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Voluntary food safety certifications, including ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, and HACCP, significantly enhance the environmental, economic, and social performance of food processing companies. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This study aims to analyze how voluntary food safety certifications affect the triple bottom line performance of food processing companies.

May 17, 2026SustainabilityOpen Access

Linking Voluntary Food Safety Certifications to Environmental, Economic, and Social Performance: A Triple Bottom Line Analysis

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NHNaveed HayatUniversity of Okara GMGhulam MustafaUniversity of Okara RNRoshan K. NayakVirginia Tech

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Randomized trial analyzes food safety certifications' impact on sustainability in food processing companies, indicating significant benefits.

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This study aims to analyze how voluntary food safety certifications affect the triple bottom line performance of food processing companies.
Panel data analysis from 19 listed food processing companies in Pakistan
Utilized fixed-effect regressions for empirical estimations
ISO 22000-certified companies demonstrate resource efficiency 0.17 points higher than non-certified ones.
Sales for ISO 22000 companies are 0.13 percentage points higher than those without it.
FSSC 22000 and HACCP certified companies show higher sales by 0.17 and 0.23 percentage points, respectively.

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Hayat et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a095b8e7880e6d24efe150a https://doi.org/10.3390/su18104876

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Randomized trial analyzes food safety certifications' impact on sustainability in food processing companies, indicating significant benefits.

Linking Voluntary Food Safety Certifications to Environmental, Economic, and Social Performance: A Triple Bottom Line Analysis

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Linking Voluntary Food Safety Certifications to Environmental, Economic, and Social Performance: A Triple Bottom Line Analysis

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