Can corporate supply chain sustainability standards contribute to soil protection?
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F24%3A00597851" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/24:00597851 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/60460709:41330/24:100664 RIV/00216208:11240/24:10483388 RIV/00216208:11690/24:10483388
Result on the web
<a href="https://soil.copernicus.org/articles/10/505/2024/soil-10-505-2024.pdf" target="_blank" >https://soil.copernicus.org/articles/10/505/2024/soil-10-505-2024.pdf</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/soil-10-505-2024" target="_blank" >10.5194/soil-10-505-2024</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Can corporate supply chain sustainability standards contribute to soil protection?
Original language description
Companies increasingly view soil degradation in their supply chains as a commercial risk. They have applied sustainability standards to manage environmental risks stemming from suppliers' farming operations. To examine the application of supply chain sustainability standards in soil protection, we conducted a study using global data on existing sustainability standards and their use in the food retail industry, a key sector in agrifood supply chains. Soil quality is a priority objective in retail sector sustainability efforts: 41% of the investigated companies apply some soil-relevant standard. However, the standards lack specific and comprehensive criteria. Compliance typically requires that farmers are aware of soil damage risks and implement some mitigation measures, however, no measurable thresholds are usually assigned. This stands in contrast to some other provisions in a number of standards, such as deforestation criteria. There are two probable causes of this difference: companies and certification bodies have prioritised other environmental challenges (e.g. pesticide use, biodiversity loss in tropical biomes) over soil degradation. Also, there are practical constraints in the useful standardisation of soil sustainability. Effective soil sustainability provisions will require measurable, controllable, and scalable multidimensional interventions and compliance metrics. Often, these are not yet available. The development of necessary practical tools is a priority for future research.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40104 - Soil science
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/TL03000752" target="_blank" >TL03000752: Soil protection standard for retail supply chains</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Soil
ISSN
2199-3971
e-ISSN
2199-398X
Volume of the periodical
10
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
505-519
UT code for WoS article
001270528000001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85199203480