Háskóli ÍslandsUniversity of IcelandSaviolidis, Nína M.Olafsdottir, GudrunNicolau, Marianasamoggia, antonellaHuber, EliseBrimont, LauraGorton, MatthewVon Berlepsch, DavidSig, HildaDel Prete, MargheritaFedato, CristinaAubert, Pierre-MarieBogason, Sigurður G.2020-11-162020-11-162020-09-02Saviolidis, 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, 7161.2071-1050https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2209Publisher's version (útgefin grein)Transitioning 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/openAccessAgri-food systemsPolicy toolsSemi-structured interviewsStakeholdersSustainable food consumptionTransitionSjálfbærniMatvælaframleiðslaStefnumótuninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleSustainability10.3390/su12177161