Abstract Corporate social responsibility has become a strategic asset for food firms to demonstrate their good environmental conduct. The aim of this paper is investigate the role implementation corporate activities on reorganization vertical relationships within supply chains. Applying content analysis techniques Global Reporting Initiative reports, we collected qualitative data investments in environmentally friendly options, adoption standards, stakeholder engagement, information...

Sustainable development is more often considered by media, public opinion, and politicians to be the main goal our society should attempt pursue in coming years. To this aim, academic researchers have made sustainability one of objects their studies. This work focuses on environmental presents a brief overview how it taken into consideration agricultural economics field considering topic from different perspectives thus highlighting gradually broadening its scope include sustainable...

Wine is one of the few food products not subject to mandatory nutritional labelling, except for alcohol content. As such, health-related characteristics might be inferred by attributes related production methods and This research focuses on set information currently reported wine bottle labels, investigates consumer's use such their preferences associated with 'naturalness' as clean labels We conducted a survey Italian consumers red wine, which included choice experiment. Results showed that...

The objective of the study is to analyze if there a relationship between health and environmental sustainability concerns in food choices. We used data 300 Italian consumers collected through vis-à-vis survey. performed cross-tabulations chi-square tests for selected set variables measuring both types concerns, segmenting sample by age, gender education. Our results suggest that association often statistically significant, though we observe high variable specificity associations....

In this paper we analyse vertical price transmission in two typical Italian wheat chains, the pasta and bread that were particularly affected by strong market fluctuations during last years. After having split chains into sides, upstream (farm–wholesale) downstream (wholesale–retail), apply a cointegration methodology allowing for presence of potentially unknown structural breaks. Then, different subperiods detected break dates, investigate evolving elasticities finding evidence asymmetric...

This paper aims at analysing which kinds of currently labelled information are interest and actually used by consumers, additional could improve consumer choices. We investigate the attitude consumers with respect to innovative strategies for diffusion product information, as smart-labels mobile-phones. The empirical analysis was organised in focus groups followed a survey on 240 consumers. Results show that most important nutritional claims vitamins, energy fat content. Consumers high...

The present study focuses on "Made in Italy" food products and it investigates the barriers affecting consumption of Italian sold by speciality retailers German market. To reach this goal, we referred to existing literature which identifies factors that limit use public quality origin standards, related socio-demographic factors, consumer ethnocentrism, product knowledge. Data is collected means a survey questionnaire administered face-to-face sample 203 consumers. analysed descriptive...

Abstract The increasing global demand for livestock products and its large environmental impact ask urgent policy managerial strategies. With regard to meat consumption, feasible actions relate reduction orienting consumers toward more sustainable choices. aim of the study is investigate determinants affecting in their intention buy beef whose label clearly expresses environmentally friendly characteristics. To do so, we hypothesized apply an institutional system ecological labeling on...

The paper explores the (mis)perceptions related to local food identify potential halo effects. It also investigates whether product beliefs relate category itself or its perceived attributes. 133 students answered a questionnaire regarding four cheeses labelled as local, conventional, organic, PDO. Results show that claims lead perceiving cheese healthier, but less hygienic. suggest other two halos: (i) “tradition halo” links traditional character healthiness and taste; (ii) “environmental...

There is an increasing interest in healthy and sustainable product characteristics. Consumers determine their dietary intake frame production systems with choices. However, little known about the relationships between health environmental information influencing these choices, especially when considering functional foods. This study assessed influence of health-related environmental-friendliness-related on willingness to pay (WTP) for To this end, a WTP elicitation experiment was set up...

In this paper we analyse if there is a diffused interest among consumers about the environmental impacts of their food choices, and try to capture different types attitudes Italian with respect sustainability products. The analysis builds on survey based vis-a-vis interviews 240 in Milan, cluster analysis. results highlight high level stated concern issues possible personal consumption choices environment. Nevertheless, when investigating actions during everyday shopping have identified four...

In this paper we compare the results of two different expert elicitation methods: in-person interviews and a self-administered web-based survey. Traditional has been done face to face, with an elicitor meeting for few hours several days, depending on complexity analysis. Recently, however, some groups have using other methods solicit judgments, including surveys (written, emailed, web-based), use interactive web tools facilitate interactions during elicitation. These elicitations require...

In this paper we compare the results of two different expert elicitation methods: in-person interviews and a self-administered web-based survey. Traditional has been done face to face, with an elicitor meeting for few hours several days, depending on complexity analysis. Recently, however, some groups have using other methods solicit judgments, including surveys (written, emailed, web-based), use interactive web tools facilitate interactions during elicitation. These elicitations require...

The role of individual behaviour for tackling environmental issues is increasingly becoming more topical. Therefore, consumer attitudes and related to environmentally friendly practices need be investigated further. This paper evaluates the effect EXPO Milano 2015 on awareness impacts their day-to-day food choices behaviour. Data were collected via in person interviews Milan (Italy) analysed ordinal regression models. Results suggest that international events with strong media coverage may...