Food companies face sustainability stress tests as demand to rise 50%

Food production companies are likely to face sustainability stress tests, with future global demand for food set to grow by 50% by 2030, according to management and technology consultancy BearingPoint.

The latest BearingPoint Institute Report warns that soaring food output cannot be achieved without dramatic consequences for the environment. The findings are revealed as part of a study entitled ‘Will your company pass the sustainability stress tests?’

The study quotes research which finds that in Europe the greatest environmental impact in the agricultural sector is not from industrial processing (11%) but agricultural production (49%) and the use of products by consumers (18%).