Roles of company directors and the implications for governing for the emerging impacts of climate risks in the fresh food sector: A review

Guerin, Turlough F.

doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.108600

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“…Food safety and security is a growing concern, and discussions around it have increased in recent years [21][22][23]. While progress has been made in fresh food governance through international collaboration and advancements in science and technology, the literature now confirms that climate change has a negative impact on fresh food safety [24]. Globally, foodborne diseases make nearly one out of every ten people sick and cause over 400,000 deaths each year, and climate change is likely to exacerbate this problem [25].…”

Section: Food Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Decision makers must consider the direct and indirect impacts of climate change and variability on food safety hazards throughout the entire food chain, including food distribution [25]. Climate change (and unpredictability) can cause food safety hazards at various stages of the fresh food value chain, from primary production to consumption [24]. For instance, rising temperatures, changes in rainfall patterns, drought stresses and extreme weather events can increase the risks of food contamination and the occurrence of foodborne diseases [25].…”

Section: Food Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Transportation and warehousing can also create challenges in maintaining the cold chain due to slow transfers (weather-related delays), disruptions, poor insulation and inadequate refrigeration. This impacts the quality and safety of fresh food [24]. There exists a significant variation in the effectiveness of cold chains among countries; developing nations are generally less equipped to manage potential risks impacting the cold chain [17], a situation compounded by the limited information available on temperature abuse in these countries [28].…”

Section: Food Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…His steps align with the general process for managing supply chain risks, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation and monitoring/review [46][47][48]. Guerin [24] further highlights the importance for organisations to understand and effectively engage with these risks by allocating capital toward risk mitigation. This was echoed by Robertson et al [21] in their holistic risk management perspectives for food safety.…”

Section: Maritime Supply Chain Risk Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Forecasting Fruit Export Damages and Enhancing Food Safety through Risk Management

du Plessis,

Goedhals-Gerber,

van Eeden

2023

Sustainability

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This study underscores serious issues in the South African fruit export sector, notably highlighting the persistent fruit damage after 2016 that could boost microbial growth, jeopardising food safety. To enhance the supply chain and safeguard food, identifying and strategising the types of fruit damage during distribution is critical. The data bring to light intricate and varied trends in damage claims across different fruit types and years, indicating a need to understand each fruit type’s specific vulnerabilities and adjust handling and farming techniques accordingly to minimise losses after harvest. The analysis reveals key insights into seasonal patterns in fruit damage claims, with notable increases especially in January and February, and clear fluctuations throughout the year. Utilising this knowledge, stakeholders can optimise operations and formulate guidelines tailored to high-risk seasons for fruit handling and transportation. Looking forward, both SARIMA and linear regression models predict an increasing trend in damage claims, highlighting a pressing need for improved planning and risk management strategies. This proactive approach will be crucial in mitigating future damage claims and enhancing food safety amid the growing challenges posed by climate changes and shifting global standards and regulations.

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Section: Food Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Food Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Food Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Maritime Supply Chain Risk Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Forecasting Fruit Export Damages and Enhancing Food Safety through Risk Management

du Plessis,

Goedhals-Gerber,

van Eeden

2023

Sustainability

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“…The impacts of climate change have to be assessed before climate adaptation and risk reduction strategies can be formulated. Company directors play in important role in governing climate-related risks and enhancing the adaptive capacity of their institutions (Guerin, 2022). Therefore, it's essential to understand the individual risk appraisal of company management, and use it as a leverage to reduce vulnerability as well as increase resilience of agricultural enterprises to climate change.…”

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Are We Vulnerable? Climate Risk Perception and Vulnerability of Small and Medium Size Agricultural Enterprises in China

Ye¹,

Li²

2022

CMUJASR

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As management is critical in a company’s strategic development and operation, managers are the main decision-making body of small and medium size agricultural enterprises in response to climate change, it is essential to understand and improve the level of climate risk perception as well as perceived climate vulnerability of corporate directors. Climate risk perception stresses risk identification while perceived vulnerability highlights risk management. Through literature review, the research proposes a measurement method for climate risk perception and perceived vulnerability of corporate management, constructs their influencing factors index system, and employs an online questionnaire to collect data for quantitative analysis. The study finds influencing factors of climate risk perception of managers include individual education level, environmental values, environmental concern, enterprise operation capability, and exposure to media. Contrary to research findings of objective vulnerability, objective adaptability of enterprises exerts no significant impact on enterprise vulnerability; whereas climate risk perception and perceived adaptability of managers impact on enterprise vulnerability negatively. To reduce the vulnerability of agricultural SMEs under climate change, this research urges to improve climate risk perception of managers by tailored climate information dissemination through diversified media channels and improve the efficiency of environmental laws and regulations. Keywords: Risk perception, Perceived vulnerability, Climate change, Management personnel, Agricultural enterprises

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Challenges in Food Supply Chain Management: Findings from Literature Review and Expert Survey

Sackmann,

Mardenli

2024

Lecture Notes in Logistics

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Roles of company directors and the implications for governing for the emerging impacts of climate risks in the fresh food sector: A review

Cited by 8 publications

References 87 publications

Forecasting Fruit Export Damages and Enhancing Food Safety through Risk Management

Forecasting Fruit Export Damages and Enhancing Food Safety through Risk Management

Are We Vulnerable? Climate Risk Perception and Vulnerability of Small and Medium Size Agricultural Enterprises in China

Challenges in Food Supply Chain Management: Findings from Literature Review and Expert Survey

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