Navigating trade-offs in food supply chain: SME study in food supply chain based in North-West UK

Salunkhe, Santosh, Michaelides, Roula ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3444-4625 and Michaelides, Zenon (2023) Navigating trade-offs in food supply chain: SME study in food supply chain based in North-West UK. In: EurOMA Sustainability Forum 2023, March 20-23 2023, Hamburg, Germany.

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Abstract

As the world is overcoming the ripple effects of the pandemic, SMEs who are primarily dependent on logistics, are now faced with rising fuel costs and the Government’s environmental regulations [1]. Climate change has endangered the balance of natural ecosystems and threatened the human food supply and living environments and thereby has become an essential concern for the international community [2]. Greenhouse gas emissions produced globally cause 4.2 million deaths owing to chronic diseases caused by air pollutants [3]. Consequently, reducing emissions has become one of the most significant international discussions and responsibilities and is being shared between regions, countries and individuals [4]. Notably, the global transition for cleaner air and low-carbon economies is firmly embedded in the UN. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), thereby offer a shared blueprint for people, the planet, prosperity, peace and partnership.