From Surplus to Sustainability: The Role of Legislation in Reducing Climate Impact from Swedish Bread Waste DOI
Louise Bartek, Mattias Eriksson,

Fanny Sturén

et al.

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Food waste infers considerable environmental, social, and economic consequences. While previous research has focused on interventions at the supplier-retailer interface to reduce surplus, this paper explores reduction potential in applying legal instruments evaluates climate benefits of enforcing four different policy measures: 1) Prohibiting Unfair Trading Practices; 2) Advancing Redistribution Surplus; 3) Enforcing Best Available Technology; 4) Legally binding targets. Applied case study bread Sweden, results clearly show that, through enforcement regulations or market-based mechanisms, surplus could be reduced by 6-50%, while also lowering impact with up 18% compared current system. The illustrate how Sweden can optimize its supply chain regulatory strategies, applicability an international scale. These findings highlight combining legislation incentives conventional chain, for improved management. By demonstrating legislations measures, used further develop enforce targeted recommendations food waste. scenarios explored are specific insights gained applicable other perishable sectors facing similar management challenges

Language: Английский

From Surplus to Sustainability: The Role of Legislation in Reducing Climate Impact from Swedish Bread Waste DOI
Louise Bartek, Mattias Eriksson,

Fanny Sturén

et al.

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Food waste infers considerable environmental, social, and economic consequences. While previous research has focused on interventions at the supplier-retailer interface to reduce surplus, this paper explores reduction potential in applying legal instruments evaluates climate benefits of enforcing four different policy measures: 1) Prohibiting Unfair Trading Practices; 2) Advancing Redistribution Surplus; 3) Enforcing Best Available Technology; 4) Legally binding targets. Applied case study bread Sweden, results clearly show that, through enforcement regulations or market-based mechanisms, surplus could be reduced by 6-50%, while also lowering impact with up 18% compared current system. The illustrate how Sweden can optimize its supply chain regulatory strategies, applicability an international scale. These findings highlight combining legislation incentives conventional chain, for improved management. By demonstrating legislations measures, used further develop enforce targeted recommendations food waste. scenarios explored are specific insights gained applicable other perishable sectors facing similar management challenges

Language: Английский

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