Strengthening accountability for business in nutrition

International Food Policy Research Institute

Chapter 8 in Global Nutrition Report 2015: Actions and accountability to advance nutrition and sustainable development, 2015, pp 97-106 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: The actions and activities of businesses have a profound effect on nutrition outcomes. Businesses—large, medium, and small enterprises that employ people for wages—produce goods and services that are critical determinants of nutrition, including food and beverages, drugs, water, and sanitation. Businesses employ the vast majority of people in the workforce, and their working conditions are important determinants of people’s overall health. Business actions also affect the environment, which can in turn shape nutrition outcomes.

Keywords: economic growth; safety net programs; sustainable development goals; economic development; agricultural policies; public-private cooperation; stunting; hiv infections; wasting disease (nutritional disorder); children; initiatives; micronutrients; diet; poverty; overweight; obesity; climate change; anaemia; undernutrition; implementation; nutrition policies; health; sustainability; hunger; malnutrition; nutrition; private sector; agricultural development; breastfeeding; public expenditure; diabetes; food systems; capacity building; South America; Europe; Africa; Northern America; Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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