Strengthening accountability for business in nutrition

The actions and activities of businesses have a profound effect on nutrition outcomes. Businesses—large, medium, and small enterprises that employ people for wages—produce goods and services that are critical determinants of nutrition, including food and beverages, drugs, water, and sanitation. Busi...

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Main Author: International Food Policy Research Institute
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150215
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description The actions and activities of businesses have a profound effect on nutrition outcomes. Businesses—large, medium, and small enterprises that employ people for wages—produce goods and services that are critical determinants of nutrition, including food and beverages, drugs, water, and sanitation. Businesses employ the vast majority of people in the workforce, and their working conditions are important determinants of people’s overall health. Business actions also affect the environment, which can in turn shape nutrition outcomes.
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spelling CGSpace1502152025-02-24T06:49:26Z Strengthening accountability for business in nutrition International Food Policy Research Institute economic growth safety net programs sustainable development goals economic development agricultural policies public-private cooperation stunting hiv infections wasting disease (nutritional disorder) children initiatives micronutrients diet poverty overweight obesity climate change anaemia undernutrition implementation nutrition policies health sustainability hunger malnutrition nutrition private sector agricultural development breastfeeding public expenditure diabetes food systems capacity building The actions and activities of businesses have a profound effect on nutrition outcomes. Businesses—large, medium, and small enterprises that employ people for wages—produce goods and services that are critical determinants of nutrition, including food and beverages, drugs, water, and sanitation. Businesses employ the vast majority of people in the workforce, and their working conditions are important determinants of people’s overall health. Business actions also affect the environment, which can in turn shape nutrition outcomes. 2015-09-09 2024-08-01T02:51:01Z 2024-08-01T02:51:01Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150215 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896298835 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute International Food Policy Research Institute. 2015. Strengthening accountability for business in nutrition. In Global Nutrition Report 2015: Actions and accountability to advance nutrition and sustainable development. Chapter 8. Pp. 97-106. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150215
spellingShingle economic growth
safety net programs
sustainable development goals
economic development
agricultural policies
public-private cooperation
stunting
hiv infections
wasting disease (nutritional disorder)
children
initiatives
micronutrients
diet
poverty
overweight
obesity
climate change
anaemia
undernutrition
implementation
nutrition policies
health
sustainability
hunger
malnutrition
nutrition
private sector
agricultural development
breastfeeding
public expenditure
diabetes
food systems
capacity building
International Food Policy Research Institute
Strengthening accountability for business in nutrition
title Strengthening accountability for business in nutrition
title_full Strengthening accountability for business in nutrition
title_fullStr Strengthening accountability for business in nutrition
title_full_unstemmed Strengthening accountability for business in nutrition
title_short Strengthening accountability for business in nutrition
title_sort strengthening accountability for business in nutrition
topic economic growth
safety net programs
sustainable development goals
economic development
agricultural policies
public-private cooperation
stunting
hiv infections
wasting disease (nutritional disorder)
children
initiatives
micronutrients
diet
poverty
overweight
obesity
climate change
anaemia
undernutrition
implementation
nutrition policies
health
sustainability
hunger
malnutrition
nutrition
private sector
agricultural development
breastfeeding
public expenditure
diabetes
food systems
capacity building
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