Creating Food Futures: Trade, Ethics And The Environment (corporate Social Responsibility)
by Janice Jiggins /
2008 / English / PDF
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A global transformation in food supply and consumption is placing
our food security at risk. What changes need to be made to the ways
we trade, process and purchase our food if everyone in the world is
going to have enough wholesome food to eat? Is there genuine scope
for creating food futures that embrace considerations such as
ecological sustainability and social equity as well as placing good
food on the table - and making money? Drawing upon examples of
innovative food chains in Europe, Canada, Africa and Latin America,
leading academics and practitioners challenge the idea that
individuals are powerless in the face of global supply chains and
the legal apparatus protecting them. The authors do not, however,
underestimate the scale of the task at hand. They explore the
tensions and dilemmas inherent in innovative practice - such as the
ethics of mainstreaming, balancing a variety of goals and the ways
in which success is defined - as well as presenting success stories
and explaining how they were achieved. Creating Food Futures
provides you with inspiring examples of what is being done and
thought-provoking suggestions for future work.
A global transformation in food supply and consumption is placing
our food security at risk. What changes need to be made to the ways
we trade, process and purchase our food if everyone in the world is
going to have enough wholesome food to eat? Is there genuine scope
for creating food futures that embrace considerations such as
ecological sustainability and social equity as well as placing good
food on the table - and making money? Drawing upon examples of
innovative food chains in Europe, Canada, Africa and Latin America,
leading academics and practitioners challenge the idea that
individuals are powerless in the face of global supply chains and
the legal apparatus protecting them. The authors do not, however,
underestimate the scale of the task at hand. They explore the
tensions and dilemmas inherent in innovative practice - such as the
ethics of mainstreaming, balancing a variety of goals and the ways
in which success is defined - as well as presenting success stories
and explaining how they were achieved. Creating Food Futures
provides you with inspiring examples of what is being done and
thought-provoking suggestions for future work.