Háskóli ÍslandsUniversity of IcelandSaviolidis, Nína M.Olafsdottir, GudrunNicolau, MarianaSamoggia, AntonellaHuber, EliseBrimont, LauraGorton, Matthewvon Berlepsch, DavidSigurdardottir, HildigunnurDel Prete, MargheritaFedato, CristinaAubert, Pierre-MarieBogason, Sigurður G.2022-03-162022-03-162020-09-02Saviolidis, N.M.; Olafsdottir, G.; Nicolau, M.; Samoggia, A.; Huber, E.; Brimont, L.; Gorton, M.; von Berlepsch, D.; Sigurdardottir, H.; Del Prete, M.; Fedato, C.; Aubert, P.-M.; Bogason, S.G. Stakeholder Perceptions of Policy Tools in Support of Sustainable Food Consumption in Europe: Policy Implications. Sustainability 2020, 12, 7161. https://doi.org/10.3390/su121771612071-1050 (eISSN)https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2949Horizon 2020: The VALUMICS project “Understanding Food Value Chain and Network Dynamics” received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programe. http://valumics.eu/ Applied Supply Chain Systems Research Group (ASCS) UITransitioning agri-food systems towards increased sustainability and resilience requires that attention be paid to sustainable food consumption policies. Policy-making processes often require the engagement and acceptance of key stakeholders. This study analyses stakeholders’ solutions for creating sustainable agri-food systems, through interviews with a broad range of stakeholders including food value chain actors, non-governmental organizations, governmental institutions, research institutions and academic experts. The study draws on 38 in-depth, semi-structured interviews conducted in four European countries: France, Iceland, Italy and the UK, as well as three interviews with high-level EU experts. The interviewees’ solutions were analysed according to a five-category typology of policy tools, encompassing direct activity regulations, and market-based, knowledge-based, governance and strategic policy tools. Most of the identified solutions were located in the strategic tools category, reflecting shared recognition of the need to integrate food policy to achieve long-term goals. Emerging solutions—those which were most commonly identified among the different national contexts—were then used to derive empirically-grounded and more universally applicable recommendations for the advancement of sustainable food consumption policies.7161eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesssustainable food consumption; agri-food systems; transition; stakeholders; semi-structured interviews; policy toolsFæðukeðjanSjálfbærniinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleSustainabilityhttps://doi.org/10.3390/su12177161