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Corporate responsibility in the food chain: The criteria and indicators
Pasi HeikkurinenLotta JalkanenKatja JärveläMaija JärvinenJuha-matti KatajajuuriLaura KoistinenJaana KotroJohanna MäkeläHanna-leena PesonenInkeri RiipiKukka-maaria UlvilaSari Forsman-huggsubject
ruokaketjumittaaminenfood chainkestävä kehitysyritysvastuumääritelmätCorporate responsibility food chain social environmental economic criteria indicators measuring definition Agribusiness Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety Food Security and Poverty Health Economics and Policydefinitionindikaattoritmeasuringdescription
Corporate responsibility (CR) is becoming a key issue in the food chain. In order to make sense of this phenomenon, a seminal aper by Maloni and Brown (2006) called for further empirical investigation on the criteria of responsibility in the food supply chain. The purpose of this paper is to answer the call by identifying the criteria for defining CR and develop indicators for measuring the responsibility performance of the food chain. The study was based on interactive and participatory stakeholder dialogues with diverse experts, corporate representatives and other stakeholders, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and governmental bodies. Through an iterative research process we identified the criteria and developed the indicators. Our findings enable business leaders to evaluate and manage their operations towards more responsible business praxis.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-01 |