invitation online conference: Food retail chains as drivers of environmental sustainability

[Never, Babette]

Dear all,

please see below the invitation and registration link for our online conference on the role of supermarkets as key actors in systems of sustainable consumption and production! Hope to see many of you there J

 

Invitation Online Conference 'Food retail chains as drivers of environmental sustainability?', 24 + 24 June 2026

 

View this e-mail in browser. ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Invitation Online Conference Food retail chains as drivers of environmental sustainability? 23th and 24th June 2026, Online ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Dear participant We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming online conference on the role of food retail chains in the sustainability transition                   Food retail chains as drivers of environmental sustainability?                            23th June 2026, 1:00 pm – 7:15 pm CET online: Research findings                                       and 24th June 2026, 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm CET online: Panels Food retail chains are among the most influential actors in global food systems. In Germany and the US, for example, they account for over 80% of consumer food purchases, and their share is growing rapidly in emerging economies as well. Their decisions shape both upstream production practices and downstream consumption patterns, making them pivotal levers for a more sustainable food system. This two-day conference brings together new research from the SuperSustain consortium as well as the 'Retail for Sustainability' and CAPS-projects at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Together, we explore: How food retail chains' sustainability profiles differ What factors drive these differences Key levers and barriers for retailers in transforming the food system at scale On day 1, we focus on presentations and discussions of academic research papers, while day 2 brings together speakers from the food retail industry, business associations, NGOs, and the public sector on several panels. Both days are open to all participants. Day 2 is especially designed for a broader audience beyond academia. Please register here until 16 June 2026. We look forward to welcoming you. Tilman Altenburg (IDOS, Lead SuperSustain project) Malin Jonell (Stockholm University, Lead Retail for Sustainability & CAPs)   ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ sent by Doris Theisen German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Tulpenfeld 6, D-53113 Bonn/Germany Tel. +49 (0)228 949 27-0, Fax -130 socioe...@idos-research.de www.idos-research.de Subscribe to Newsletter Please note: During our online, hybrid and presence events photos and/or videos or screenshots may be taken which may be published in various media for the purposes of documentation and PR activities. By participating in the event, you agree to this. You have the right to inform us at any time that you do not want to be photographed or filmed. ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Imprint: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Tulpenfeld 6 / 53113 Bonn www.idos-research.de/en/legal-notice/ www.idos-research.de/data-policy Unsubscribe ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ About the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) is a renowned research institute and influential think tank. IDOS conducts empirical, theory-led and application-oriented research, facilitates transregional knowledge cooperation and training, and offers policy advice at the intersection of “development” and “sustainability”, with the aspiration to co-shape a collaborative multipolar world for sustainable futures. www.idos-research.de ­

 

 

 

Dr. Babette Never (she/her)

Senior Researcher

Department Transformation of Economic and Social Systems

 

German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)

Tulpenfeld 6

53113 Bonn, Germany

P: +49 228 94 927-238

F: +49 228 94 927-130

E: babett...@idos-research.de

http://www.idos-research.de/babette-never/

 

Recent publications:

 

Never, B./Stoecker, A./Tsinda, A./Mujanama, E./Mugisha, R. (2025): Green jobs and green economic development in Kigali’s construction value chain: evidence from a firm survey. . Ecological Economics 244, 108944, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2026.108944

 

Altenburg, T./Never, B./Strohmaier, R. (2025): Economic self-interest in German development policy: What might that look like? IDOS Policy Brief 14/2025,  https://doi.org/10.23661/ipb14.2025

 

Malerba, D./Never, B./Fesenfeld, F./Fuhrmann-Riebel, H./Kuhn, S. (2024): On the acceptance of high carbon taxes in low- and middl-income countries: a conjoint survey experiment. Environmental Research Letters 19, 094014. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad616b

 

 

 

 

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