How to move the transition to sustainable food consumption towards a societal tipping point

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 203, С. 123329 - 123329

Опубликована: Март 23, 2024

A large-scale transition of food consumption in high-income countries is required to mitigate adverse impacts on the climate and environment. To further understand which actions can contribute triggering societal tipping sustainability transitions empirical observations a closer link existing theories urgently needed. We integrate renowned models behavior change, consumption, marketing into framework positive points using an analysis four case studies from Denmark. The proposed specifies enabling conditions, interventions, reinforcing feedback. suggest that factors identified consumer-oriented theoretical frameworks lead points. Also, sustainable requires not only engagement all groups actors—business/industry, policy, civil society, consumers—but also pooling aligning available resources trigger point. provide interesting examples how influential single players scale up system change. paper concludes with critical reflection system.

Язык: Английский

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Sustainable agricultural technologies of the future: Determination of adoption readiness for different consumer groups

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 208, С. 123697 - 123697

Опубликована: Авг. 31, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Tipping the next customer on the shoulder? A segmentation study and discussion of targeted marketing to further plant-rich dietary transition

Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11, С. 100154 - 100154

Опубликована: Ноя. 23, 2023

The agricultural sector is responsible for a large share of natural resource use and climate impact. A sustainable food system transition requires amongst others that majority consumers begins to eat more plant based. However, so far, only niche or minority eats primarily With conceptual background in positive tipping points sustainability transitions social network theory, this paper uses segmentation analysis representative consumer survey data Denmark characterize segments differ psychographic drivers barriers meat reduction. From the eight found, three are already part niche, emerge as opposed plant-based, but two potential next consumers. We discuss how trigger behaviour change towards eating plant-rich ways match motivations contribute literature work on systems transitions.

Язык: Английский

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Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in Fostering Agricultural Enterprise Well-being: A Case Study from Thailand

Environmental footprints and eco-design of products and processes, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 57 - 84

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Exploring the Landscape of Media Campaigns That Encourage or Discourage Sustainable Diet Transitions for Americans, 1917–2023: A Systematic Scoping Review

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(11), С. 4457 - 4457

Опубликована: Май 24, 2024

United States (U.S.) and global experts recommend that populations reduce red processed meat (RPM) intake transition to plant-rich, sustainable diets support human planetary health. A systematic scoping review was conducted identify the landscape of media campaigns promote plant-rich dietary patterns, traditional plant proteins, novel plant-based alternatives (PBMA) encourage or discourage RPM products Americans. Of 8321 records screened from four electronic databases, 103 were included, along with 62 gray literature sources. Across 84 (1917–2023) identified, corporate marketing (58.6%) most prevalent compared public information (13.8%), sustainability (12.6%), countermarketing (5.7%), social (4.6%), policy (4.6%) campaigns. Findings indicate long-running campaigns, many U.S. government oversight, dominated for decades, running alongside protein Novel PBMA emerged in past decade. Many civil society promoted but few utilized norm behavior change theory, only Meatless Monday campaign evaluated. The government, academia, businesses, should commit more resources evaluate impact a diet Americans, restrict regulate use misinformation prioritize proteins patterns.

Язык: Английский

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Food innovation towards a sustainable world: A study on intention to purchase lab-grown meat

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 211, С. 123912 - 123912

Опубликована: Ноя. 29, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Agrifood Sustainability Transitions in Firms and Industry: A Bibliographic Analysis of Research Themes

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(16), С. 7079 - 7079

Опубликована: Авг. 18, 2024

There is a growing consensus that the modern food system lies at centre of great challenges facing humanity and urgent profound changes are required in way produced, processed, distributed consumed. This review analyses sustainability transitions within agrifood systems, focusing on role firms industries as defined by Sustainable Transitions Research Network (STRN). paper conducts first systematic literature using bibliometric analysis to assess current state research this theme. The findings reveal significant increase publications related associated with transitions. Furthermore, focus geographically concentrated European Union. identifies four key themes literature, based co-occurrence keywords. These agriculture, innovation, governance, systems agroecology. an increasing awareness farmers driving farm level. there interrelated characteristics system, which acknowledges need for sustainable innovations occur multiple stages system. also shows evidence can through disruptive well incremental innovation highlights importance governance influencing existing raises questions about alternative networks innovations, their potential change established validity claims regarding equity environmental sustainability. A theme emerging from ecological perspective complex biological processes ecosystems form integral part agricultural production. provide greater understanding landscape relating lay foundation future research.

Язык: Английский

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Challenge your customer: How businesses may trigger change in perceived barriers, capability, and consumption

Appetite, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 107829 - 107829

Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Agrifood Sustainability Transitions in Firms and Industry: A Bibliographic Analysis of Research Themes

Опубликована: Май 28, 2024

There is a growing consensus that the modern food system lies at centre of grand challenges facing humanity and requires urgent profound changes in way produced, processed, distributed consumed. This review analyses sustainability transitions within agrifood systems, focusing on role firms industries as defined by Sustainable Transitions Research Network (STRN). paper conducts first systematic literature using bibliometric analysis to assess current state research this theme. The findings reveal significant increase publications related transitions. Furthermore, geographically concentrated European Union. identifies four key themes based co-occurrence keywords. These are agriculture, innovation, governance, systems agroecology. increasing awareness farmers driving farm level. there an interrelated characteristics which acknowledges need for sustainable innovations occur multiple stages system. It also shows evidence can through disruptive well incremental highlights importance governance influencing raises questions about Alternative Food Networks innovations, their potential change established validity claims equity environmental sustainability. A theme emerging from ecological perspective complex biological processes ecosystems integral part agricultural production. provide greater understanding landscape relating lay foundation future research.

Язык: Английский

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Meat alternative consumers still frowned upon in Europe: Analysis of stereotypical, emotional and behavioral responses of observing others

Food Quality and Preference, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 105380 - 105380

Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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