The FOODRUS index: assessing suitability for effective food loss and waste prevention management under an integral perspective

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dc.contributor.authorAmador Cervera, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorAngarita Zapata, Juan S.
dc.contributor.authorCalle, Alberto de la
dc.contributor.authorAlonso Vicario, Ainhoa
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-26T13:55:29Z
dc.date.available2025-03-26T13:55:29Z
dc.date.issued2024-04
dc.date.updated2025-03-26T13:55:29Z
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 101000617, and from the Basque Goverment grant for Research Groups, “Grupos de investigación del Sistema Universitario Vasco, Departamento de Educación, Universidades e Investigación” (Research group: IT1677-22)en
dc.identifier.citationAmador-Cervera, M., Angarita-Zapata, J. S., de la Calle Vicente, A., & Alonso-Vicario, A. (2024). The FOODRUS index: Assessing suitability for effective food loss and waste prevention management under an integral perspective. Waste Management, 179, 32-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.WASMAN.2024.02.050
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/J.WASMAN.2024.02.050
dc.identifier.eissn1879-2456
dc.identifier.issn0956-053X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/2574
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd
dc.rights© 2024 The Author(s)
dc.subject.otherCircular Economy
dc.subject.otherFood loss
dc.subject.otherFood waste
dc.subject.otherKey Performance Indicators
dc.subject.otherPrevention
dc.subject.otherSustainability
dc.titleThe FOODRUS index: assessing suitability for effective food loss and waste prevention management under an integral perspectiveen
dc.typejournal article
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
oaire.citation.endPage43
oaire.citation.startPage32
oaire.citation.titleWaste Management
oaire.citation.volume179
oaire.licenseConditionhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
oaire.versionVoR
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