Analyzing the Use of Accounting Methodologies for Assessing Sustainability in Food Waste Prevention and Reduction Actions from ToNoWaste HEurope Project Approach
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Analyzing the Use of Accounting Methodologies for Assessing Sustainability in Food Waste Prevention and Reduction Actions from ToNoWaste HEurope Project ApproachFecha de publicación
2023Editor
Hellenic Mediterranean University, School of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture.ISBN
978-618-84774-7-6Tipo de documento
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The identification, validation, and demonstration of innovative and effective ways to reduce
food losses and waste is a key issue for a sustainable development. JRC workshop ‘Food
waste accounting: methodologies, ... [+]
The identification, validation, and demonstration of innovative and effective ways to reduce
food losses and waste is a key issue for a sustainable development. JRC workshop ‘Food
waste accounting: methodologies, challenges, and opportunities’, concluded that “a
harmonized methodology for food waste accounting is not yet defined and there is the need
of improving and matching methodological aspects and policy questions as the information
needs are different depending on the area of policy intervention” (Corrado et al., 2019).
Consequently, it is necessary to advance in the development of sustainability food loss and
waste prevention and reduction (FLWPR) accounting methodologies that integrate economic,
social, and environmental issues which overcome current limitations. In this context, the
goal of this paper is twofold. First, to analyze the current strengths and weaknesses of
existing accounting methodologies for assessing sustainability in FLWPR actions to define an
integrative sustainability assessment methodology. For this, a systematic mapping study of
European Research Projects is conducted with the aim of identifying and analyzing the
recent research projects developed in Europe focused on FLWPR to take them as a solid
foundation for the future research on this area. Specifically, this study adapts the research
method proposed by García-Holgado et al. (2019) for mapping studies and choses as sources
to conduct this research two main databases: CORDIS and BBI JU. Moreover, the study
covers European research projects from 2013 to 2023. To define this searching period, the
previous FUSIONS H2020 Project was taken as a reference of the analysis of FLWPR
accounting methodologies. Finally, a total of 21 projects were considered in the analysis
process. Based on the proposal of Bocken et al. (2014), a previous classification of projects
was estimated needed to make a proper analysis considering the specific particularities of
each kind of project. This classification was made attending to the nature of the solutions to
the problem of food losses and waste proposed by each project. The categories considered
are solutions based on technological aspects, social aspects, and organizational aspects.
Second goal is to test the assessment proposal by assessing some aspects related to the
sustainability of a specific FLWPR action, with the objective of showing how this method
could help to overcome the current limitations of existing accounting methodologies. In this
line, the testing process of this study will be mainly focused on the technological based
solutions. [-]
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Ponència presentada a: RETASTE: Rethink Food Resources, Losses, and Waste. 3rd International Conference, Athens, September 27-29, 2023.
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RETASTE Conference Abstracts, Vol. 3, RETASTE-PLW-433-Oral Athens, September 27-29, 2023Código del proyecto o subvención
101059849 HORIZON EUROPE (CEE)
Título del proyecto o subvención
'TONOWASTE-Towards a new zero food waste mindset based on holistic assessment'
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