A Sustainability Compass for policy navigation to sustainable food systems

Aniek Hebinck; Monika Zurek; Thom Achterbosch; Björn Forkman; Anneleen Kuijsten; Marijke Kuiper; Birgit Nørrung; Pieter  van ’t Veer; Adrian Leip

doi:10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100546

A Sustainability Compass for policy navigation to sustainable food systems

Aniek Hebinck, Monika Zurek, Thom Achterbosch, Björn Forkman, Anneleen Kuijsten, Marijke Kuiper, Birgit Nørrung, Pieter van ’t Veer, Adrian Leip^*

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Abstract

Growing acknowledgement that food systems require transformation, demands comprehensive sustainability assessments that can support decision-making and sustainability governance. To do so, assessment frameworks must be able to make trade-offs and synergies visible and allow for inclusive negotiation on food system outcomes relevant to diverse food system actors. This paper reviews literature and frameworks and builds on stakeholder input to present a Sustainability Compass made up of a comprehensive set of metrics for food system assessments. The Compass defines sustainability scores for four societal goals, underpinned by areas of concern. We demonstrate proof of concept of the operationalization of the approach and its metrics. The Sustainability Compass is able to generate comprehensive food system insights that enables reflexive evaluation and multi-actor negotiation for policy making.

Original language	English
Article number	100546
Journal	Global Food Security
Volume	29
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100546
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2021

Keywords

Food governance
Food system metrics
Healthy and sustainable diets
Societal goals
Sustainable food systems
Trade-offs

UN SDGs

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FIT4FOOD2030: Fostering Integration and Transformation for FOOD 2030
1/11/17 → 31/12/20
Project: EU research project
SUSFANS: Metrics, Models and Foresight for European Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security
1/04/15 → 31/03/19
Project: EU research project

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SUSFANS: Metrics, Models and Foresight for European Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security

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