Barriers to the adoption of waste-reducing eco-innovations in the packaged food sector: A study in the UK and the Netherlands
| Autor: | Chris Simms, Paul Trott, Erik Jan Hultink, Ellis A. van den Hende |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Packaging waste
Point of sale Emerging technologies 020209 energy Strategy and Management Technological adoption Distribution (economics) 02 engineering and technology computer.software_genre Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Environmental impact assessment Industrial organization 0505 law General Environmental Science Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Food waste 05 social sciences Eco-innovation adoption Building and Construction Product (business) Food sector Food supply chain 050501 criminology Food processing business computer Technology adoption |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cleaner Production, 244 Simms, C, Trott, P, Hultink, E J & van Den Hende, E 2020, ' Barriers to the adoption of waste-reducing eco-innovations in the packaged food sector: a study in the UK and the Netherlands ', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 244, 118792 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118792 |
| ISSN: | 0959-6526 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118792 |
| Popis: | The food processing sector has a considerable environmental impact, due to large volumes of food and packaging waste. Eco-innovations present an important opportunity to reduce this impact. Yet, initial insights suggest that new technologies face considerable challenges to their adoption. The eco-innovation adoption literature has overlooked the food processing sector. The purpose of this paper is to examine the barriers inhibiting the adoption of waste reducing eco-innovations in the food processing sector. We present four detailed case studies of new technologies at different stages of adoption in the UK and Netherlands. The findings reveal ten barriers to the adoption of waste reducing technologies in the food processing sector. The barriers identified include concerns over the influence of technologies on the product's characteristics, its retailing, and a perceived lack of consumer demand. These barriers arise from the powerful influence of retailers within the food supply chain, the influence of technologies on in-store point of sale displays, and the need for distribution trials. We conclude that the adoption of new technologies requires simultaneous acceptance by both food processor and retailers. The paper provides recommendations for policy makers and innovation managers to increase the adoption and diffusion of waste reducing technologies in the food processing sector, as well as implications for future research. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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