Sustainable Supply Systems
Release Date: Each September
Food and bio-based producers, processors and retailers need to work together to maintain product supply for a sustainable future. This module will draw on the latest research to explore the concept of sustainability and the challenges to achieving it. It will consider how economic, environmental and social sustainability can be improved and governed, and examine innovative approaches and technologies available to support this process while maintaining supply of safe, high quality products. This module will be of interest to anyone seeking to understand more about sustainability and how it can be improved in food and bio-based supply systems
Content
The course will consist of a series of lectures and guided learning focused on:
List of Units
| The Challenges | Why food and bio-based supply is different, Defining sustainability and challenges to sustainable supply |
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| Environmental and Social Sustainability | A critical look at key aspects of sustainability and how they are assessed |
| Nutritional Sustainability and Health | Meeting nutritional, food safety and One Health requirements in sustainable supply |
| Economics, Business Goals and Sustainability | Key economic concepts for understanding sustainable supply, The aims of businesses and how they achieve them |
| Paths to Sustainability | From mass production to lean production, Does lean = sustainable? Alternative approaches to the sustainable supply |
| The Power of Information | Information and sustainability in modern food and bio-based supply, Case study – the red meat supply chain |
| Added Value from Sustainable Practice | Marketing of sustainability—Protected Designation of Origin and labelling |
| Governing Sustainability | Achieving effective governance of food and bio-based supply |
| Case Studies of Sustainable Supply | Examples of food and bio-based supply in Wales – meeting challenges and improving sustainability |
| Improving Sustainability in Practice – Innovation in Supply Systems | Exploring innovative options for improved sustainability in specific supply systems |
Tutors
| Tutors Name |
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| Dr Richard Kipling |
| Dr Neil MacKintosh |