Spójność działań w obszarze zrównoważonego rozwoju w branży spożywczej
Sustainable development in food industry: coherence of action

Summary/Abstract: Sustainable development is a concept developed after years of negotiations and disputes on the international stage. Its main goal is to improve the quality of life of societies in a clean environment. It focuses on three aspects: ecological, social, and economic. It is imperative to carry out the activities in these three areas so that all the problems important for building a long-term business strategy are addressed. This will make it possible to achieve effective development. In this paper, the author presents the theoretical foundations of the concept of sustainable development in the food industry in relation to the Polish economy and the actions that all food businesses should take in order for the presented concept to be effective. The purpose of the work is to show why businesses in the food industry are benefiting from actions that promote sustainable development and how they behave. The research methods used involve analysis of available data. The existing secondary data previously collected and processed by public institutions are analyzed (a desk research method). In addition, content analysis is conducted, where written messages are examined. The paper, which includes an overview of activities recommended for food industry companies, was developed through a thorough literary analysis of sustainable building, sustainable staffing, sustainable management, innovations regarding ecological products, packaging and technologies, sustainable production and disposal of packaging waste. The research section explains how food business operators should implement their activities to ensure that they are sustainable. Thanks to this, it is possible to find the answers to the following research questions: Does the food industry have a major impact on the formation of packaging products? What should the sustainable product be, what characterizes it and how to design it? What should employees working for sustainable companies be like? What should be the characteristics of the collaborators and suppliers of a sustainable company? How should production be implemented so as to have a minimal negative impact on people and the natural environment? Which raw materials to save, and how to do it so as not to exhaust them completely?

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