their human food supply chain. The most important drivers of sustainable food procurement were cost savings, adequate financial support and improved product quality. The highest ranking barriers were higher costs, other issues taking priority and a lack of alternative suppliers. The results suggest that a number of critical factors shape sustainable food procurement in zoological collections in the British Isles. Financial factors, such as cost savings, were important considerations. The significance of mission-related factors, such as charity status, indicated that core values held by zoos and aquariums can also influence their food procurement practices.

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“…Since then, only 26 peer-reviewed articles have been published which specifically focus on SSCM or GSCM and indicators. As the analysis of these publications furthermore revealed, only Genovese et al [46], Wang et al [47] and Hanson and Holt [48] provide sustainability indicators matching the definition provided in Section 2.2. The majority of the remaining sources (55%) provide no indicators.…”

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Sustainability Assessment in Automotive and Electronics Supply Chains—A Set of Indicators Defined in a Multi-Stakeholder Approach

2016

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Abstract:In automotive and electronics supply chains, sustainability assessment is gaining increasing importance. More stringent regulations and growing customer pressure are driving the change towards more environmentally, socially and economically responsible supply chains. Since this implies a rising use of resources for data collection, monitoring, exchange and assessment, the objective of this paper is to facilitate supply chain sustainability assessment. The present paper first provides a tailored set of 69 supply chain sustainability indicators for the European automotive and electronics industries. These were derived on the basis of a systematic literature review, together with 13 semi-structured interviews and five focus group workshops, all of which involved sustainability and industry experts. Second, the paper provides a case example of software-based supply chain sustainability data exchange. The extent to which sustainability information is currently exchanged in the two industries is also analyzed. The set of indicators is scientifically relevant since it considers all three dimensions of sustainability and is intended to allow for supply chain-wide sustainability assessment in two specific industries. It is also of high practical relevance since it was developed with and validated by industry experts, and also since it considers industrial and technical requirements for supply chain sustainability assessment in order to increase the efficiency of the work processes.

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Sustainable food procurement in British and Irish zoos

Cited by 6 publications

References 33 publications

Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Food Industry: A Conceptual Model from a Literature Review and a Case Study

Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Food Industry: A Conceptual Model from a Literature Review and a Case Study

Critical factors for sustainable food procurement in zoological collections

Sustainability Assessment in Automotive and Electronics Supply Chains—A Set of Indicators Defined in a Multi-Stakeholder Approach

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