Food Policy and the Environmental Credit Crunch

Julie Hudson, CFA, is a Managing Director at UBS Investment Bank, where she heads up the ESG and Sustainability team established by UBS within its Equity Research division at the end of 2004.Paul Donovan is a Managing Director and Global Economist at UBS Investment Bank. Paul is responsible for formulating and presenting the UBS Investment Research global economic view.

• 1. Overview: The Great Food Crunch 2. Raw Material Inputs: Mineral 3. Raw Material Inputs: Vegetable 4. Raw Material Inputs: Animal 5. Food Processing 6. Transport 7. Food Wholesaling and Retailing 8. Eating Food 9. Human Health and Food 10. Food Waste 11. Conclusion

[A]n engaging and surprisingly interesting new work examining the environmental impact of world food policies and changing production methods...Well researched, with footnotes, tables, and graphs to further illustrate points, this book is the rare academic title that is also relevant and well written enough to be enjoyed by general readers interested in the subject...Summing Up: Highly recommended.– S. Hurst, Miami University, CHOICEHudson and Donovan provide a fascinating analysis of the environmental and economic costs of modern food. Their conclusion, that food waste must be managed across the entire food-chain, is a lesson humanity must learn if we are to avoid going hungry.– Ruth Giradet, Stakeholder Engagement Director, Tesco plc.A radical change in our relationship with the environment is long overdue. Food is central to that, culturally and economically. Following food from field to waste bin, this book details the power of culture in shaping economics - giving a fresh perspective on tackling the problem of sustainable food supply.– Bernard Silverman, FRS; Senior Research Fellow, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Oxford; Former President, Royal Statistical SocietyThis book is both revealing on the food situation today and has predictive potential. The food chain and its environmental and economic aspects, is of concern for all of us. Therefore, this book deserves a wide audience. It will confirm the ideas of the experts in the area, but it is most indicated for all who are active in the different steps of the food chain: from farmers, over processors and retailers, to concerned consumers and waste managers.– Luc Hens, Environment and PollutionThe book closes with clear policy suggestions for each step of the food chain, ranging from "tax sugar and fat" to "reduce meat consumption by encouraging cultural change" to "change urban planning to allow more local food growing. – Lucia A. Reisch, Economics and Social Sciences