Industrial ecology (IE) and life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) are increasingly
important in research, regulation, and corporate practice. However, the assessment of the …

Agri-food systems (AFS) have been central in the debate on sustainable development.
Despite this growing interest in AFS, comprehensive analyses of the scholarly literature are …

Executive summary The land challenges, in the context of this report, are climate change
mitigation, adaptation, desertification, land degradation, and food security. The chapter also …

Research and practice increasingly recognise the importance of measuring social
sustainability in the agri-food sector to produce sustainable food for consumption. As a …

As the global population grows in size and increasingly lives in cities, and with lifestyles
based on greater material consumption, more attention is being given to the integrated …

Public interest in where food comes from and how it is produced, processed, and distributed
has increased over the last few decades, with even greater focus emerging during the …

The food industry is facing crises, such as loss of habitat for biodiversity and poor working
conditions for farm workers, as well as pressures, especially from external stakeholders, that …

Despite the growth of urban food policies across the globe, a key challenge remains around
measuring the impact of these initiatives in building more sustainable and just cities. The …

Highlights•Success of global agreements depends on the ability to monitor progress toward
goals.•Prescribed approaches largely follow a more is better philosophy.•Less burdensome …

Globally, present regulations treat pesticide use with a light touch, leaving users with scarce
reporting requirements in the field. However, numerous initiatives have been undertaken to …