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For a number of years, global value chains have been under pressure from multiple stakeholder groups to become more sustainable. Specifically, companies at the end of value chains, such as manufacturers, brands, and retailers, need to translate market needs in terms of sustainability into efforts in their sourcing strategy. Alongside price and product quality, the process of creating a product demands ever more attention. This is especially due to the fact that positive impact and progress on environmental and social aspects can be realised early in the value chain at farming, mining and processing levels.
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Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, OJ L 031, 01/02/2002, pp. 1–24.
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Detailed information about the Fresh.Point monitoring platform is available under http://www.freshpoint.nu/about-fresh-point/, last accessed 31 January 2019.
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Ellebrecht, A. (2019). Chain of Custody and Transparency in Global Supply Chains. In: Schmidt, M., Giovannucci, D., Palekhov, D., Hansmann, B. (eds) Sustainable Global Value Chains. Natural Resource Management in Transition, vol 2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14877-9_13
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