Food waste prevention in Europe – A cause-driven approach to identify the most relevant leverage points for action

By Carmen Priefer, J. Jörissen, Klaus-Rainer Bräutigam. 2016

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Circular Economy Models in Agro-Food Systems: A Review (2021, background): “The reduction in food waste requires an integrated approach in the management of the food supply chain [99], highlighting the need for strong cooperation between the various stakeholders [100].”
Food Waste and the ‘Green’ Consumer (2017, background): “Given the complexity of the food waste issue, scholars (Parizeau et al., 2015; Priefer et al., 2016) propose that a multi-stakeholder approach is required to reduce food waste, involving industry, government and individuals.”
Packaging-Related Food Losses and Waste: An Overview of Drivers and Issues (2019, background): “While in distribution, food losses may occur due to damage of the packaging, the exceedance of expiration dates, or poor stock management [65].”
Can social media be a tool for reducing consumers’ food waste? A behaviour change experiment by a UK retailer (2017, background): “There is a growing literature on the drivers of food waste (Priefer et al., 2016; Thyberg and Tonjes, 2016).”
Low carbon lifestyles: A framework to structure consumption strategies and options to reduce carbon footprints (2016, background): “However, to achieve the desired decreases in emissions, more stringent measures like the abolishment of subsidies on GHG intensive food, stronger regulations and economic incentives combined with softer measures tend to be more effective (Priefer et al., 2016).”