2 - Green supply chain

Abstract

Climatic change has led to the amendment of the policies and regulations for having a green approach. Requirements for collaboration and visibility across the supply chain raised the need for the green approach. For the companies to achieve this, fundamental organizational changes need to take place, in addition to adopting a sustainable development plan that places focus on green activities such as energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Greening the supply chain is seen as adding a competitive edge to a company's supply chain. Food companies and food supply chains face even more significant challenges as they are highly affected by climatic change, food regulations, and resource limitations. Food companies need to incorporate environmental thinking into their core strategies and extend it across the whole supply chain. The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of how a green food supply chain can be achieved. Different elements of the green food supply chain are discussed which are as follows: green food product, green farming, green food product design, green food sourcing and procurement, green warehousing, green food logistics, and green food supply chains.