School of Public Health, Curtin University, Kent Street, GPO Box U1987, Perth 6845, Western Australia, Australia.
Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, PO Box 855, West Perth 6872, Western Australia, Australia.
Nutrients. 2019 Apr 15;11(4):853. doi: 10.3390/nu11040853.
Improving population diets is a public health priority, and calls have been made for corporations such as supermarkets to contribute. Supermarkets hold a powerful position within the food system, and one source of power is supermarket own brand foods (SOBFs). Many of the world's largest supermarkets have corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies that can impact public health, but little is known about their quality or practical application. This study examines the nature and quality of Australian supermarkets' CSR policies that can impact public health nutrition, and provides evidence of practical applications for SOBFs. A content analysis of CSR policies was conducted. Evidence of supermarkets putting CSR policies into practice was derived from observational audits of 3940 SOBFs in three large exemplar supermarkets (Coles, Woolworths, IGA) in Perth, Western Australia (WA). All supermarkets had some CSR policies that could impact public health nutrition; however, over half related to sustainability, and many lacked specificity. All supermarkets sold some nutritious SOBFs, using marketing techniques that made them visible. Findings suggest Australian supermarket CSR policies are not likely to adequately contribute to improving population diets or sustainability of food systems. Setting robust and meaningful targets, and improving transparency and specificity of CSR policies, would improve the nature and quality of supermarket CSR policies and increase the likelihood of a public health benefit.
改善人口饮食是公共卫生的当务之急，有人呼吁超市等企业为此做出贡献。超市在食品系统中拥有强大的地位，其权力来源之一是超市自有品牌食品（SOBF）。许多全球最大的超市都有影响公共健康的企业社会责任（CSR）政策，但人们对这些政策的质量或实际应用知之甚少。本研究考察了澳大利亚超市影响公共健康营养的 CSR 政策的性质和质量，并提供了 SOBFs 实际应用的证据。对 CSR 政策进行了内容分析。从澳大利亚西澳大利亚州珀斯的三家大型超市（科尔斯、伍尔沃思、IGA）对 3940 种 SOBF 进行的观察性审计中得出了超市将 CSR 政策付诸实践的证据。所有超市都有一些可能影响公共健康营养的 CSR 政策；然而，超过一半的政策与可持续性有关，许多政策缺乏具体性。所有超市都销售一些营养丰富的 SOBF，并使用使它们更显眼的营销技术。研究结果表明，澳大利亚超市的 CSR 政策不太可能充分有助于改善人口饮食或食品系统的可持续性。制定稳健和有意义的目标，并提高 CSR 政策的透明度和具体性，将改善超市 CSR 政策的性质和质量，并增加对公共健康有益的可能性。
