Abstract
Sustainable development is an eternal topic in the development of human society. The paper seeks to contribute to the adoption of sustainable development practices in the food processing enterprises of China by fostering the capacities of the enterprises. Moreover, the paper aims to contribute to the promotion of sustainable consumption by helping and encouraging consumers in making informed choices of sustainable and eco-efficient produced foodstuffs. We combined with 1015 survey data in 28 areas of China by using AHP model analysis of the sustainable development of food processing enterprises. The results show that, the overall level of sustainable development ability of food processing enterprises in China is not high; paying attention to economic is significantly more important than paying attention to social and environmental aspects. Chinese food processing entities have an acceptable basis for the implementation of sustainable development. But there are still some problems. Finally, some suggestions are put forward to promote the sustainable development of Chinese food processing enterprises.
Highlights
Sustainable development is a kind of development with equal opportunities and benefits
Sustainable development is a development theory and strategy based on the protection of natural resources and environment, on the condition of stimulating economic development, and on the goal of improving the quality of human life
It is a new concept of development, morality and civilization
Summary
Sustainable development is a kind of development with equal opportunities and benefits. Human economic and social development cannot exceed the carrying capacity of resources and the environment. Sustainable development is a development theory and strategy based on the protection of natural resources and environment, on the condition of stimulating economic development, and on the goal of improving the quality of human life. It is a new concept of development, morality and civilization. Food is one of the industries where sustainability issues are intrinsically embedded because of the amount and variety of natural resources usage, human requirements for basic nutrition, and communities that depend on food production for survival. Improving sustainability in the food industry requires engagement of actors worldwide, in order to cope with the challenges of consumer expectations, limited resources, international policies and regulations [1]
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