Chapter 8 Sustainability in AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce: ESG Perspective
- Overview
- Sustainability Trends and Initiatives
- Environmental Sustainability through AI
- Social Sustainability through AI
- Governance Aspects of AI Deployment
- ESG Risk Ratings
- Interpretation of ESG Ratings
- Concluding Remarks
List of Tables
Summary Table: Global Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, Through 2030
Table 1: Partnerships between AI Technology Firms and Food Retailers
Table 2: U.S. Regulatory Developments Related to AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce
Table 3: EU Regulatory Developments Related to AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce
Table 4: Asia-Pacific Regulatory Developments Related to AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce
Table 5: Patents Related to AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, 2022-2025
Table 6: Patents Related to AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Owner/Assignee, 2022-2025
Table 7: Recently Published Patents Related to AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, 2025
Table 8: Granted Patents Related to AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, 2022-2025
Table 9: Global Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Technology,Through 2030
Table 10: Global Market for AI-based ML in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, Through 2030
Table 11: Global Market for AI-based Computer Vision in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, Through 2030
Table 12: Global Market for AI-based NLP in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, Through 2030
Table 13: Global Market for AI-based Robotics and Automation in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, Through 2030
Table 14: Global Market for Other AI-based Technologies in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, Through 2030
Table 15: Global Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Application, Through 2030
Table 16: Global Market for AI-based Personalized Recommendations in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, Through 2030
Table 17: Global Market for AI-Based Inventory and Demand Forecasting in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, Through 2030
Table 18: Global Market for AI-Based Supply Chain Optimization in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, Through 2030
Table 19: Global Market for AI-Based Customer Service Automation in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, Through 2030
Table 20: Global Market for AI-Based Other Applications in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, Through 2030
Table 21: Global Market for AI in Food Retail and E-commerce, by End User, Through 2030
Table 22: Global Market for AI-Based Online Grocery Platforms in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, Through 2030
Table 23: Global Market for AI-Based Supermarkets and Hypermarkets in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, Through 2030
Table 24: Global Market for AI-Based Q-Commerce and Delivery Apps, by Region, Through 2030
Table 25: Global Market for Other End Users of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, Through 2030
Table 26: Global Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, Through 2030
Table 27: North American Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Country, Through 2030
Table 28: North American Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Technology, Through 2030
Table 29: North American Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Application, Through 2030
Table 30: North American Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by End User, Through 2030
Table 31: AI Technology Adoption by Leading Retailers and Technology Providers in the U.S.
Table 32: AI Adoption by Leading Retailers and Technology Providers in Canada
Table 33: AI Adoption by Leading Retailers and Technology Providers in Mexico
Table 34: European Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Country, Through 2030
Table 35: European Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Technology, Through 2030
Table 36: European Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Application, Through 2030
Table 37: European Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by End User, Through 2030
Table 38: AI Adoption by Leading Retailers and Technology Providers in Germany
Table 39: AI Adoption by Leading Retailers in the U.K.
Table 40: Leading French Retailers and Their AI Applications
Table 41: Leading Spanish Retailers and Technology Providers Using AI
Table 42: AI Adoption by Leading Retailers and Technology Providers in Italy
Table 43: Asia-Pacific Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Country, Through 2030
Table 44: Asia-Pacific Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Technology, Through 2030
Table 45: Asia-Pacific Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Application, Through 2030
Table 46: Asia-Pacific Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by End User, Through 2030
Table 47: Leading Chinese Companies Driving AI Implementation in Food Retail
Table 48: Japanese Companies Integrating AI in Food Retail and Manufacturing
Table 49: AI Adoption by Leading Retailers and Technology Providers in India
Table 50: AI Adoption by Leading Retailers and Technology Providers in South Korea
Table 51: AI Adoption by Leading Retailers and Technology Providers in Australia
Table 52: MEA Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Sub-Region, Through 2030
Table 53: MEA Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Technology, Through 2030
Table 54: MEA Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Application, Through 2030
Table 55: MEA Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by End User, Through 2030
Table 56: AI Adoption by Leading Retailers and Technology Providers in the GCC
Table 57: South American Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Country, Through 2030
Table 58: South American Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Technology, Through 2030
Table 59: South American Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Application, Through 2030
Table 60: South American Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by End User, Through 2030
Table 61: AI Adoption by Leading Retailers and Technology Providers in Brazil
Table 62: AI Adoption by Leading Retailers and Technology Providers in Argentina
Table 63: Leaders in the Market for AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce Market, 2024
Table 64: Recent AI-Driven Acquisitions and Agreements in Food Retail and E-Commerce, 2025
Table 65: Recent Investments in AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce Companies, 2022-2025
Table 66: Food Waste Reduction by AI Adoption through Platforms and Initiatives, 2024
Table 67: Energy Optimization by AI Adoption through Platforms and Initiatives, 2024
Table 68: Supply Chain Optimization by AI Adoption through Platforms and Initiatives, 2024
Table 69: ESG Risk Scores and Ratings for Companies, 2025*
Table 70: Information Sources Used in this Report
Table 71: Abbreviations Used in this Report
Table 72: Accenture: Company Snapshot
Table 73: Accenture: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 74: Accenture: Product Portfolio
Table 75: Accenture: News/Key Developments, 2025
Table 76: Afresh Technologies Inc.: Company Snapshot
Table 77: Afresh Technologies Inc.: Product Portfolio
Table 78: Afresh Technologies Inc.: News/Key Developments, 2023-2024
Table 79: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.: Company Snapshot
Table 80: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 81: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.: Product Portfolio
Table 82: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.: News/Key Developments, 2024
Table 83: Alphabet Inc. (Google Inc.): Company Snapshot
Table 84: Alphabet Inc. (Google Inc.): Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 85: Alphabet Inc. (Google Inc.): Product Portfolio
Table 86: Alphabet Inc. (Google Inc.): News/Key Developments, 2025
Table 87: Amazon.com Inc.: Company Snapshot
Table 88: Amazon.com Inc.: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 89: Amazon.com Inc.: Product Portfolio
Table 90: Amazon.com Inc.: News/Key Developments, 2025
Table 91: IBM Corp.: Company Snapshot
Table 92: IBM Corp.: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 93: IBM Corp.: Product Portfolio
Table 94: IBM Corp.: News/Key Developments, 2024
Table 95: Intel Corp.: Company Snapshot
Table 96: Intel Corp.: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 97: Intel Corp.: Product Portfolio
Table 98: Microsoft: Company Snapshot
Table 99: Microsoft: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 100: Microsoft: Product Portfolio
Table 101: Microsoft: News/Key Developments, 2024-2025
Table 102: Nvidia Corp.: Company Snapshot
Table 103: Nvidia Corp.: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 104: Nvidia Corp.: Product Portfolio
Table 105: Nvidia Corp.: News/Key Developments, 2025
Table 106: Oracle: Company Snapshot
Table 107: Oracle: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 108: Oracle: Product Portfolio
Table 109: Oracle: News/Key Developments, 2025
Table 110: Relex Solutions: Company Snapshot
Table 111: Relex Solutions: Product Portfolio
Table 112: Relex Solutions: News/Key Developments, 2025
Table 113: Salesforce Inc.: Company Snapshot
Table 114: Salesforce Inc.: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 115: Salesforce Inc.: Product Portfolio
Table 116: Salesforce Inc.: News/Key Developments, 2024
Table 117: SAP SE: Company Snapshot
Table 118: SAP SE: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 119: SAP SE: Product Portfolio
Table 120: SAP SE: News/Key Developments, 2024-2025
Table 121: Upshop: Company Snapshot
Table 122: Upshop: Product Portfolio
Table 123: Upshop: News/Key Developments, 2024-2025
Table 124: Zebra Technologies Corp.: Company Snapshot
Table 125: Zebra Technologies Corp.: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 126: Zebra Technologies Corp.: Product Portfolio
Table 127: Zebra Technologies Corp.: News/Key Developments, 2025
Table 128: Emerging Startups in the AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce Market, 2025
List of Figures
Summary Figure: Global Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, 2024
Figure 1: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Figure 2: Market Dynamics
Figure 3: Published Patents Related to AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Year, 2022-2025
Figure 4: Patents Related to AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Jurisdiction, 2022-2025
Figure 5: Global Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Technology, 2024
Figure 6: Global Market Shares of AI-Based ML in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, 2024
Figure 7: Global Market Shares of AI-Based Computer Vision in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, 2024
Figure 8: Global Market Shares of AI-Based NLP in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, 2024
Figure 9: Global Market Shares of AI-Based Robotics and Automation in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, 2024
Figure 10: Global Market Shares of Other AI-Based Technologies in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, 2024
Figure 11: Global Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Application, 2024
Figure 12: Global Market Shares of AI-Based Personalized Recommendations in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, 2024
Figure 13: Global Market Shares of AI-Based Inventory and Demand Forecasting in Food Retail and E-commerce, by Technology, 2024
Figure 14: Global Market Shares of AI-Based Supply Chain Optimization in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, 2024
Figure 15: Global Market Shares of AI-Based Customer Service Automation in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, 2024
Figure 16: Global Market Shares of AI-Based Other Applications in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, 2024
Figure 17: Global Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by End User, 2024
Figure 18: Global Market Shares of AI-Based Online Grocery Platforms in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, 2024
Figure 19: Global Market Shares of AI-Based Supermarkets and Hypermarkets in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, 2024
Figure 20: Global Market Shares of AI-Based Q-Commerce and Delivery Apps, by Region, 2024
Figure 21: Global Market Shares of Other End Users of AI in Food Retail and E-commerce, by Region, 2024
Figure 22: Global Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Region, 2024
Figure 23: North American Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Country, 2024
Figure 24: North American Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Technology, 2024
Figure 25: North American Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Application, 2024
Figure 26: North American Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by End User, 2024
Figure 27: European Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Country, 2024
Figure 28: European Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Technology, 2024
Figure 29: European Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Application, 2024
Figure 30: European Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by End User, 2024
Figure 31: Asia-Pacific Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Country, 2024
Figure 32: Asia-Pacific Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Technology, 2024
Figure 33: Asia-Pacific Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Application, 2024
Figure 34: Asia-Pacific Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by End User, 2024
Figure 35: MEA Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Sub-Region, 2024
Figure 36: MEA Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Technology, 2024
Figure 37: MEA Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Application, 2024
Figure 38: MEA Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by End User, 2024
Figure 39: South American Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Country, 2024
Figure 40: South American Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Technology, 2024
Figure 41: South American Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by Application, 2024
Figure 42: South American Market Shares of AI in Food Retail and E-Commerce, by End User, 2024
Figure 43: Accenture: Revenue Shares, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 44: Accenture: Revenue Shares, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 45: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.: Revenue Shares, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 46: Alphabet Inc. (Google Inc.): Revenue Shares, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 47: Alphabet Inc. (Google Inc.): Revenue Shares, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 48: Amazon.com Inc.: Revenue Shares, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 49: Amazon.com Inc.: Revenue Shares, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 50: IBM Corp.: Revenue Shares, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 51: IBM Corp.: Revenue Shares, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 52: Intel Corp.: Revenue Shares, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 53: Intel Corp.: Revenue Shares, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 54: Microsoft: Revenue Shares, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 55: Microsoft: Revenue Shares, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 56: Nvidia Corp.: Revenue Shares, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 57: Nvidia Corp.: Revenue Shares, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 58: Oracle: Revenue Shares, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 59: Oracle: Revenue Shares, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 60: Salesforce Inc.: Revenue Shares, by Business Segment, FY 2024
Figure 61: Salesforce Inc.: Revenue Shares, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 62: SAP SE: Revenue Shares, by Business Segment, FY 2024
Figure 63: SAP SE: Revenue Shares, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 64: Zebra Technologies Corp.: Revenue Shares, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 65: Zebra Technologies Corp.: Revenue Shares, by Country/Region, FY 2024