Pilati F., Pilati F., Di Stradis F. (2024). Social procurement practices in food logistics: a case study of a South European food processing company. Journal of Cleaner Production, 01/01/2024, vol. 434, p. 140244.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140244
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140244
Titre : | Social procurement practices in food logistics: a case study of a South European food processing company (2024) |
Auteurs : | F. Pilati ; F. Pilati ; F. Di Stradis |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Journal of Cleaner Production (vol. 434, January 2024) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 140244 |
Langues : | Anglais |
Langues du résumé : | Anglais |
Catégories : |
Catégories principales 11 - COMMERCE ; 11.2 - Commercialisation. DistributionThésaurus IAMM CHAINE D'APPROVISIONNEMENT ; SYSTEME AGROALIMENTAIRE ; LOGISTIQUE ; DURABILITE ; ASPECT SOCIAL ; EUROPE |
Résumé : | The covid-19 pandemic has shown how an unpredictable event may affect the sustainability of the entire food supply chain highlighting the need for a sustainable approach to food logistics. While existing literature has focused on production and consumption, little attention has been paid to measuring social sustainability in food transportation. This is a critical gap, as transportation plays a vital role in ensuring the timely and safe delivery of food. This paper proposes a novel approach to measure social sustainability in the context of food logistics within a South European food processing company. The focus is on assessing social procurement practices at the level of logistics suppliers. The methodology developed is based on two levels, seven dimensions, and twenty-one food logistics social sustainability indicators. To validate this, the methodology is adopted to assess the social procurement of five food logistics suppliers (FLS) of a European food company and found significant variations in performance across different dimensions. The results suggest that the dimension in which suppliers perform well are: characteristics and work welfare, health of employees, and human rights implementation and integration. On the other hand, the dimensions that score lowest for all suppliers are diversity and equal opportunities, external stakeholder community capital, and innovation practices. The strength of this methodology lies in its ability to quantify social sustainability in food logistics and its practical implementation within the food logistics company, as well as among its logistics suppliers, in terms of social procurement. The results offer valuable insights and suggestions for the case study food company to improve their consideration of social sustainability aspects in a more comprehensive and effective manner throughout their business operations. |
Cote : | En ligne |
URL / DOI : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140244 |