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Title The FOODRUS index: Assessing suitability for effective food loss and waste prevention management under an integral perspective
ID_Doc 25574
Authors Amador-Cervera, M; Angarita-Zapata, JS; Vicente, AD; Alonso-Vicario, A
Title The FOODRUS index: Assessing suitability for effective food loss and waste prevention management under an integral perspective
Year 2024
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.wasman.2024.02.050
Abstract The impact of food loss and waste (FLW) generation on food supply chains' (FSC) sustainability represents a challenge embodied in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12.3. This problem requires a methodology to measure such an impact in a rigorous, holistic, and standardized way that can be applied to any FSC. This paper aims to develop and validate a single index to assess the readiness of FSCs to implement FLW prevention strategies and measure their impact: the so-called FOODRUS index. The co-creation methodology followed incorporates experts and FSC stakeholders feedback. The index has been validated in 3 FSCs: The Slovak pilot scored 74.35%, the Spanish pilot reached 68.79%, and the Danish pilot was rated 61.14%. Its calculation, eased by the FOODRUS index self-assessment tool (described in the Appendix), allows quick diagnosis of the FSC capability to implement FLW prevention strategies considering both the knowledge provided by experts and the experience of the FSC stakeholders that participated in its co-creation process. In this way the FSC can assess its FLW prevention performance at a strategic and management level, with the aim of improving its sustainability impact.
Author Keywords Food loss; Food waste; Key Performance Indicators; Sustainability; Prevention; Circular Economy
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:001205533900001
WoS Category Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences
Research Area Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
PDF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2024.02.050
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