The concept and measurement of eco-efficiency in food processing enterprises Cover Image

Pojęcie i pomiar ekoefektywności w przedsiębiorstwach przetwórstwa spożywczego
The concept and measurement of eco-efficiency in food processing enterprises

Author(s): Anna Zielińska-Chmielewska
Subject(s): Agriculture, Energy and Environmental Studies
Published by: Instytut Zachodni im. Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego
Keywords: effectivity; efficiency; environmental efficiency; eco-efficiency; measurement methods; food processing sector; Poland

Summary/Abstract: The issue of eco-efficiency of food processing enterprises is ever-present because of the continuous process of improving the quality standards of raw materials, complying with the procedures in food production, introduction of modern production technology and, above all, due to the large number of actors who are competing for customers in the domestic and foreign food market.In the coming years Polish food processing sector will be facing significant challenges with the inevitable slow and gradual decrease in the cost advantages of raw materials’ prices, as well as ready to eat products. Enterprises, as they constitute the majority in manufacturing business, in the long run will need to determine the efficiency, and hence competitiveness of Polish food processing sector. The aim of the study is to review the domestic and foreign literature on the subject in terms of classification and systematization of the concept of eco-efficiency in food processing sector in Poland. In the theoretical part of the study methods of descriptive, comparative, deductive and synthetic analysis are used. In the practical part of the paper appropriately selected measures adequate for eco-efficiency measurement are presented. The results of the analysis arebased on the results of the authors’ own calculations, as well specific findings from business practice both from inland and abroad.

  • Issue Year: 377/2020
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 177-196
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English, Polish