Between perceptions and practices: The religious and cultural aspects of food wastage in households

01/01/2023

Understanding the determinants of food provisioning is crucial for efforts to reduce household food wastage. Various studies have identified a web of interrelated socio-demographic characteristics, values, attitudes, and skills as drivers of household food wastage. Our contribution is in explorin...

Sustainably engaging employees in food wastage reduction: A conscious capitalism perspective

23/02/2023

Although food wastage across the world is preventable, yet it's an endemic problem affecting organizations and societies across the planet. In a shift from the existing assumptions of holding customers responsible, we base our study on the conscious capitalism perspective to argue that organizati...

Critical success factor analysis of blockchain technology in agri-food supply chain management: A circular economy perspective

15/03/2023

In the sustainability system, which gives importance to the availability of resources, recycling, renewal, and reproduction strategies can be handled under the name of the circular economy. While there are many stages to be followed from food production to consumption and even recycling, one of t...

Adopting the circular economy approach on food loss and waste: The case of Italian pasta production

01/05/2019

Food loss and waste (FLW) is one of the most serious social, economic and environmental issues undermining our planet’s sustainability, and by reducing it some UN Sustainable Development Goals may be achieved. The European Commission 

Food Surplus and Its Climate Burdens

07/04/2016

Avoiding food loss and waste may counteract the increasing food demand and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the agricultural sector. This is crucial because of limited options available to increase food production. In the year 2010, food availability was 20% higher than was required on a global scale.