Understanding Food Sharing Models to Tackle Sustainability Challenges

Michelini, Laura; Principato, Ludovica; Iasevoli, Gennaro

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.09.009

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“…Blue Cluster consumers also would waste less if they had more information on how to donate food. Antiwaste policies should therefore better inform consumers about how to donate food and promote the creation of initiatives that could support food sharing by exploiting the potential of new technologies, such as online platforms and apps [40,41].…”

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Household Food Waste: A Case Study in Southern Italy

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To achieve the goal of reducing consumer-related food waste in developed countries, it is necessary to have an in-depth understanding of the factors shaping food waste, both in the household as well as at the point of purchase. Despite a growing number of studies on the subject, especially in recent years, the evidence on drivers of food waste and barriers to its reduction is somewhat conflicting. The current paper contributes to existing knowledge on food waste behaviour at the consumer level, providing original results from a direct survey conducted with a sample randomly selected in southern Italy to reveal consumer awareness, concerns and intentions towards food waste and to ascertain the existence of different consumer profiles with similar food waste behaviour. Since southern Italian regions have been shown to produce lower levels of food waste than regions in northern Italy, an in-depth analysis of the drivers behind food waste in this area could be considered an interesting case study. Our findings showed the existence of several consumer behaviour profiles that influenced household food waste generation. Strategies to reduce waste should take such differences into account in order to promote changes in food waste behaviour.Sustainability 2020, 12, 1495 2 of 13 the household level make it difficult for commercial actors as well as policy makers to develop effective food waste reduction campaigns [6].In order to reduce food waste in developed countries, it is necessary to gain an in-depth understanding of the factors determining food waste at the consumer level, both in the household as well as at the point of purchase. Identified social drivers connected to consumer behaviour and lifestyles are related to (a) unconscious preferences, such as preferences for certain aesthetic standards or food types, that can be difficult to modify; (b) individual behaviour that may be modifiable through information and strengthened awareness; and (c) sociodemographic factors [3,4,7].Regarding individual behaviour, consumers' routines related to shopping and consumption constitute one of the main drivers of food waste, such as food overprovisioning during shopping, overpreparation and incorrect storage [8]. Among the causes identified for overprovisioning, the literature includes bulk purchases but also marketing and sales strategies implemented by producers and retailers [7,9]. Extensive research shows that communication strategies as well as promotional offers have a considerable negative effect on individual wasteful behaviour, prompting consumers to buy more than actually needed [5,[10][11][12]. Other studies have highlighted that individual wasteful behaviour is also driven by factors related to current legislation or policy. Misinterpretation of date labels, for example, or lack of understanding and following labelling instructions for proper storage are recognised as prominent drivers [4,5]. Previous studies showed that European consumers seem to be very confused and show difficulty in interpreting the actual meanin...

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“…In particular, 67 definitions of the SE were extracted from the scientific sources, which allowed the identification of 11 main features that define the concept. Among these features, digital or online platforms are considered to be the main infrastructure for such change [4,70], being the most important feature found in this research. Putting all the information and analysis together, a comprehensive definition and a framework has been presented for the SE.…”

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“…Grybaitė and Stankevičienė (2016) also consider both individuals and businesses as potential members of the SE [33]. Codagnone et al (2016) and Michelini et al (2018) also consider Peer-to-Peer (P2P), Peer-to-Business (P2B), Business-to-Peer (B2P), Business-to-Business (B2B), and government-to-government (G2G) as various forms of interaction that take place in this economic environment [4,37].…”

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“…Monte (2015) states that these platforms are secure and transparent for the transactions regarding assets [52]. In this way, online platforms can be considered as the main infrastructure of the SE [4,70]. Also, Welsum (2016) introduces the technology platform and apps as the cause of the primary innovation that takes place in the SE business model [109].…”

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“…Many factors, such as the growth of internet applications and smartphones, globalization and urbanization, the global economic crisis, shifts in the general attitudes, and higher attention towards sustainability in consumption, have led to the advent of the sharing economy in recent years [3][4][5][6]. This term has been of frequent use among several practitioners, for instance, in the well-intentioned speech of Joe Gebbia from Airbnb, the Car2Go slogan "proud to share" [7], or some companies, like Uber or Deliveroo, trying to link their names with this trend because of people's positive attitude towards it.…”

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Conceptualizing the Sharing Economy through Presenting a Comprehensive Framework

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Abstract:In recent years, through the advances in technology and highlighting the sustainability concepts in different aspects of human lives, the sharing economy has become an interesting topic for researchers, and also, many businesses claim to be active in this environment. However, a comprehensive definition, which is generally accepted, does not yet exist in the literature. In this paper, through a systematic literature review, analysis, and coding, a comprehensive definition, and also, an inclusive framework is presented for the sharing economy. This can help scientists and businesses to clarify which companies or parts of their activities fall into the SE category, and which do not. Such clarification in a small scale is done for five companies at the end of the paper.

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Understanding Food Sharing Models to Tackle Sustainability Challenges

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