Exnovation in food systems' sustainability transformation: analysis across supply chains in G20 countries

Chakori, S; Frank, L; Feola, G

Exnovation in food systems' sustainability transformation: analysis across supply chains in G20 countries

Chakori, S

Frank, L Feola, G

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Citation:: Global Food Security, 2026, pp. 100915
Issue Date:: 2026-03

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dc.contributor.author	Chakori, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5857-4742
dc.contributor.author	Frank, L
dc.contributor.author	Feola, G
dc.date.accessioned	2026-06-08T02:05:38Z
dc.date.available	2026-06-08T02:05:38Z
dc.date.issued	2026-03
dc.identifier.citation	Global Food Security, 2026, pp. 100915
dc.identifier.issn	2211-9124
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/195243
dc.description.abstract	Food systems face interlinked social-ecological challenges and so require urgent transformation. Innovation remains purported as the main approach to sustainability transformation, while less attention is given to exnovation, which represents the deliberate termination of unsustainable technologies, business models or systems. We use a food systems approach to investigate exnovation across supply chains focusing on G20 countries. Our results show that while exnovation is present in sustainability ambitions, it rarely translates into interventions. Most exnovation tackles environmental challenges rather than socio-economic and health issues. Exnovation interventions tend to rely on regulatory instruments, mainly target substances or products, and focus on production stages that shift the burden to farmers. Very few exnovation interventions included justice considerations. To promote (or reduce resistance to) change, we argue for greater shared responsibility across the supply chain. Overall, exnovation remains fragmented and unstructured: food system transformations could be strengthened with systemic exnovation.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof	Global Food Security
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.gfs.2026.100915
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0403 Geology, 0502 Environmental Science and Management, 1604 Human Geography
dc.subject.classification	4404 Development studies
dc.title	Exnovation in food systems' sustainability transformation: analysis across supply chains in G20 countries
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.for	0403 Geology
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management
utslib.for	1604 Human Geography
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
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dc.date.updated	2026-06-08T02:05:33Z
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Abstract:

Food systems face interlinked social-ecological challenges and so require urgent transformation. Innovation remains purported as the main approach to sustainability transformation, while less attention is given to exnovation, which represents the deliberate termination of unsustainable technologies, business models or systems. We use a food systems approach to investigate exnovation across supply chains focusing on G20 countries. Our results show that while exnovation is present in sustainability ambitions, it rarely translates into interventions. Most exnovation tackles environmental challenges rather than socio-economic and health issues. Exnovation interventions tend to rely on regulatory instruments, mainly target substances or products, and focus on production stages that shift the burden to farmers. Very few exnovation interventions included justice considerations. To promote (or reduce resistance to) change, we argue for greater shared responsibility across the supply chain. Overall, exnovation remains fragmented and unstructured: food system transformations could be strengthened with systemic exnovation.

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