Business Logic for Sustainability : A Food and Beverage Industry Perspective

The Food And Beverage Industry Is Vital To The Global Economy, But In A Society Increasingly Concerned With Sustainable Development, It Is Facing New Challenges. This Book Presents The Results Of A Research Project Focused On The Management Challenges That Sustainable Development Presents To Presents To Food And Beverage Companies. By Aileen Ionescu-somers, Ulrich Steger. Cover 1 Contents 6 List of Tables 9 List of Figures 10 Acknowledgements 13 List of Abbreviations 15 Foreword 17 Preface 18 Executive Summary 20 Part I: Building the Business Logic 37 Chapter 1 Introduction 38 1 Background: the conundrum 39 2 Conceptual framework 41 3 Research questions and objectives 43 4 Terminology 44 5 Research instruments 45 6 The roadmap 48 Chapter 2 Industry and Competitive Analysis 50 1 Introduction 50 2 Industry definition and profile 51 3 Demographics, consumption trends and markets 52 4 Competitive analysis 55 5 Synthesis 62 Chapter 3 The Economic Relevance of Sustainability Issues 64 1 Introduction 64 2 Industry awareness of sustainable development and issues 65 3 The food and beverage value chain 71 4 What are the issues? 72 5 Upstream 76 6 Operations and downstream 94 7 Synthesis 109 Chapter 4 The Pressure of Stakeholders 113 1 Introduction 113 2 Food and beverage industry stakeholders 114 3 Synthesis 143 Chapter 5 The Value of Value Drivers 147 1 Introduction 147 2 The concept of shareholder value 148 3 Food and beverage industry value drivers 152 4 Synthesis 178 Part II: Rolling Out the Business Logic 182 Chapter 6 Corporate Sustainability Management 183 1 Introduction 183 2 Corporate culture, vision and the mindsets of managers 185 3 Sustainability strategy design 194 4 Organizational structure 200 5 Importance of functions: 'Opposers' and 'Promoters' 208 6 Processes and systems 225 7 Synthesis 269 References 273 Index 283 A 283 B 283 C 283 D 284 E 284 F 284 G 284 H 285 I 285 K 285 L 285 M 285 N 286 O 286 P 286 Q 286 R 286 S 287 T 288 U 288 V 288 W 288 The food and beverage sector, with some of the world's most well known and consumed brands, is vulnerable to pressure from worried consumers, concerned NGOs and other stakeholders to re-evaluate its environmental and social impacts. This book presents the results of a research project focused on the management challenges that sustainable development presents to food and beverage companies. From both quantitative and qualitative empirical evidence collected from managers over several years, we present an analysis that can help business managers from all industries in formulating a more robust business case for sustainability in their organizations. This book is a veritable reality check against increasing levels of hype surrounding the subject of sustainable development over the last few years "The food and beverage sector, with some of the world's most well known and consumed brands, is vulnerable to pressure from worried consumers, concerned NGOs and other stakeholders to re-evaluate its environmental and social impacts. This book presents the results of a research project focused on the management challenges that sustainable development presents to food and beverage companies. From both quantitative and qualitative empirical evidence collected from managers over several years, it presents an analysis that can help business managers from all industries in formulating a more robust business case for sustainability in their organizations."--Jacket Front Matter....Pages i-xxxv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-14 Industry and Competitive Analysis....Pages 15-28 The Economic Relevance of Sustainability Issues....Pages 29-77 The Pressure of Stakeholders....Pages 78-111 The Value of Value Drivers....Pages 112-146 Front Matter....Pages 147-147 Corporate Sustainability Management....Pages 149-238 Back Matter....Pages 239-254