Can corporate supply chain sustainability standards contribute to soil protection?

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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RIV/60460709:41330/24:100664 RIV/00216208:11240/24:10483388 RIV/00216208:11690/24:10483388

Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Can corporate supply chain sustainability standards contribute to soil protection?

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Can corporate supply chain sustainability standards contribute to soil protection?

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

40104 - Soil science

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/TL03000752" target="_blank" >TL03000752: Standard ochrany půdy pro dodavatelské řetězce maloobchodu</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Soil

ISSN

2199-3971

e-ISSN

2199-398X

Svazek periodika

10

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

505-519

Kód UT WoS článku

001270528000001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85199203480