Food waste is currently acknowledged as a major societal challenge, including the food waste at the household level estimated to be responsible for the wastage of one third of the food produced for human consumption. Hence, tackling household food waste (HFW) is gaining a momentum in societal...

Today's food systems are neither healthy nor sustainable, and excessive levels of meat consumption in high-income countries are part of the problem. A rising number of consumers are adopting "flexitarian" diets (i.e., are choosing to reduce or limit their meat consumption). There is limited...

Achieving sustainable healthy diets for all will require substantial changes in individuals' food choices. Motivation plays a central role in behaviour change, yet little is known about the relationship between food choice motives and sustainability of the overall diet. The present study...

Many studies have demonstrated the environmental and health weaknesses of the food systems and the need for transformation is now recognised. Although some consumer segments seem to be more aware of sustainability issues, sustainable motives do not systematically translate into purchasing...

Increasing consumer adoption of upcycled food products contributes to making the food system more resource efficient and to transitioning towards a circular economy. Yet, it is unclear how upcycled food can best be communicated towards consumers so that it signals something positive about...

Food poverty and food waste are prominent societal challenges in the UK. To mitigate their effects, social supermarkets (SSMs) provide high quality surplus food, usually not considered sellable in the mainstream market, to low-income consumers for substantially discounted prices. SSMs aim to...

The paper categorises households based on their motivations and management practices towards reducing food waste, examines the factors that differentiate households that use specific food management practices and motivation bundles, and evaluates the effect of motivations and food management...

With the popularity of food delivery applications in Indonesia, there is a need to promote responsible consumption habits, specifically in mitigating food waste. This study examined the influence of promotion, knowledge, and subjective norms on sustainable food waste behaviour among Generation Z...

Food sustains human life, but household food consumption impacts negatively on the environment. Therefore, many studies in the literature focus on sustainable food consumption. However, these studies are quite fragmented and study only some aspects of food consumption. By applying the thematic...

In this study we ask how a range of environmental sustainability adjustments that consumers find it easy to adopt affect the carbon footprint of their food consumption. The study is based on information about real purchases of food products and responses to a questionnaire about the various...