The Role of Food and Beverage Companies in Transforming Food Systems: Building Resilience at Multiple Scales.
Curr Dev Nutr
; 5(9): nzab110, 2021 Sep.
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Food and beverage companies are increasingly aware of the risks posed by climate change and many are interested in addressing them by building resilience along their supply chains. Financial incentives for environmental, social, and governance criteria further motivate mitigation action by firms. To achieve sustainable outcomes, human and ecological systems must be managed for resilience. The scientific community and food and beverage firms must collaborate in the development of measurable and verifiable indicators that support adaptation and mitigation action along food supply chains. This article identifies 3 areas in which a synergistic progress would set a resilient trajectory toward sustainability: 1) incentives for sustainable intensification, 2) expanded reporting standards, and 3) pre-competitive collaborations. Incremental, clear, and measurable steps can be taken to adapt food supply chains to the pressing challenges imposed by climate change, mitigate further emissions, and bring producers and consumers along in the journey towards planetary health.
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MEDLINE
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Prognostic_studies
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En
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Curr Dev Nutr
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2021
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Article
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Estados Unidos
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Estados Unidos