2022

True Cost Accounting Agrifood Handbook: True Cost—From Costs to Benefits in Food and Farming

Practical guidelines for the food and farming sector on impact measurement, valuation, and reporting. This internationally applicable handbook for TCA presents an innovative methodology for businesses in food production to calculate the true costs of food products.

Authors

Olivia Riemer, Sivan van Leerzem, Dr. Janine von Wolfersdorff, Gyde Wollesen

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Towards a harmonized true cost accounting methodology: Evidence from a nationwide retailer campaign in Germany

Feb, 2026

Towards a harmonized true cost accounting methodology: Evidence from a nationwide retailer campaign in Germany

True Costs of Food Database Documentation and User Manual

Jan 8, 2026

True Costs of Food Database Documentation and User Manual

Social Equity in True Cost Accounting of Food

Jan, 2026

Social Equity in True Cost Accounting of Food

True Cost Accounting Roadmap für den deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektor

Jan, 2026

True Cost Accounting Roadmap für den deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektor

Kurzbericht: True Cost Accounting Roadmap für den deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektor Copy

Jan, 2026

Kurzbericht: True Cost Accounting Roadmap für den deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektor

Determining the Global Economic Burden of External Health Effects of Food Consumption in 204 Countries and Territories

Jan, 2026

Determining the Global Economic Burden of External Health Effects of Food Consumption in 204 Countries and Territories

Die ökologischen und sozialen Externalitäten von Kaffee am Beispiel von Uganda und Honduras

Feb, 2026

Die ökologischen und sozialen Externalitäten von Kaffee am Beispiel von Uganda und Honduras

The True Cost of Food: Transforming Food Systems with True Cost Accounting

May 2025

The True Cost of Food: Transforming Food Systems with True Cost Accounting

Identifying and Bridging Data Gaps for True Cost Accounting Assessments of European Diets

Jan 8, 2026

Identifying and Bridging Data Gaps for True Cost Accounting Assessments of European Diets

Stakeholder skepticism and pragmatic approaches for True Price Labeling

May 30, 2025

Stakeholder skepticism and pragmatic approaches for True Price Labeling

Dietary change and land use change: assessing preventable climate and biodiversity damage due to meat consumption in Germany

May 11, 2023

Dietary change and land use change: assessing preventable climate and biodiversity damage due to meat consumption in Germany

Climate true-cost analysis of industrial goods and its regulatory implications on value chains and global competition

Apr 5, 2024

Climate true-cost analysis of industrial goods and its regulatory implications on value chains and global competition

True cost accounting of organic and conventional food production

Apr 17, 2023

True cost accounting of organic and conventional food production

Calculation of external climate costs for food highlights inadequate pricing of animal products

Dec 15, 2020

Calculation of external climate costs for food highlights inadequate pricing of animal products

The True Price of External Health Effects from Food Consumption

Jul 30, 2023

The True Price of External Health Effects from Food Consumption

True cost accounting in agri‑food networks: a German case study on informational campaigning and responsible implementation

Feb 25, 2022

True cost accounting in agri‑food networks: a German case study on informational campaigning and responsible implementation

Sustainability Science Communication: Case Study of a True Cost Campaign in Germany

May 3, 2024

Sustainability Science Communication: Case Study of a True Cost Campaign in Germany

Towards true prices in food retailing: the value added tax as an instrument transforming agri‑food systems

Mar 15, 2024

Towards true prices in food retailing: the value added tax as an instrument transforming agri‑food systems

True Cost Accounting Agrifood Handbook: True Cost—From Costs to Benefits in Food and Farming

2022

True Cost Accounting Agrifood Handbook: True Cost—From Costs to Benefits in Food and Farming

Changing the Equation: Leveraging True Cost Accounting to Accelerate Agri-food Systems Transformation

Oct 31, 2024

Changing the Equation: Leveraging True Cost Accounting to Accelerate Agri-food Systems Transformation

The role of true cost accounting in guiding agrifood businesses and investments towards sustainability

Nov 6, 2023

The role of true cost accounting in guiding agrifood businesses and investments towards sustainability

Literature Analysis of True Cost Accounting Methodologies and Databases for Agri-food Businesses and Products

Jun 25, 2025

Literature Analysis of True Cost Accounting Methodologies and Databases for Agri-food Businesses and Products

Influencing Factors for Sustainable Dietary Transformation

Jan 15, 2022

Influencing Factors for Sustainable Dietary Transformation—A Case Study of German Food Consumption

Food Impact Map: Synthesis report on food impact pathways

Jul 21, 2025

Food Impact Map: Synthesis report on food impact pathways

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2022

True Cost Accounting Agrifood Handbook: True Cost—From Costs to Benefits in Food and Farming

Authors

Olivia Riemer, Sivan van Leerzem, Dr. Janine von Wolfersdorff, Gyde Wollesen

Resources

Towards a harmonized true cost accounting methodology: Evidence from a nationwide retailer campaign in Germany

Feb, 2026

Towards a harmonized true cost accounting methodology: Evidence from a nationwide retailer campaign in Germany

True Costs of Food Database Documentation and User Manual

Jan 8, 2026

True Costs of Food Database Documentation and User Manual

Social Equity in True Cost Accounting of Food

Jan, 2026

Social Equity in True Cost Accounting of Food

True Cost Accounting Roadmap für den deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektor

Jan, 2026

True Cost Accounting Roadmap für den deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektor

Kurzbericht: True Cost Accounting Roadmap für den deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektor Copy

Jan, 2026

Kurzbericht: True Cost Accounting Roadmap für den deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektor

Determining the Global Economic Burden of External Health Effects of Food Consumption in 204 Countries and Territories

Jan, 2026

Determining the Global Economic Burden of External Health Effects of Food Consumption in 204 Countries and Territories

Die ökologischen und sozialen Externalitäten von Kaffee am Beispiel von Uganda und Honduras

Feb, 2026

Die ökologischen und sozialen Externalitäten von Kaffee am Beispiel von Uganda und Honduras

The True Cost of Food: Transforming Food Systems with True Cost Accounting

May 2025

The True Cost of Food: Transforming Food Systems with True Cost Accounting

Identifying and Bridging Data Gaps for True Cost Accounting Assessments of European Diets

Jan 8, 2026

Identifying and Bridging Data Gaps for True Cost Accounting Assessments of European Diets

Stakeholder skepticism and pragmatic approaches for True Price Labeling

May 30, 2025

Stakeholder skepticism and pragmatic approaches for True Price Labeling

Dietary change and land use change: assessing preventable climate and biodiversity damage due to meat consumption in Germany

May 11, 2023

Dietary change and land use change: assessing preventable climate and biodiversity damage due to meat consumption in Germany

Climate true-cost analysis of industrial goods and its regulatory implications on value chains and global competition

Apr 5, 2024

Climate true-cost analysis of industrial goods and its regulatory implications on value chains and global competition

True cost accounting of organic and conventional food production

Apr 17, 2023

True cost accounting of organic and conventional food production

Calculation of external climate costs for food highlights inadequate pricing of animal products

Dec 15, 2020

Calculation of external climate costs for food highlights inadequate pricing of animal products

The True Price of External Health Effects from Food Consumption

Jul 30, 2023

The True Price of External Health Effects from Food Consumption

True cost accounting in agri‑food networks: a German case study on informational campaigning and responsible implementation

Feb 25, 2022

True cost accounting in agri‑food networks: a German case study on informational campaigning and responsible implementation

Sustainability Science Communication: Case Study of a True Cost Campaign in Germany

May 3, 2024

Sustainability Science Communication: Case Study of a True Cost Campaign in Germany

Towards true prices in food retailing: the value added tax as an instrument transforming agri‑food systems

Mar 15, 2024

Towards true prices in food retailing: the value added tax as an instrument transforming agri‑food systems

True Cost Accounting Agrifood Handbook: True Cost—From Costs to Benefits in Food and Farming

2022

True Cost Accounting Agrifood Handbook: True Cost—From Costs to Benefits in Food and Farming

Changing the Equation: Leveraging True Cost Accounting to Accelerate Agri-food Systems Transformation

Oct 31, 2024

Changing the Equation: Leveraging True Cost Accounting to Accelerate Agri-food Systems Transformation

The role of true cost accounting in guiding agrifood businesses and investments towards sustainability

Nov 6, 2023

The role of true cost accounting in guiding agrifood businesses and investments towards sustainability

Literature Analysis of True Cost Accounting Methodologies and Databases for Agri-food Businesses and Products

Jun 25, 2025

Literature Analysis of True Cost Accounting Methodologies and Databases for Agri-food Businesses and Products

Influencing Factors for Sustainable Dietary Transformation

Jan 15, 2022

Influencing Factors for Sustainable Dietary Transformation—A Case Study of German Food Consumption

Food Impact Map: Synthesis report on food impact pathways

Jul 21, 2025

Food Impact Map: Synthesis report on food impact pathways

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2022

True Cost Accounting Agrifood Handbook: True Cost—From Costs to Benefits in Food and Farming

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Feb, 2026

Towards a harmonized true cost accounting methodology: Evidence from a nationwide retailer campaign in Germany

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Jan 8, 2026

True Costs of Food Database Documentation and User Manual

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Jan, 2026

Social Equity in True Cost Accounting of Food

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Jan, 2026

True Cost Accounting Roadmap für den deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektor

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Jan, 2026

Kurzbericht: True Cost Accounting Roadmap für den deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektor

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Jan, 2026

Determining the Global Economic Burden of External Health Effects of Food Consumption in 204 Countries and Territories

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Feb, 2026

Die ökologischen und sozialen Externalitäten von Kaffee am Beispiel von Uganda und Honduras

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May 2025

The True Cost of Food: Transforming Food Systems with True Cost Accounting

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Jan 8, 2026

Identifying and Bridging Data Gaps for True Cost Accounting Assessments of European Diets

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May 30, 2025

Stakeholder skepticism and pragmatic approaches for True Price Labeling

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May 11, 2023

Dietary change and land use change: assessing preventable climate and biodiversity damage due to meat consumption in Germany

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Apr 5, 2024

Climate true-cost analysis of industrial goods and its regulatory implications on value chains and global competition

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Apr 17, 2023

True cost accounting of organic and conventional food production

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Dec 15, 2020

Calculation of external climate costs for food highlights inadequate pricing of animal products

Read more

Jul 30, 2023

The True Price of External Health Effects from Food Consumption

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Feb 25, 2022

True cost accounting in agri‑food networks: a German case study on informational campaigning and responsible implementation

Read more

May 3, 2024

Sustainability Science Communication: Case Study of a True Cost Campaign in Germany

Read more

Mar 15, 2024

Towards true prices in food retailing: the value added tax as an instrument transforming agri‑food systems

Read more

2022

True Cost Accounting Agrifood Handbook: True Cost—From Costs to Benefits in Food and Farming

Read more

Oct 31, 2024

Changing the Equation: Leveraging True Cost Accounting to Accelerate Agri-food Systems Transformation

Read more

Nov 6, 2023

The role of true cost accounting in guiding agrifood businesses and investments towards sustainability

Read more

Jun 25, 2025

Literature Analysis of True Cost Accounting Methodologies and Databases for Agri-food Businesses and Products

Read more

Jan 15, 2022

Influencing Factors for Sustainable Dietary Transformation—A Case Study of German Food Consumption

Read more

Jul 21, 2025

Food Impact Map: Synthesis report on food impact pathways

Read more

2022

True Cost Accounting Agrifood Handbook: True Cost—From Costs to Benefits in Food and Farming

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