Against Food Waste: CSR for the Social and Environmental Impact through a Network-Based Organizational Model
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Background
2.1. Food Waste: A Multi-Faceted Sustainability Challenge
2.2. Food Waste and Corporate Social Responsibility
2.3. Different Trajectories of CSR: Façade Solutions or Sustainability Transformation Processes?
3. Methodology
3.1. A Longitudinal Case Study
3.2. Research Setting
4. CSR Practices in the Rainbow Market Case: Developmental Phases
4.1. Informal Donation and Façade Solutions (before 2008)
4.2. Networking and Problem Articulation (2008)
4.3. Experimentation of a New Network-Based Integrated Activity System (2008–2009)
4.4. Field-Level Institutionalization: The Role of Accounting, Accountability and Auditing on CSR Actions (Since 2010)
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Semi-Structured Interview Guide
- Collect some soft and general background information, to overcome the broken-ice phase and facilitate the engage in general conversation on interviewee’s organization and his/her role.
- Could you describe the context in which your organization operated?
- In your opinion, why your organization have decided to join the food waste project?
- Why do you believe your organization engages in food waste reduction (if relevant)?
- Discuss your organization’s experience into the food waste project?
- Could you explain the main consequence on the day-by-day operation, due to the food waste project?
- 7.
- What are the roles played by the different organizations inside the network?
- 8.
- Could you explain how do you share sources, knowledge and materials among participants? How the network manages this sharing?
- 9.
- The project involved the entire food waste supply chain. How do you manage the relationship with (according to the interviewee)?
- Municipalities
- For profit organizations
- Nonprofit organizations
- The ASP
- Farmers market
- Local community
- 10.
- How engaging with the food waste project has changed the relationships with these stakeholders?
- 11.
- How are you monitoring the impacts of the project on your organization (e.g., on efficiency, effectiveness, costs, etc.)
- Social
- Economic
- Environmental
- 12.
- How do you present these results?
- 13.
- What tools have your organization developed to disclose these results (if applicable)?
- 14.
- Why, in your opinion, is this disclosure provided?
- 15.
- The researcher asks if any clarification is required.
Appendix B
N | Organization | Role | Role | Year | Network | Accountability | Engagement | Bridging Organization |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rainbow Market | Wholesaler | President of Rainbow Market | 2016 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
2 | Rainbow Market | Politician | President of Farmers’ market | 2011, 2018 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
1 | Rainbow Market | Employee | Director | 2011, 2018 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
1 | Rainbow Market | Employee | Inspector | 2013 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
1 | ASP | Volunteer | Accountant | 2011, 2018 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
1 | ASP | Freelance professional | Project manager | 2011, 2014 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
1 | Municipality | Politician | Social services council member | 2015 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
1 | Municipality | Politician | Social services council member | 2015 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
1 | Local Health service | Employee | Director | 2013 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
5 | Nonprofit organizations | Employees/volunteers | Various | 2016 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Moggi, S.; Bonomi, S.; Ricciardi, F. Against Food Waste: CSR for the Social and Environmental Impact through a Network-Based Organizational Model. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3515. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103515
Moggi S, Bonomi S, Ricciardi F. Against Food Waste: CSR for the Social and Environmental Impact through a Network-Based Organizational Model. Sustainability. 2018; 10(10):3515. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103515
Chicago/Turabian StyleMoggi, Sara, Sabrina Bonomi, and Francesca Ricciardi. 2018. "Against Food Waste: CSR for the Social and Environmental Impact through a Network-Based Organizational Model" Sustainability 10, no. 10: 3515. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103515
APA StyleMoggi, S., Bonomi, S., & Ricciardi, F. (2018). Against Food Waste: CSR for the Social and Environmental Impact through a Network-Based Organizational Model. Sustainability, 10(10), 3515. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103515