The carbon footprint is a measurement of the environmental effect in terms of the quantity of
greenhouse gases created. Identifying its relevance and scope, describing the functional …

Extensive research has been dedicated to the application of life cycle assessment (LCA) for
evaluating environmental impacts on campuses, while there remains a scarcity of …

The collective meals market generates significant revenue for the world economy. Food
services are responsible for consuming large amounts of water and energy, as well as …

Enhancing healthy and sustainable food systems is one of the key goals of the current
European Commission policy. In this light, the creation of a food environment where people …

The growing need for mitigation of GHG emissions generated by the agri-food sector and the
production of sufficient, quality food for the growing population, play a prominent role in the …

Urbanization and globalization have led to an increasing concern and focus on the
sustainability of the food sector, particularly in discussing the composition of consumers' …

Abstract Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is acknowledged to be suited for the assessment of
the energy-environmental burdens of foods, which are estimated to be overall one of the …

The food system is responsible for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, with the
majority originating from livestock. Reducing our meat consumption is thus an important part …

Many studies aimed at estimating the environmental impacts associated with the food sector,
but most of the existing developed indicators limited the problem only to the climate change …

The agrifood system needs to be redirected towards a path of sustainable development in
which tradition regains its rightful place and importance. True Cost Accounting (TCA) can …