 The Food and Beverage IndustryAileen Ionescu-Somers Chapter 9 in The Business of Sustainability, 2004, pp 178-198 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract This chapter examines managers’ perceptions of, attitudes towards and approaches to the business case for sustainability in the food and beverage industry,1 focusing mainly on the economic relevance of sustainability issues, stakeholders, value drivers and internal barriers. Our findings have been obtained from the following sources: Forty interviews with a broad range of senior managers at ten leading multinational food and beverage companies (Cadbury Schweppes, Chiquita, Danisco, Danone, Diageo, Kraft, Nestlé, Nutreco, Procter & Gamble and Unilever). Ten interviews with stakeholders such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and industry associations. A questionnaire distributed to 17 sustainability or corporate responsibility officers (mostly senior managers based in Northern Europe). A questionnaire distributed to 115 other business managers in the sector (again mostly based in Northern Europe and 50 per cent of whom were either board members or senior managers). Keywords: Supply Chain; Senior Manager; Business Unit; Business Case; Corporate Sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-52447-7_9 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
Is your work missing from RePEc? Here is how to contribute.
Questions or problems? Check the EconPapers FAQ or send mail to .
EconPapers is hosted by the
School of Business at Örebro University.