Laurence Jeangros

PHD Student, HEC-UNIL

In the True Cost of Food project, Laurence’s research focuses on policy analysis and decision making in the implementation of TCAF in the Swiss food system.

Laurence brought a significant contribution to the project setup, the writing of the SNF-SINERGIA proposal and its submission, and organized the first two Action Labs.

Research participation & Publications

The True Cost Accounting for Food: an interdisciplinary project

We believe that one solution for transitioning towards more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive food systems is the implementation of the true cost of food from farm to fork, i.e. environmental, social, and health externalities being accounted for in the cost of food. Several (scientific, business and policy) attempts have been proposed, yet they either focus on carbon emissions or waste footprint, the social or the health and nutrition aspects.

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