![]() The European Economic Community (EEC) and later the European Union (EU) have issued policies on waste during the last 50 years. At the same time, a shift in measures from the tactical to the strategic planning level was derived. As the level of engagement with FLM increases, organisations should tackle increasingly complex measures to reduce food losses. Conclusions: For the five organisational profiles, recommendations for action were given for further engagement with FLM. The derived profiles do not represent stages of development but rather characteristics of organisations that have addressed FLM in a certain way in the past. Results: Five clusters representing different profiles were derived, showing how actors in the food value chain have addressed FLM in the past. Methods: Based on an online survey of 40 participants, a clustering analysis was conducted using the unsupervised learning method and hierarchical clustering (R and R Studio). Therefore, this paper aims to derive patterns by which the engagement of actors can be distinguished and, on this basis, to make recommendations for further action. It is concluded that quantity control focusing on overarching parameters such as fossil fuels or animal-derived products has not only the potential to reduce food waste by increasing food prices but can also address the multiple interlinked environmental challenges of the agricultural and food sector.īackground: Food loss management (FLM), which is discussed at length in the literature, lacks a scientific basis on which to determine the current engagement of actors in the food value chain and what is relevant to derive appropriate measures according to the circumstances in the organisations concerned. To overcome current governance problems, the article introduces economic policy instruments. The legal analysis shows that existing legislation lacks steering effect to significantly reduce food waste. It is found that relevant legal acts for governing food waste include circular economy and waste law, the Common Agricultural Policy and the Common Fisheries Policy as well as food law, while international environmental targets serve as an overarching measure for governance analysis. Supported by an analysis of the diffuse empirical data on food waste, the purpose of this article is to analyse the current EU legislation on food waste and its reduction to answer the following research questions: How is food waste integrated into European policies? What is the impact of European legislation on food waste? Is European legislation sufficient to trigger not only food waste reduction but also comprehensive changes in the agricultural and food sector to support global climate and environmental targets as set in the Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity? Which instruments are the most suitable to do so? Methodologically, a qualitative governance analysis is applied. All of this is reflected in the fact that food waste is subject to various legal acts of the European Union and that it is also a major subject in the new EU Farm to Fork Strategy from May 2020. In turn, reducing food waste can minimise the environmental effects of agriculture on climate, biodiversity, soils, water bodies and the atmosphere. At the same time, food waste is undermining the global target of food security. This has negative impacts on natural resources and the environment. Food is wasted throughout the entire food supply chain-from agricultural production to the household level. ![]()
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