TABLE 1.

List of indicators to measure environmental sustainability of food environments

Category	Component	Potential indicators	Greenhouse gas emissions	Environmental degradation	Available in UFSAN tool
Community properties	Consumer travel to food vendors	What form of transportation does the consumer use to travel to food vendors?	x	x	Yes
	Food delivery services	Presence of food delivery service		x	Yes
		Type of food delivery service transportation	x	x	No
	Policies	Is there a policy or incentive for food businesses to reduce truck movements in the city?	x	x	No
		Is there a policy or incentive for food businesses to invest in equipment or technologies to avoid pollution?		x	No
		Is there a policy or plan to reduce food loss and waste in the urban food system?	x		No
		Is there a policy or plan to promote recycling of organic waste and food packaging materials and use of food byproducts?	x	x	No
Vendor properties	Food waste	How much food does the vendor not sell?	x		Yes
		What does the vendor do with food not sold?	x		Yes
		What strategies is the vendor implementing to reduce food waste?	x		Yes
	Plastic use (bags and cutlery)	Does food vendor provide plastic bags? Does food vendor provide plastic cutlery?		x	No
	Utility usage	Amount of electricity and water used by vendor	x	x	No
		Does the vendor have electricity?	x		No
		Does the vendor have air-conditioning?	x		No
	Cold storage	Where does the vendor store most food?			Yes
		Does the vendor store food items in refrigerators?	x		Yes
	Waste management	Does the vendor have a recycling system in place?		x	No
		Does the vendor have a waste management system in place?		x	No
Product properties	Environmental impact	Availability of animal-source foods	x		Yes
	Food packaging	Type of packaging used for food available: plastic, paper, none, other		x	No
	Food labeling	Does product have an ecolabel? If yes, what type?	x	x	No