![]() ![]() In the spirit of EurSafe’s inviting different stakeholders in the discussion on agricultural and food ethics, we also arranged a public panel discussion on the theme “Ethics for sale?” during which five invited speakers from academia, certification bodies and companies with an ethical profile discussed a set of questions on responsibilities for sustainable products with the audience consisting of conference delegates and citizens of the Uppsala. ![]() In addition to about one hundred regular presentations and posters, the conference contained, among other things, a special session with a panel discussion on ethical trade and motivation in sustainability labeling. These considerations were explored from very different angles by participants at the EurSafe Congress in Uppsala. It was therefore chosen as the main theme for the 11th Congress of the European Society of Agricultural and Food Ethics (EurSafe), which was held in Uppsala, Sweden, in pleasant early autumn weather in September 2013. Is it a question of political initiatives, the virtues and vices of individual consumers in the developed world (Gambrel and Cafaro 2010), or something else? Thus, the ethics of consumption-ethical consumption, ‘consumer ethics’, and so on-is one of the most interesting current themes in agricultural and food ethics (Papaoikonomou et al. There is considerable disagreement regarding how to bring this about, whose responsibility it is (Meisch 2013 Raterman 2012), and even whether it is desirable. It is frequently argued that key to meeting those challenges is changing consumption patterns among individual as well as institutions, for instance through reducing meat consumption, switching to organic or fair trade products, boycotting or ‘buycotting’ certain products, minimizing waste or reducing overall consumption. ![]()
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