The role of food systems in achieving the sustainable development goals: Environmental perspective
Abstract
We investigate the availability and extent of environmental performance and objectives data reported in corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports published by the world largest food companies. Methods for content analysis that recognize two types of environmental information were implemented for reviewing 75 sustainability reports. Plant- and animal-origin food companies responded to requirements of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards to communicate about their sustainable development. It was found that plant-origin food companies' reporting was more compliant with GRI requirements. Information gaps within greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data have been identified as a common characteristic for both food sectors. The most frequent performance indicators reported by companies were about water withdrawal. Average annual reductions in four major environmental dimensions such as energy consumption, GHG emissions, water withdrawal, and total waste were calculated. These result...s reveal patterns of food companies' behavior in CSR reporting.
Keywords:
environmental performance / food systems / greenhouse gas disclosures / sustainability reports / sustainable development / water withdrawalSource:
Business Strategy and the Environment, 2021Publisher:
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
DOI: 10.1002/bse.2930
ISSN: 0964-4733
WoS: 000713640200001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85118353358
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Poljoprivredni fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Rajić, Sara AU - Đorđević, Vesna Ž. AU - Tomašević, Igor AU - Đekić, Ilija PY - 2021 UR - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5966 AB - We investigate the availability and extent of environmental performance and objectives data reported in corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports published by the world largest food companies. Methods for content analysis that recognize two types of environmental information were implemented for reviewing 75 sustainability reports. Plant- and animal-origin food companies responded to requirements of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards to communicate about their sustainable development. It was found that plant-origin food companies' reporting was more compliant with GRI requirements. Information gaps within greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data have been identified as a common characteristic for both food sectors. The most frequent performance indicators reported by companies were about water withdrawal. Average annual reductions in four major environmental dimensions such as energy consumption, GHG emissions, water withdrawal, and total waste were calculated. These results reveal patterns of food companies' behavior in CSR reporting. PB - John Wiley and Sons Ltd T2 - Business Strategy and the Environment T1 - The role of food systems in achieving the sustainable development goals: Environmental perspective DO - 10.1002/bse.2930 ER -
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Rajić, S., Đorđević, V. Ž., Tomašević, I.,& Đekić, I.. (2021). The role of food systems in achieving the sustainable development goals: Environmental perspective. in Business Strategy and the Environment John Wiley and Sons Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2930
Rajić S, Đorđević VŽ, Tomašević I, Đekić I. The role of food systems in achieving the sustainable development goals: Environmental perspective. in Business Strategy and the Environment. 2021;. doi:10.1002/bse.2930 .
Rajić, Sara, Đorđević, Vesna Ž., Tomašević, Igor, Đekić, Ilija, "The role of food systems in achieving the sustainable development goals: Environmental perspective" in Business Strategy and the Environment (2021), https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2930 . .